Starting new.

[nemogonecrazy]

I have been into and out of reef tanks for quite some time now. I currently have a 75 reef ready setup (very basic) which was setup nine years ago. In those nine years i have added two clown fish and a few minor corals with the intention of adding over time but that never seemed to pan out. Fast forward 9 years and two kids later with many algae outbreaks (due to laziness of course) I have decided that I will break down the entire setup and start fresh. One question I have is I plan on taking the live rock out of the tank and keeping it submerged in water with heater and pump during the whole process. i plane on taking my time so i am going to give myself a week. I am thinking that a week with no light my be bad for the rock is this true? Another question i have is if this was your setup what are some of the things you would have done differently when you originally setup. as you may have guessed i am looking for ideas.

 

[this is me]

If it was me, I would dry the rocks for a week then pressure wash it(no soap of course) and re-cure it. This will ensure any unwanted pests from the neglect are dead.
Running live rocks without any lights for long period of time will cause no harm to it.

 

[aresangel]

Starting new I wish I had more money!!

I would have liked a bigger tank so I can get the pretty fish I want but won’t fit in my 72.

I would also like to do a basement or behind the wall work space for sump/refugium/qt etc. I like the people that can set up their basement sumps, but for inspiration see if you can visit @Tim190 Nashua, @nemodan in Westford or @Joe Rice in Acton. They all have separate fish rooms for their equipment that I envy. Dan has everything automated it is amazing!

So yeah bigger tank and fish room for equipment.

For the rock... I don’t know If there is no pests I would keep it live. But as previously stated, clean rock you know exactly what you are introducing into the tank.



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[nemodan]

Starting new I wish I had more money!!

I would have liked a bigger tank so I can get the pretty fish I want but won’t fit in my 72.

I would also like to do a basement or behind the wall work space for sump/refugium/qt etc. I like the people that can set up their basement sumps, but for inspiration see if you can visit @Tim190 Nashua, @nemodan in Westford or @Joe Rice in Acton. They all have separate fish rooms for their equipment that I envy. Dan has everything automated it is amazing!

So yeah bigger tank and fish room for equipment.

For the rock... I don’t know If there is no pests I would keep it live. But as previously stated, clean rock you know exactly what you are introducing into the tank.



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Thank you !! But it is just a standard tank. Nothing special. There are betters and more sophisticated in the club.

I just did this video for this thread.



Thanks again for the compliments!!

Daniel

 

[nemogonecrazy]

Currently running around like crazy for the kids. @nemodan can't wait to sit and watch this video thank you for putting it together. And thank you guys for the input so far