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Discussion in 'Beginning Reefers' started by mountain72, Mar 7, 2010.

  1. mountain72

    mountain72 Guest

    this is my new 55gl. reef any thoughts?
     
  2. sdf_beanhead

    sdf_beanhead Grouper

    What are your plans? Hard corals, soft? What kind of lighting do you have?

    Keep us posted on it's progress!
     
  3. fisher12

    fisher12 Past BOD Director

    I would like to see your aquascaping with a lot more space between the rocks for circulation and hiding/sleeping spots for livestock. Is your rock placed on the bottom of the tank first and then the substrate? This would avoid setteling and digging from inhabitants sometimes causing your rock to shift and possibly fall. I would be glad to discuss this further if you are interested.
     
  4. jason71832

    jason71832 Guest

    I would be glad to discuss it also. Maybe we could meet in the chatroom tonight and throw some ideas around.
     
  5. Pretty rock & tank ! [​IMG]
     
  6. austinl01

    austinl01 Guest

    Very nice and porous rock. Looks like a nice size tank. You will be able to put some nice fish in there.
     
  7. jason71832

    jason71832 Guest

    I would shy away from anything in the tang family and some of the other large species families.. It will eventually outgrow the tank. Just cause they can survive in one doesn't mean they should be in one. Research your fish for tank size and such, as well as their quirks.....do your husbandry homework. Remember, more important that how are tanks look, is how our livestock feels. We are their keepers and as such owe to them the best care and living conditions we can give them. Like fisher I think you need to get some acrylic rods, epoxy, and a drill and do some aquascaping to open things up a bit. It will also give the allusion that your tank is just full of rock. Plus your critters need places to hide and feel safe. Do you planning on adding LR? I didn't see any and now would be the time to do the aquascaping where you don't have to really worry about die off. I'll try to drop in to the chat room tonight about 7 or so and see if I can answer some questions.
     
  8. mountain72

    mountain72 Guest

    ive got 65lb. of fiji live rock ive got several caves im just afraid of an avalanche i tried to open my rock in my ten gallon and it almost killed my galaxy as for fish im thinking nothing bigger than 3 inches im not really in to the fish as much as the corals but any fish i do have i want to be beneficial to my reef and my corals will be mostly zoos mushrooms and softys im also adding 20 more lb. live rock when i make the move my lighting is 4 46" t-5s 1 actinic 460- 1 actinic 420 2 6700k
     
  9. jason71832

    jason71832 Guest

    4 words....... acrylic rods, aquastick, drill. No more worries about rock slides.
     

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