Brand New Tank

by **blueshoes2208** » Tue Apr 14, 2009 2:53 pm

dang son......... i spent 2500$ over the course of 7 or 8 months......... not 7 or 8 days hahaha

by **princesuhaib** » Tue Apr 14, 2009 5:37 pm

lol.. well i went with a 75g, stand,i got 1 K4, 1 K3, 4-5 inches of sand, live sand also, wet/dry kit heater, and return pump.
I am buying live rock on friday, and hopefully a ro/di, refragtometer
than a skimmer and light kit next.
So maybe another 1grand atleast :( than no more equipment thank god!

by **newbie916** » Fri Apr 17, 2009 1:42 am

Sounds like Blue has you on a good start. I started about a year ago and have spent over $4500 on my 95 gallon, but love it. The next step is obviously Live Rock, which should be at least 1lb per gallon and preferably 1.5 lbs. It could get expensive. Check out Craigslist and search Live Rock you could get it for $2-$3 per lb. After that you'll need to get the lighting, which will also be a big purchase. I really like my 48" Coralife 2x150 watt MH's, 2x96 watt actinic blue, and 4 watt LED moonlights. They are awesome, but cost at least $600-900. Shop around because I paid $550 for mine.

After that is the Protein skimmer and refugium, which definitely help out alot in reducing unwanted organics in your water.

Once everything is up and running. Wait three months and do 10-20% water changes every other week. This is called cycling your tank and buy a water test kit.

Good luck

by **princesuhaib** » Thu May 14, 2009 1:50 am

Hey havent been on for a while, but here is a link of my tank and the process it has been going through!

http://www.fishforum.com/saltwater-fish ... ank-22900/

by **puffedupseagull** » Sun May 17, 2009 12:32 pm

MAN BLUESHOES HAS THIS ONE COVERED FORT SURE

Brand New Tank

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Brand New Tank

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