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keep us updated this thread is helping me with my 29 a ton.

where did you get your light? im in need of a new light for my 29 gal aswell.

your clam looks beautiful, very nice looking tank. how much live rock did you start with?

ok. i have some plexiglass laying around, i will give it a shot in the next couple of days. i will know if i started another cycle if the nitrates go up very high correct?

ok, i think i am now capable of doing this whole thing...but, there is a possibility that i will get a new tank. one of my friends has an old 50 gal tank in his basement that he dosnt use anymore, he used to have a lionfish but it died :(. i might be able to pick that up from him, but he has no...

wow...this is going to be way more difficult that i thought. i had a local saltwater guy set up my tank, back when i knew absolutely nothing...guess he didnt either or he wouldnt have used the under-gravel filter. dcantuscon- should i brew up a ton of salt water before, and make sure my tank...

oh...and to make this even more difficult...i have an under-gravel filter. im taking it out, and its not staying as it wont work with sand. how should i go about getting it out? final question for now...keep my fish in during this process or take them out and put them in separate containers?

i am replacing the substrate, and attempting to clean the live rock. hope that cleared it up. as far as removing old substrate...i was just going to go with the three year old technique, a small plastic shovel. i do have a gravel vac, but i dont think the old substrate will go all the way...

i got some live sand to replace my ugly looking crushed coral/pebbles. the man at the lfs told me that i should go slowly with it, suggesting to replace the old bottom with the new sand 1/3 of the tank at a time. i was just going to push all of my rocks to one side of the tank, and take out...

so i will start with the k2's and either get 2 or 3. im excited to get it going.

Yea that's what I was thinking. Four powerheads would Be overkill unless I was trying to replicate a hurricane or something. Also, when you say wavemaker friendly what do you mean?

when you say 2 #3's and 2 #2's what exactly do you mean. Four powerheads total?, or my choice of 2 #3's or 2 #2's? i should be good as im not going to keep corals that require super high maintenance...for now at least.

the only reason i didnt post that first is because they dont offer it in my 30in size. the one linked is the only one that seemed like it would do the job, along with fitting my tank.

sweet...im excited.

yea ok I will be totally fine then. will this protein skimmer be good to go? is it possible to get an overkill skimmer? if i order this i can take it out of the box and start it up correct, dont need any other pumps etc...? http://www.fishtanksdirect.com/Octopus1000HangonProteinSkimmer.aspx

thanks a lot guys, will check out those skimmers. when you say SPS coral what do you mean? and one more ? powerhead...heard you cant go wrong with koralia brand, but what size would I need?

haha great movie, but will pass on the fish verson of gladiator...

I have just a couple of quick newbie questions. 1. HOB filter for a 29 gal... any recommendations? looking for an upgrade. ALSO are there such things as HOB protein skimmers? 2. would this light work for keeping coral? not going to be keeping a clam or anything, but other than that this...

aww darn, guess it will only be happening in my dream reef tank... thanks for the quick replies though.

Im working on transforming my current 29 gallon tank into a reef tank...and I really want another fish. I have 2 ocillaris (spelling?) clowns. They are fantastic friends, you cant find them more that 5 inches apart from eachother at a time. Great buddies haha. After a visit to the fish store, I...