Okay,
Let's start from the top....Impulse decisions, lack of obligations, and excess cash.
In the summer of 2012, i decided it was time to set up a reef tank. So with no knowledge, and a bunch of cash i was on a mission. I bought a 29x-high tank, a bunch of live rock, some sand...a filter and some ebay t5ho's threw it all together. waited a week and went out and bought my first corals and damsels. They of course...died within a few days... So i tried again, i bought a rabbitfish and another coral...they died in about a week. So after much reading, and learning...i finally two years later have a tank that is running with the same corals and fish for over two years now....
The problem? it looks like it has only been up for six-eight months. My corals grow incredibly slow. There is red cyano everywhere. Green hair hanging from my HOB filter. Tons and tons of asterina stars.... just multiple problems that have been compounded many times. Now that i finally have a steady job, and steady income, and i'm much more knowledgeable...i've decided that i wanted to revamp my entire set up....SOOOOO here are my plans. Everyone feel free to chime in as you feel necessary, with any tips, comments, concerns, criticisms or whatever else.
I'm currently trying to sell my 29 gallon tank. So firstly, if anyone in the ann arbor or michigan area, wants to purchase a tank and is looking for basically the complete set up... i have a bunch of stuff...i just am stepping it up.
Plans:
75 Gallon tank, with built in overflows
29 gallon glass tank as a sump---with no partitions or baffles...
Sicce submersible pump pushing around 600-700 GPH at 4' head pressure. Soft plumbed to return.
Reef Octopus skimmer that uses a Bubble Blaster pump
T5 fixture that has individual parabolic reflectors and houses 6.. 4 foot bulbs----not exactly sure on brand yet.
Roughly 80# of Live Rock in the DT
Roughly 40-50# of Live sand for DSB
Let's start from the top....Impulse decisions, lack of obligations, and excess cash.
In the summer of 2012, i decided it was time to set up a reef tank. So with no knowledge, and a bunch of cash i was on a mission. I bought a 29x-high tank, a bunch of live rock, some sand...a filter and some ebay t5ho's threw it all together. waited a week and went out and bought my first corals and damsels. They of course...died within a few days... So i tried again, i bought a rabbitfish and another coral...they died in about a week. So after much reading, and learning...i finally two years later have a tank that is running with the same corals and fish for over two years now....
The problem? it looks like it has only been up for six-eight months. My corals grow incredibly slow. There is red cyano everywhere. Green hair hanging from my HOB filter. Tons and tons of asterina stars.... just multiple problems that have been compounded many times. Now that i finally have a steady job, and steady income, and i'm much more knowledgeable...i've decided that i wanted to revamp my entire set up....SOOOOO here are my plans. Everyone feel free to chime in as you feel necessary, with any tips, comments, concerns, criticisms or whatever else.
I'm currently trying to sell my 29 gallon tank. So firstly, if anyone in the ann arbor or michigan area, wants to purchase a tank and is looking for basically the complete set up... i have a bunch of stuff...i just am stepping it up.
Plans:
75 Gallon tank, with built in overflows
29 gallon glass tank as a sump---with no partitions or baffles...
Sicce submersible pump pushing around 600-700 GPH at 4' head pressure. Soft plumbed to return.
Reef Octopus skimmer that uses a Bubble Blaster pump
T5 fixture that has individual parabolic reflectors and houses 6.. 4 foot bulbs----not exactly sure on brand yet.
Roughly 80# of Live Rock in the DT
Roughly 40-50# of Live sand for DSB