So, New tank......
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oneradtek
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i dont have room for a refugium.....wish i did or else id have a sump too! and id hide all that equipment.....but unfortunately that will have to wait until i get another tank in a lil bit. Its cool though how i only have 2 penguin 330's and a crappy seaclone skimmer and i still have PERFECT water quality. I guess it just goes to prove all those people wrong when they say that u need an amazing pump system for reef tanks. i just do bi-weekly water changes and that seems to be good enough.
Also i use Tap water.......people are so up tight about their RO/DI system and i have yet to see one actually used on a reef other than at the fish store. My buddies HUGE 190 gallon tank that u can see in my posts awhile back uses tap water and so do lots of other people that i know have been very successful in saltwater fish keeping.
Anyway, should i get one more fish?
Im saying, why not, and i think i want a six line wrasse and im glad that the tang police haven't been knocking my kole tang in a 55. He seems just fine and dandy.
Also i use Tap water.......people are so up tight about their RO/DI system and i have yet to see one actually used on a reef other than at the fish store. My buddies HUGE 190 gallon tank that u can see in my posts awhile back uses tap water and so do lots of other people that i know have been very successful in saltwater fish keeping.
Anyway, should i get one more fish?
hefner413
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Originally Posted by oneradtek
http:///forum/post/2475673
Also i use Tap water.......people are so up tight about their RO/DI system and i have yet to see one actually used on a reef other than at the fish store. My buddies HUGE 190 gallon tank that u can see in my posts awhile back uses tap water and so do lots of other people that i know have been very successful in saltwater fish keeping. .
I used treated tap water until I found some cyano... the ro/di unit became my next purchase. found a great deal on one online. Actually, a good amount of people on here have ro/di's going into their reefs. I have the ro/di going directly to my display. I just run it for a little while every other day to top off. I'm looking into a floating valve today for an auto top off system.
If you end up having your tank setup for a while, you'll probably end up getting the ro/di. But overall, they're just another tool to help make your reef better - not the answer to all problems.
http:///forum/post/2475673
Also i use Tap water.......people are so up tight about their RO/DI system and i have yet to see one actually used on a reef other than at the fish store. My buddies HUGE 190 gallon tank that u can see in my posts awhile back uses tap water and so do lots of other people that i know have been very successful in saltwater fish keeping. .
I used treated tap water until I found some cyano... the ro/di unit became my next purchase. found a great deal on one online. Actually, a good amount of people on here have ro/di's going into their reefs. I have the ro/di going directly to my display. I just run it for a little while every other day to top off. I'm looking into a floating valve today for an auto top off system.
If you end up having your tank setup for a while, you'll probably end up getting the ro/di. But overall, they're just another tool to help make your reef better - not the answer to all problems.
oneradtek
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IM BACK!
so im back with a few new photos.....been a month or so since i posted on my diary....
I just recently had a battle with ich on my royal gramma, and so far ive won, feeding nutritious foods and keeping my tank stress free. So far , so good.
Other than that nothing has really been changed, just keeping the tank up and letting coral grow. I have 15k bulbs so it grows steadily but not quickly.
I noticed that my Calcium has finally started to react to the corals and has lowered, i do my fresh water top offs alot but its down to 340ppm and alkalinity is falling a little bit too. But i now see Coraline algae growing all over!
heres some new pics of the tank.....
My devils hand is definitely pissed over the fact that i moved it last night during tank cleaning, but i moved it more far away from the glass, so hes not open for the pictures...sorry!
so im back with a few new photos.....been a month or so since i posted on my diary....
I just recently had a battle with ich on my royal gramma, and so far ive won, feeding nutritious foods and keeping my tank stress free. So far , so good.
Other than that nothing has really been changed, just keeping the tank up and letting coral grow. I have 15k bulbs so it grows steadily but not quickly.
I noticed that my Calcium has finally started to react to the corals and has lowered, i do my fresh water top offs alot but its down to 340ppm and alkalinity is falling a little bit too. But i now see Coraline algae growing all over!
heres some new pics of the tank.....
My devils hand is definitely pissed over the fact that i moved it last night during tank cleaning, but i moved it more far away from the glass, so hes not open for the pictures...sorry!
