biodarwin
Reefing newb
My tank was delivered today and is all setup. I will get a test kit here in a day or 2. The system has been established 2 months at a local LFS. I want to add about 20-30 more lbs of rock before I start to add fish.
Current list of gear:
55 Gallon Tank
2 Generic Heaters(Haven't pulled them out to get a serial/model number)
HOB Biowheel Penguin 350 Filter (350 GPH)
Typhoon Protein Skimmer (380 GPH power head)
Aqua-glow 40w lighting
30lbs of Live rock
Unknown amount of live sand
I have heard extremely mixed reviews on the protein skimmer. Some say it should be thrown away, others say it works great. I know that mine is making foam without much problem. The gentleman that delivered the tank drew a little line on it for me, marking what he thought would be the optimal level of water. You will see this in the pictures below. I will be upgrading the lighting when I go to add corals. In the meantime, will one 40W light be enough for just fish? I am planning on upgrading to T5's within a few months or weeks :). I will be picking up another 20-40lbs of base rock this week if I can find it locally. I didn't ask my LFS, but I only saw LR there. The next project will be to plumb my sump / refungium. Unfortunately I dont think I can get a 20 gallon under my stand. Maybe I should get 2 10 gallons, one for each side. One being a refungium / skimmer section and the other being the straight sump. Not sure how that would work, just talking off the top of my head.
Do you guys and gals think I need more sand? I am sure it is hard to tell by the pictures.
To celebrate my first aquarium I decided to by a new HD camera. It was on sale and our old camera broke 2 weeks ago when on vacation.
Without further ado, here are the pictures.
Overall Tank
Protein Skimmer
What is this?
Or this?
Pictures of the rock
My dog Buddy. He is already jealous of the aquarium
Current list of gear:
55 Gallon Tank
2 Generic Heaters(Haven't pulled them out to get a serial/model number)
HOB Biowheel Penguin 350 Filter (350 GPH)
Typhoon Protein Skimmer (380 GPH power head)
Aqua-glow 40w lighting
30lbs of Live rock
Unknown amount of live sand
I have heard extremely mixed reviews on the protein skimmer. Some say it should be thrown away, others say it works great. I know that mine is making foam without much problem. The gentleman that delivered the tank drew a little line on it for me, marking what he thought would be the optimal level of water. You will see this in the pictures below. I will be upgrading the lighting when I go to add corals. In the meantime, will one 40W light be enough for just fish? I am planning on upgrading to T5's within a few months or weeks :). I will be picking up another 20-40lbs of base rock this week if I can find it locally. I didn't ask my LFS, but I only saw LR there. The next project will be to plumb my sump / refungium. Unfortunately I dont think I can get a 20 gallon under my stand. Maybe I should get 2 10 gallons, one for each side. One being a refungium / skimmer section and the other being the straight sump. Not sure how that would work, just talking off the top of my head.
Do you guys and gals think I need more sand? I am sure it is hard to tell by the pictures.
To celebrate my first aquarium I decided to by a new HD camera. It was on sale and our old camera broke 2 weeks ago when on vacation.
Without further ado, here are the pictures.
Overall Tank
Protein Skimmer
What is this?
Or this?
Pictures of the rock
My dog Buddy. He is already jealous of the aquarium
