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gnorman

gnorman

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well if i got a 55 gallon tank or bigger i would be getting a blue line or spot puffer so i wouldnt do corals. but if it was smaller id just do like feather dusters, gorgonians, and some frogspawns. honestly i dont even know what an SPS coral or softies or whatever are... kinda new to SW and havnt really looked into the coral department. right now im just looking to find a cheap tank. and if smaller than 55 id prob want PC lighting.. i dont think i would need MH. im not going to be that much into reef. thanks
 
murph145

murph145

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o gotcha....
believe me it starts small and gets bigger from there lol
i started as a fish only tank then slowly got into inverts then into some anemones then into some soft corals such as colt coral and leathers.... then wanted LPS corals such as frogspawn, bubble coral and more.... then i wanted sps corals which are the small polyped stony corals the branch lookin ones.... such as staghorns and such...
so then i got a 180g tank and went all out on the equipment and setup lol
like i said starts small and gets bigger lol just do it right the first time and ull be happy i learned the hard way many a times with bad information from the LFS and i spent lots of wasted money and time with the wrong equipment and animals....
ask questions around this board and u will do 100% better theres lots of talented enthusiast on this board so u have lots of knowledge available to u
good luck!
 
sign guy

sign guy

Active Member
Originally Posted by murph145
thanks sign guy,
its a 180 lee mar glass tank 6'x2'x2'
Im planning a 180 in the summer what kind of light do you have?
 
murph145

murph145

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i run 3- phoenix 14K's 250W HQI's on HQI ballast and pendatns in my canopy
i like the color it gives the color in the pics is the true color
 
squishy

squishy

Member
who is the manfature of the bulb you use murph. Do you have a preference in manfatures. The reason I ask is it is time to change my bulbs and I would like to go from 10k to the 14s but not sure who makes the best, Right now i have the aquamedic HQI 10k
 
scarface

scarface

Member
hey murph u run any vho's, pc or t-5 with those mh? Just curious because i want to change my lighting system from 6 x96 pc lights so I can start keeping the good stuff!
 
doody00

doody00

New Member
I'm very new to salt water tanks and fish etc. I've been reading through piles of the posts and just want you all to know I have learned soooo much just in 2 days. Thanks
 
scarface

scarface

Member
oh ok cause i saw at that other place where you say hello to the lights ;) has the hamilton reefstar pendants 250 watt hqi with the 14k phoneix bulb for 300 a pop maybe ill get three of them :thinking:
 
dreuster

dreuster

Member
Thats what I'm talkin bout Murph....long time no see!
Glad your tank is doing well down in thousand oaks...your tank survived the heat wave!
I lost my frogspawn and bubble due to the heat spike this summer...

Nice Job!...hook me up with some frags.
 
murph145

murph145

Active Member
hey whats up dreuster!
man yeah luckily i have a chiller on the tank!
but my electric bill was crazy expensive it was $500 for july!
anyways the tanks doin good man hows urs besides ur losses due to the heat ??
what kinda frags u lookin for??
let me know
 
dreuster

dreuster

Member
I want me some super colored zoos. :jumping:
YOU IS BANKIN with yo CHINCHILLA!
How often u change the water and how many gallons?
I'll be posting a thread soon with updates to my tank.
It's great to see that you're still strong at it.
 
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