I was in the hobby 10yrs ago. The other day my cousin gave me a 55gl tank and odyssea 2x250 mh fixture. ive decided on going hob equipment. i just got a new eshopps psk-75h and three bags of live sand today. Is 3 bags enough? What else do i need to get this system up and running?
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I always use this calculator to calculate how many lbs of sand I need. It's fairly accurate.
http://www.reefcentral.com/index.php/sand-bed-calculator'
I usually do less than 2" of sand bed in the display.
You probably will get more reply if you post this is "Reef Talk". Do you want moderate to move it there?
http://www.reefcentral.com/index.php/sand-bed-calculator'
I usually do less than 2" of sand bed in the display.
You probably will get more reply if you post this is "Reef Talk". Do you want moderate to move it there?
The guy at the local store when I bought the salt told me all I needed was a protein skimmer? I thought I needed a canister filter also ? I now have the three bags in tank with water, protein skimmer, and a powerhead going in the tank. I know I still need to buy a heater but I wasn't sure if I would need one with the heat the 2x250mh will produce?
Not many people us canister filter on a reef tank. The main filtration comes from a protein skimmer, live rocks, and live sand.
The only thing you absolutely need is a heater. unless you live in a sauna. A protein skimmer would be next. Forget the canister filter and don't let the LFS talk you into all sorts of silly things. You can spend $50,000.00 for a guppy tank if you wanted to but there is no need.
bill120mph
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An in tank thermometer , dont trust your heater to be accurate,.what corals are you going to keep? When your ready depending on you coral selection you may need some more flow from an additional power head
Bill is right get yourself a $3.00 glass thermometer. They never lie
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bill120mph
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If your planning on tap water to mix your salt i would add a reactor for phosphate to help keep algae in check. I had a three compartment canister filter on a 55 years ago, it worked but was kind of a pain when it came to cleaning and changing media.for those corals yo dont need alot of flow. So you should be good. A HOB refugium would also be beneficial.
Yes I'm considering a HOB refugium
I have had the tank set up with skimmer,powerhead for about 5 days now with led lights for now till my 250W MH bulbs come in. I added very little live rock from Lfs but I think I'm going to run into a heat issue seen as the temp in tank is at a steady 76 degrees
I have had the tank set up with skimmer,powerhead for about 5 days now with led lights for now till my 250W MH bulbs come in. I added very little live rock from Lfs but I think I'm going to run into a heat issue seen as the temp in tank is at a steady 76 degrees
bill120mph
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76 without a heater?
