mr_z's 29 gallon FOWLR
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mr_z
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yeah i know i do want to but money is so tight right now and i have twins on the way so its kinda hard i plan on a home made sump with a 10gl tank add an overflow box and about 15 pounds of sand and anything i can add some kind of algae. im still learning so ill see what i have to add to it eventually. and thats why im here to ask questions also. 
mr_z
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yeah i have a cousin that wasnt patient and started a 55 gallon tank the same day i did and every sunday he added a fish he had first a white n black butterfly then he had a yellow tang and a lionfish three days after he added the lion they started dying he wouldnt listen about adding a cuc or the way he fed them. so i know patience is key here. thanks tho.
scotty
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yeah great start. getting something to live longer than a week you know your doing something right!
couple things that i learned quick that will help you out immensely
- try and get up to a pound of rock per gallon. FOWLR or Reef, you will notice far less swings in parameters like ammonia and nitrates, and will help if you miss water changes or a couple. by no means is that a rush as evidence of your tank doing just fine, but you will eventually not have to even run carbon!! as a matter of fact, to avoid a crash i would add the rock slow as they tend to decay some and produce ammonia.
- the light will grow nothing, so don't skimp out on the light, first mistake i made was getting a simple 2 bulb unit, now I'm spending more money.
-the HOB will be just fine, when you get the live rock going, you can take out the bio wheel (what is assumed to crash tanks), and run chemi-pure or phosban, i run both. the added flow in the tank doesn't hurt anything, and if you get LED's or HQI lighting, it will break the surface enough to make the amazing shimmer. also a great place to dose, throw your fresh water in, chemicals of any sort, without throwing it directly in the tank.
Great start!
couple things that i learned quick that will help you out immensely
- try and get up to a pound of rock per gallon. FOWLR or Reef, you will notice far less swings in parameters like ammonia and nitrates, and will help if you miss water changes or a couple. by no means is that a rush as evidence of your tank doing just fine, but you will eventually not have to even run carbon!! as a matter of fact, to avoid a crash i would add the rock slow as they tend to decay some and produce ammonia.
- the light will grow nothing, so don't skimp out on the light, first mistake i made was getting a simple 2 bulb unit, now I'm spending more money.
-the HOB will be just fine, when you get the live rock going, you can take out the bio wheel (what is assumed to crash tanks), and run chemi-pure or phosban, i run both. the added flow in the tank doesn't hurt anything, and if you get LED's or HQI lighting, it will break the surface enough to make the amazing shimmer. also a great place to dose, throw your fresh water in, chemicals of any sort, without throwing it directly in the tank.
Great start!
EyeReef
Active member
Great start I agree. Scotty has some great advice. For aesthetics, I would also put a black background on there to help hide some of the equipment from view
Catran
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Very nice, I love the yellow watchman, they are so cute! Congrats on the twins too!
I use chemi-pure also. I use both carbon and chemi-pure which is somewhat redundant but I like lots of good quality (liginite) carbon. I check CL often and I am on a couple other forums, I'll keep an eye out and let you know if I see any decent deals on lights! That's a 30" right?
I use chemi-pure also. I use both carbon and chemi-pure which is somewhat redundant but I like lots of good quality (liginite) carbon. I check CL often and I am on a couple other forums, I'll keep an eye out and let you know if I see any decent deals on lights! That's a 30" right?