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November 20th, 2007, 06:12 AM
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Re: Andrews First!
Like Piggy said,aim for about a 2'' bed.
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#12
November 20th, 2007, 07:49 AM
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Re: Andrews First!
I agree, replace that crushed coral with a couple inches of sand. Crushed coral can easily and often lead to water quality problems because crap and garbage gets stuck in between the grains, due to the large grain size.
You can keep plenty of different corals in a 20 gallon tank. Go with T5s, as metal halides will heat up a tank that size very easily. As for a skimmer, are you looking for an in-sump skimmer or hang-on-back?
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Current Aquarium(s) Description: 240-gallon reef with a 55-gallon sump and 35-gallon refugium Experience in Saltwater & Reef Aquarium Hobby: 7 years
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November 21st, 2007, 04:12 AM
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Yeah ive heard t5s are the way to go from several people. The guy at my LFS said something about Live Sand, i didnt pick any up thinking id ask yall first, before spending 50 dollars on another bag of useless substrate. Biff im probably going with a hang on back skimmer, no room for a sump on this tank. When i convert my 200 into marine in the next 2 years or so ill do it right and go with a sump similar to your or reeffreaks.
Current Aquarium(s) Description: 200 Gallon African Chiclids, 120 Gallon Community Tank. 20 Gallon Marine Tank ( fish only) Experience in Saltwater & Reef Aquarium Hobby: Newbie
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#14
November 21st, 2007, 04:15 AM
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Re: Andrews First!
btw i was thinking of these lights. T-5 Aquarium Lighting: Nova Extreme T-5 Fixtures w/Lunar Lights
good call? Current Aquarium(s) Description: 200 Gallon African Chiclids, 120 Gallon Community Tank. 20 Gallon Marine Tank ( fish only) Experience in Saltwater & Reef Aquarium Hobby: Newbie
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#15
November 21st, 2007, 05:19 AM
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Re: Andrews First!
That looks good to me, with t5's you can have pretty much anything under them... 20lbs of sand in a 20 gallon should be good, see what you level is and add a lil bit at a time to get to 2 in or so... argonite is the way to go...
Current Aquarium(s) Description: 125 Clear for Life Acrylic- ASM Skimmer,RioHB20's (x2) 30 gallon sump... Experience in Saltwater & Reef Aquarium Hobby: 6 months Other Intrests: Video Games, Saltwater Tanks, Playing with the 2yr old..
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November 21st, 2007, 05:43 AM
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A friend of mine who works at store mentioned that argonite it sharp and can bother gobies. this sounded odd to me
Current Aquarium(s) Description: 200 Gallon African Chiclids, 120 Gallon Community Tank. 20 Gallon Marine Tank ( fish only) Experience in Saltwater & Reef Aquarium Hobby: Newbie
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November 21st, 2007, 05:55 AM
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my goby seams to like it
 I have larger aragonite too,
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November 21st, 2007, 06:22 AM
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My stuff is a mix of large and small (sugar size) argonite.. Looks and stands up well..
Current Aquarium(s) Description: 125 Clear for Life Acrylic- ASM Skimmer,RioHB20's (x2) 30 gallon sump... Experience in Saltwater & Reef Aquarium Hobby: 6 months Other Intrests: Video Games, Saltwater Tanks, Playing with the 2yr old..
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November 21st, 2007, 06:23 AM
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Yeah that sounded strange to me lol, i guess i was right. So this week, I will switch over to argonite, throw some live rock in there, and order those lights. God bless my visa!
Current Aquarium(s) Description: 200 Gallon African Chiclids, 120 Gallon Community Tank. 20 Gallon Marine Tank ( fish only) Experience in Saltwater & Reef Aquarium Hobby: Newbie
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November 21st, 2007, 06:24 AM
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Re: Andrews First!
There's going to be small sharp pieces with almost all sand.Aragonite will have much,much less than crush corals.They sell an aragonite sand called oolitic which is very,very fine sand.be careful with that type,it gets blown around really easy.
The Nova is a good fixture,it will allow you to keep most corals.
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