starting 30 gallon reef

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im finely starting my 30 gallon reef...is hang on back skimers okay for a reef tank?the one im looking at does 150 gallons...how many pounds of rock is good for a 30?
 
newbiereef

newbiereef

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its said that you should have 1-2 lbs of live rock per gallon of water. have you started your cycle already? that skimmer should work, correct me if im wrong anyone.
 
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iv already donte the cycle the tank has been up and runing for about 3 months just not much in it just a snowflake eel im just now geting new lights and new filtration.....just dont have enuf rock (i think)when i get the rock i plan on leting it cycle a littel bit with it in then start adding stuff
 
paulcoates

paulcoates

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dont put the rock in the same tank as the eel. Cure it separately. In a 30 gallon, I would think that 30 pounds of rock should be enough.
Remember the more rock you put in, the less water there is for a fish (or eel) to swim in.
 
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what kinda corals can i put in my 30 with 4x65w pc with 2 actinic lights its 18 1/2 inches deep....
 
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andretti

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With that kind of lighting, you're limited to basically soft corals and mushrooms.
 
fishieness

fishieness

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a smaller skimmer might actualy be better. I am about to build one, and i have been reading up a lot on them. You want a realy tall one, so the bubbles will have more time in the water, and therefore, collect more waste. You will also want to get a counter current one. But a skimmer with less flow may actualy be more benificial. About 75% of your tank size in gallons. This way, the bubbles will, once again, be in contact with the same area of water more longer, because some of the bonds in the organics can take a while to break, so when the non polar charged organic waste is in contact with the polar outer edges of the bubles longer, it will actualy be mroe efficient, but i might have gotten the polar parts reversed, but none the less, from the reserch ive been doing, thats what ivefound. Im sure some people may dissagree, and feel free to. i acutaly encourage it. It might be hard to find a skimmer with about 24gallons per hour, but one rated for a 180 is a pretty powerful skimmer. Just what ive found, and if you dont agree about the flow, im sure you can agree about the length and the counter current section.
 
fishieness

fishieness

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ehh, when i was typing that you posted the pic, because it wasnt there before.
i see you already got the skimmer though. Oh well.
i tried. lol
looks great though!
 
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