Hello from Greenbrier

Discussion in 'New Members' started by Skelly, Aug 18, 2019.

  1. Skelly

    Skelly New Member

    Hello all,
    New to the reef hobby but we have had fresh water tanks in the past. We purchased a used 250 gallon reef setup that I will be trying to get up and running over the next few months. I look forward to meeting some of you guys and learning as I go!
     
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  2. huntindoc

    huntindoc RRMAS BOD Membership Director Staff Member

    Welcome Skelly! Lot's a Faulkner county reefers on here. Some of them very skilled. I can help with some grunt work if you need it. Don't be bashful about asking questions. Your freshwater experience will certainly help but there is so much that is unique to saltwater and especially keeping a reef.
     
  3. Skelly

    Skelly New Member

    Thanks huntindoc! I really appreciate the offer! I am reconsidering using the original sump and return tank due to space. We will be building our own stand once I figure out what I'm going to do with filtration. Would be awesome to have some insight and I would be more than happy to supply the ribeyes for a get together one of these days!
     
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  4. huntindoc

    huntindoc RRMAS BOD Membership Director Staff Member

    Sounds good to me! I live in south Conway.
     
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  5. Skelly

    Skelly New Member

    The tank I bought was an in wall tank with the tank only viewable from one side. As a result the other 3 sides have accumulated a lot of coralline algea and what not on the other 3 sides. My plan is to thoroughly clean it all up. After the tank crashed it was left for about a month with some water in it and a bunch of green algea grew. I want to kill off everything so plan on setting it up and running white vinegar and some bleach to try and completely kill everything and start fresh. I've scraped one side so far but the glass didnt get all the way clean so I'm still trying to get that part figured out. Any tips would be much appreciated.
     
  6. huntindoc

    huntindoc RRMAS BOD Membership Director Staff Member

    Vinegar will eventually dissolve the coralline algae but it might have to soak in it for a while. The hardest thing to remove for me was that hard water stain that I presume is precipitated calcium carbonate. I think you have a good plan in mind!
     
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