amelia
New Member
On Monday, we bought (from someone else) and moved a 90-gallon tank that was set up for 5 years. It has 120 lbs. of live rock (along with some lr critters) in it.
Skimmer: The protein skimmer we got with the tank is less than satisfactory, so we're needing to get a new one. We need to do this before adding fish, yes? I was recommended the Coralife Super Skimmer. Anyone have experience having used these? Would this one (or please recommend other one/s) be a good one for us to use as beginner hobbyists? (We also have our tank on hard wood floors, so leaks are very important not to have!)
Filters: We have a Penguin 400 and a Penguin 200 running without bio wheels (will get those soon, too). And, is it important for a tank to really have that much live sand (I've read 1- 1 1/2 inches in the tank) - the guy who had the tank running healthily didn't have that much live sand in there at all! And, if I add more live sand, does that put back the time in which my tank will be ready to add fish (OH, we can hardly wait!).
I saw yellow and red gorgonion (sp?) coral online - is this type recommended for beginners? And, since I have other little things growing on my live rock, is it ok to go ahead and add corals - or does that need to wait just like fish?
Thanks! Looking forward to hearing what you all have to say!
Skimmer: The protein skimmer we got with the tank is less than satisfactory, so we're needing to get a new one. We need to do this before adding fish, yes? I was recommended the Coralife Super Skimmer. Anyone have experience having used these? Would this one (or please recommend other one/s) be a good one for us to use as beginner hobbyists? (We also have our tank on hard wood floors, so leaks are very important not to have!)
Filters: We have a Penguin 400 and a Penguin 200 running without bio wheels (will get those soon, too). And, is it important for a tank to really have that much live sand (I've read 1- 1 1/2 inches in the tank) - the guy who had the tank running healthily didn't have that much live sand in there at all! And, if I add more live sand, does that put back the time in which my tank will be ready to add fish (OH, we can hardly wait!).
I saw yellow and red gorgonion (sp?) coral online - is this type recommended for beginners? And, since I have other little things growing on my live rock, is it ok to go ahead and add corals - or does that need to wait just like fish?
Thanks! Looking forward to hearing what you all have to say!
