What do you think would be the "perfect tank"
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adrian
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Or you could use it to mix water...J/KI have a 29 with 2 75 watt VHOs, and a 175 MH, with a DSB, its plumed into my main tank so it shares a reactor and a skimmer with my 75, but if it had its own sump and skimmer I dont think theres much that would be happy in it. What are you wanting to keep?
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25gator
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you think a 29 is enough for a sump i want a 75+ sump more is better. <img src="graemlins//urrr.gif" border="0" alt="[urrr]" /> no offence intended!!but seriosly a 29 will be tough to keep in control of one thing dies its like droping a bomb on it my brother tried. maybe with no fish or just small ones!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
treble
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I think a perfect set-up would be a 175 MH with a couple VHO actinics. Then I would get SPS and lots of clams. I would get 1 berlin skimmer, 4in. of LS, 30lbs. of LR. Then I would get a dwarf pufferfish, Catilina Goby, and Coral Beauty Angel. Then 15 reef hermits, a lettuce nudibranch, and then 15 astrea snails. Oooooo how sweet it would be to have that tank <img src="graemlins//yeahright.gif" border="0" alt="[yeahright]" />
fishymissy
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I did have a 29g at one time, it had about 30lbs of LR, a shallow layer of cc, 55 watts - PC's, livestock included mushroom corals, various feather dusters, a yellow sponge, astrea and turbo snails, 1 percula clown, 2 scissortail gobies, 2 firefish. It also contained 1 mantis shrimp (came in on a piece of LR). It was a nice set up but for the mantis and the cc. The mantis ate all the hermits I put in the tank, plus the scallop and the occasional snail. The cc was okay in the fact that it had a bunch of different critters in it, but it didn't look too great.
Even though the tank was overstocked, all the fish did great and so did the mushrooms.
This tank started out with a skimmer, but after awhile it was removed. So the equipment ended up being a HOB filter, 2 powerheads, and a heater.
One thing about a small tank, it's very important to do regular water changes!! It will help to keep things stable. Another thing, even though I was overstocked on the tank, it is important that you know that I have been keeping fish for a long time, and I feel I have the experience to deal with that issue.
When we moved, I decided to redo things, and the 29g was retired (for the moment).
HTH
Good luck!!
Even though the tank was overstocked, all the fish did great and so did the mushrooms.
This tank started out with a skimmer, but after awhile it was removed. So the equipment ended up being a HOB filter, 2 powerheads, and a heater.
One thing about a small tank, it's very important to do regular water changes!! It will help to keep things stable. Another thing, even though I was overstocked on the tank, it is important that you know that I have been keeping fish for a long time, and I feel I have the experience to deal with that issue.
When we moved, I decided to redo things, and the 29g was retired (for the moment).
HTH
Good luck!!