Any advice appreciated

DanzReef

DanzReef

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Hi all!

Well firstly a little back story. I've been wanting very eagerly to get back in the game since I had to take down my tank about 2 yrs back and then attempted to get my 150g back up this past summer but just never managed to get there. After doing a complete re haul on my sump, getting all new equipment, setting up lights, reactors, plumbing I mean it never ended it seem and in the end I just didn't have enough time to get it done... lol So here I am again and but this time I started a little bit smaller and going to wait till I get use to everything before I attempt the 150g tank so I got me a nice custom 40g.

So for starters can you guys update me on any good sites where to get some good deals on or vendors with good service. I use to go to SaltwaterFish/Marinie Depot/Pet Solutions/BRS.

Another big thing I would really like some input is, what seems to be standard now a days when it comes to testing? Which kit or Tests should I be focusing on? I hear RedSea is having some troubles with their kits which is what I had originally planned to get.

Happy to be back!
 
Hello and welcome to the site...glad to have you aboard. We have several vendors on the site here to get you anything you want or need.
 
Welcome Back to the addiction.... I like your user name... I look forward to seeing what you put together.
 
Hope this makes sense but lets say things go south or a certain parameters needs addressing, other then water changes what are the must have or common supplies one would need to get back into safe/recommended?
 
If you ask me, answers to your questions depend on what you're going to keep: fish only, fowlr, softies, lps, sps, etc.

I have primarily sps so I test specific gravity with a refractometer, phosphates with a Hanna ultra low phosphorus checker because all others are just to hard to read, Alk also with Hanna and Salifert, nitrates with Salifert, calcium with API since it's cheap and I don't really care if it's off by 50. I rarely test ammonia and nitrite but I do with API as well.

I test Mag with Red Sea and potassium with Salifert but when those kits are empty, I'm done. They're levels are never low.

I shop at a lot of online stores, I go for the best prices.
 
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