Recent content by saltwater_n00b

Good deal....thank you. I think I may go with 4 T5's for right now and if I think about adding LPS later on then I can always the halides to it.

I am just now getting through the 3rd month of getting my tank up and running. I have a 110g FOWLR that is 30" tall. I am planning on doing some soft corals in the near future so my next step is lighting. I have built my own hood and right now I'm just running 2 36" fluorescents just to light...

I'm going to look at it today to see how much is actually there. I'll update when I return :good:

Actually I just spoke with the lady and she says it's still in water and has been since she set it up. I'm not sure if she's had powerheads running or not. I just don't think she's had the proper lighting. Still for $100 for 75lbs I think I'm still gettig a deal right? Even if I just used...

I am buying some LR from a lady who is selling her whole aquarium setup. I can't tell by this picture but it looks like the tank has already been drained therefore making the rock uncured. If the rock is just sitting dry I guess there is no point in wrapping it in wet newspaper or putting it...

Yeah, I think it will be a long time before deciding to do reef. I am just going to play with some LR for now and see what grows :)

Yeah, I'm kinda torn on what I want to do with the inside of the tank. I'm really thinking of trading in the Miniatus at my LFS for credit or trying to list him online for sale. He's such a beautiful fish but I want to do several smaller fish and have more room to decorate. I have plenty of...

Great article....thank you!

Ok, thanks guys. Is my grouper considered a "reef safe" fish? I keep hearing conflicting stories. I would really like to get into doing a reef down the road.

Hello all - I just purchased a 125g saltwater setup and have recently gotten everything setup at my house. I was able to transfer about 70 gal of the existing water in the tank, then mix the rest. All of the water has tested good and my tank is now up and running. Included with the tank was...