Newbie!

cioran · 12-18-2006, 12:02 AM

Hello, new to the forum and new to the salt water hobby. Have been working on my 55 gal. set-up for about a year and a half. Currently have 40-50lbs. of LR (maybe more), 20lbs indo-black live sand, 2/40 watts 20,000k coralife, 20watt coralife 50/50, 65 watt coralife 50/50, 3000 Milenium, 2 powerheads, 1 Blue Devel Damsle, 1 Pajama Cardinal, some hitchhiker starfish, Turbo Snail, Blue leg Hermit crabs, and of course a nasty bristle worm that needs to go! Seriously thinking of moving up to a Protein Skimmer but not sure how to start.

charlir1954 · 12-18-2006, 02:01 AM

to RS! Glad that you joined us. This is Great group of folks here and they are very helpful. Feel free to ask any question or for information on your tank. The only terrible question, is the one that's NOT asked. Ask away. Normally, someone might have a bit of help for you and will be glad to give it. And if you have any pics of your tank, theese folks are going to ask you to post them so that we can see them. We

love seeing each others tanks. Here's to you

Woodstock · 12-18-2006, 08:32 AM

Hello and welcome to Reef Sanctuary

Skimmers are a very important part of my reefs cleaning mechanics! Make sure you research them before you purchase because they're are some lousy ones out there...

lcstorc · 12-18-2006, 09:45 AM

Welcome to RS! Lots of friendly helpful people here.
Absolutely get a skimmer. They work tremendously well and pull lots of organics out of the system. Personally I like my ASM skimmer and just upgraded to a larger model. Do a thread search and see different people's opinion of various brands etc. I have heard many times to buy a skimmer rated for double your water volume since most manufacturers "overrate" their skimmers.
Hope this helps some and yes post some pics when you can. We love pics.

Ken · 12-18-2006, 11:16 AM

Hello I'm Ken. I'm brand new to this and I'm sure I'm in the wrong spot but not sure where to start. Can any one point me in the right direction. I realy need help with my one year old 110 gal dieing reef tank.

Woodstock · 12-18-2006, 11:22 AM

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Originally Posted by Ken

Hello I'm Ken. I'm brand new to this and I'm sure I'm in the wrong spot but not sure where to start. Can any one point me in the right direction. I realy need help with my one year old 110 gal dieing reef tank.

Ken, you can create your own thread. Try creating one in the General Reef Section --> http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...um-discussion/

... and Welcome to Reef Sanctuary!!

Ken · 12-18-2006, 11:27 AM

Thank you very very much, I'll try that, Ken

Dragon Wrasse · 12-18-2006, 12:41 PM

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Originally Posted by cioran

Hello, new to the forum and new to the salt water hobby. Have been working on my 55 gal. set-up for about a year and a half. Currently have 40-50lbs. of LR (maybe more), 20lbs indo-black live sand, 2/40 watts 20,000k coralife, 20watt coralife 50/50, 65 watt coralife 50/50, 3000 Milenium, 2 powerheads, 1 Blue Devel Damsle, 1 Pajama Cardinal, some hitchhiker starfish, Turbo Snail, Blue leg Hermit crabs, and of course a nasty bristle worm that needs to go! Seriously thinking of moving up to a Protein Skimmer but not sure how to start.

Welcome aboard....I hope you enjoy your self here at RS....

Dragon Wrasse · 12-18-2006, 12:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ken

Hello I'm Ken. I'm brand new to this and I'm sure I'm in the wrong spot but not sure where to start. Can any one point me in the right direction. I realy need help with my one year old 110 gal dieing reef tank.

Hey Ken welcome to RS....hope you got your thread going so we can answer some quesstions for you.......

DrBCool · 12-18-2006, 10:46 PM

Welcome to RS !

Skimmer is very helpful .. I went with a prism backpack skimmer myself ... My bio load isn't very high at the moment , but when I start adding lots of stuff to my tank I may upgrade to a bigger better model ... :-)

Took me a little while to get the thing working and pulling off nasties but now it is working great .. I am trying and experiement right now as I have the added option of filtration on the one side of my skimmer .. I added some live sand to the trap there and the water goes through my skimmer where the bad stuff is pulled out , and now it goes through a section of live sand to add things needed ...

I am also using the hang on filtration system that came with my tank in a similar maner .. I added a base of live sand and some small chunks of live rock I busted off a piece I wanted to make smaller ... I just put all that where you would normally put the carbon filters for FW ... trying something different .. It gives me more water movement and adds more live stuff for my tank ... Don't know if that is goinna be a good move or bad .... :-)

But a skimmer is helpful you will see how much yuck is in your water within a couple days .. From what I have read it usually takes a little while for a break in period and then whaaaa laaaa yuck in your cup ...

sasquatch · 12-19-2006, 06:06 PM

Cioran, welcome to RS!Steve

12-18-2006, 12:02 AM	#1 (permalink)
cioran Tunicate Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 3 View Gallery Karma Komment	Newbie! Hello, new to the forum and new to the salt water hobby. Have been working on my 55 gal. set-up for about a year and a half. Currently have 40-50lbs. of LR (maybe more), 20lbs indo-black live sand, 2/40 watts 20,000k coralife, 20watt coralife 50/50, 65 watt coralife 50/50, 3000 Milenium, 2 powerheads, 1 Blue Devel Damsle, 1 Pajama Cardinal, some hitchhiker starfish, Turbo Snail, Blue leg Hermit crabs, and of course a nasty bristle worm that needs to go! Seriously thinking of moving up to a Protein Skimmer but not sure how to start.

12-18-2006, 02:01 AM	#2 (permalink)
charlir1954 Midas Blenny Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: burlington, new jersey Posts: 121 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Newbie! to RS! Glad that you joined us. This is Great group of folks here and they are very helpful. Feel free to ask any question or for information on your tank. The only terrible question, is the one that's NOT asked. Ask away. Normally, someone might have a bit of help for you and will be glad to give it. And if you have any pics of your tank, theese folks are going to ask you to post them so that we can see them. We love seeing each others tanks. Here's to you

12-18-2006, 08:32 AM	#3 (permalink)
Woodstock The Wand Geek was here. ;) Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: North Carolina Posts: 22,847 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Newbie! Hello and welcome to Reef Sanctuary Skimmers are a very important part of my reefs cleaning mechanics! Make sure you research them before you purchase because they're are some lousy ones out there... __________________ ~Doni Marie~ *GOT ICH???* ~120 Reef Chronicle ~ *~Breeding Picasso Clownfish~* "Energy and persistence conquer all things." Benjamin Franklin __________________________________________________ ______________________________________________ 120 mixed reef, dual Reeflux 10k 250 MHs, dual Geiseman Actinic T5s,Neptune AC III, ASM g3, 2x Korallia #3, Mag 9.5 return

12-18-2006, 09:45 AM	#4 (permalink)
lcstorc Sunshine Reefer Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Cocoa Fl Posts: 18,412 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Newbie! Welcome to RS! Lots of friendly helpful people here. Absolutely get a skimmer. They work tremendously well and pull lots of organics out of the system. Personally I like my ASM skimmer and just upgraded to a larger model. Do a thread search and see different people's opinion of various brands etc. I have heard many times to buy a skimmer rated for double your water volume since most manufacturers "overrate" their skimmers. Hope this helps some and yes post some pics when you can. We love pics. __________________ Peace LYNN You can't change the past but you can change how you view it. A reef tank is like a racecar. The faster you go the harder you crash. Lynn and Franks saltwater adventure Lynn's 20g clown tank Lynn's 90g of sunshine Every 60 seconds you spend upset is a minute of happiness you'll never get back.

12-18-2006, 11:16 AM	#5 (permalink)
Ken Fire Coral Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Hot Springs, Arkansas Posts: 83 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Newbie! Hello I'm Ken. I'm brand new to this and I'm sure I'm in the wrong spot but not sure where to start. Can any one point me in the right direction. I realy need help with my one year old 110 gal dieing reef tank.

12-18-2006, 11:27 AM	#7 (permalink)
Ken Fire Coral Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Hot Springs, Arkansas Posts: 83 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Newbie! Thank you very very much, I'll try that, Ken

12-18-2006, 10:46 PM	#10 (permalink)
DrBCool Fire Coral Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Ohio Posts: 77 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Newbie! Welcome to RS ! Skimmer is very helpful .. I went with a prism backpack skimmer myself ... My bio load isn't very high at the moment , but when I start adding lots of stuff to my tank I may upgrade to a bigger better model ... :-) Took me a little while to get the thing working and pulling off nasties but now it is working great .. I am trying and experiement right now as I have the added option of filtration on the one side of my skimmer .. I added some live sand to the trap there and the water goes through my skimmer where the bad stuff is pulled out , and now it goes through a section of live sand to add things needed ... I am also using the hang on filtration system that came with my tank in a similar maner .. I added a base of live sand and some small chunks of live rock I busted off a piece I wanted to make smaller ... I just put all that where you would normally put the carbon filters for FW ... trying something different .. It gives me more water movement and adds more live stuff for my tank ... Don't know if that is goinna be a good move or bad .... :-) But a skimmer is helpful you will see how much yuck is in your water within a couple days .. From what I have read it usually takes a little while for a break in period and then whaaaa laaaa yuck in your cup ...

12-19-2006, 06:06 PM	#11 (permalink)
sasquatch Brunt of all Jokes~ Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: the very farthest west coast of canada Posts: 8,917 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Newbie! Cioran, welcome to RS!Steve

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