Helpless in Monroe

RandyG · 05-03-2005, 04:07 PM

Hello everyone, I have a 54 gal. corner reef tank for about 7 months now, been trying to read as much as I can on the subject, I have about 150 lbs of LR, green carpet, pearl bubble coral, torch coral, pogoda bowl, candy cane corals, a few differant mushrooms, cleaner shrimp, snails and hermit crabs, 1 percula clown and 2 firefish. I have 2 powerheads running, UV sterilizer, protien skimmer, carbon filter, and I do a 25% water change every 2 weeks. This is what the local pet stores has told me I needed and it seems to be working fine, I also add calcium, strodium, and iodine, is there anything else anyone could tell me I may need to add to my set up that would help my inhabitants be healthier?

cheeks69 · 05-03-2005, 05:00 PM

Sounds like a great setup ! How did you get 150lbs. of Rock in that tank ?

What type of lighting are you using ? How long have you had the Carpet Anemone and is it the Stichodactyla gigantea or the Stichodactyla haddoni ?

And of course it's obligatory to post some pics

RandyG · 05-03-2005, 05:45 PM

The shop I bought the rock from told me is was that much, I guess I took their word for it at 9.00 a lb., I'm sorry about what kind the carpet is, all I know is it is a green carpet. I will post pic's 5-4-05, I just found this site today at work and looked around at some of the postings and figured I needed to join in and start learning as much as I can, sorry for my lack of knowledge but I will get better.

RandyG · 05-03-2005, 05:47 PM

The lighting is a 50/50 setup, daylight and acintic? I have got to get my info together before tommarrow. Thanks

cheeks69 · 05-03-2005, 08:10 PM

Is the lighting Power Compacts, Very High Output or Normal Output and how many watts is it ? How long have you had the Carpet ?

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sorry for my lack of knowledge but I will get better.

No need to apologize we've all been there take your time and post those pics

Always remember nothing good happens quickly in this hobby so patience is a must !

Jiddy · 05-10-2005, 09:12 PM

Hold up, you paid a total of 150 dollars for your rock, or you bought 150lbs at 9 a lb?

Gina · 05-11-2005, 05:47 AM

He bought 150lbs.

Jiddy · 05-11-2005, 06:34 AM

So the store sold him/you 150lbs of rock for a 50g tank? Thats alot, plus $9? Does this rock scrap the algae off the glass for you? WoW, i would never go back to that store EVER again.

Woodstock · 05-11-2005, 06:46 AM

You should be testing the water for nitrAtes, PH, calcium, alkalinity and magnesium. Watch the carpet, they usually require very bright metal halide lighting to survive. They also get VERY big and can eat anything that lands on them

I'm glad to see you didn't overstock it with fishes. Post some pics!!

Tokey · 11-23-2006, 01:41 PM

Wow!!! I know this is an old post but $1350.00 for rock for a 50gl tank
oh man you were robbed

DrBCool · 11-23-2006, 11:17 PM

Seems to me the LFS's are out to get you in a lot of cases and then occasionally you run into one that is just in the hobby and wants you to set things up correctly so your critters can live healthy ..
I ran into a similar thing with a LFS not quite that bad though .. They told me I needed all this dead base rock to set up .. Then Eric , another LFS manager told me they were full of it all I needed was the live substrate and live rock .. Money I spent on Dead base rock coulda gone for more live rock instead .. We all gotta learn from mistakes I guess ...

Sorry the took you for so much though .. that is an awful lot of rock ..

05-03-2005, 04:07 PM	#1 (permalink)
RandyG Tunicate Join Date: May 2005 Location: Monroe, La. Posts: 7 View Gallery Karma Komment	Helpless in Monroe Hello everyone, I have a 54 gal. corner reef tank for about 7 months now, been trying to read as much as I can on the subject, I have about 150 lbs of LR, green carpet, pearl bubble coral, torch coral, pogoda bowl, candy cane corals, a few differant mushrooms, cleaner shrimp, snails and hermit crabs, 1 percula clown and 2 firefish. I have 2 powerheads running, UV sterilizer, protien skimmer, carbon filter, and I do a 25% water change every 2 weeks. This is what the local pet stores has told me I needed and it seems to be working fine, I also add calcium, strodium, and iodine, is there anything else anyone could tell me I may need to add to my set up that would help my inhabitants be healthier?

05-03-2005, 05:00 PM	#2 (permalink)
cheeks69 Wannabe Guru Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Northeast Posts: 6,630 View Gallery Karma Komment	Sounds like a great setup ! How did you get 150lbs. of Rock in that tank ? What type of lighting are you using ? How long have you had the Carpet Anemone and is it the Stichodactyla gigantea or the Stichodactyla haddoni ? And of course it's obligatory to post some pics __________________ Robert My Cube “A spirit is manifest in the laws of the Universe—a spirit vastly superior to that of man, and one in the face of which we with our modest powers must feel humble.” Albert Einstein

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Gina Moderator Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Indiana Posts: 8,823 View Gallery Karma Komment	He bought 150lbs. __________________ Gina and Mark's 75 Visit Our Sponsors Gina's Cube Gina

05-11-2005, 06:46 AM	#9 (permalink)
Woodstock The Wand Geek was here. ;) Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: North Carolina Posts: 22,861 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	You should be testing the water for nitrAtes, PH, calcium, alkalinity and magnesium. Watch the carpet, they usually require very bright metal halide lighting to survive. They also get VERY big and can eat anything that lands on them I'm glad to see you didn't overstock it with fishes. Post some pics!! __________________ ~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

11-23-2006, 01:41 PM	#10 (permalink)
Tokey Tunicate Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: London,Ontario,Canada Posts: 14 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Helpless in Monroe Wow!!! I know this is an old post but $1350.00 for rock for a 50gl tank oh man you were robbed

05-03-2005, 05:45 PM	#3 (permalink)
RandyG Tunicate Join Date: May 2005 Location: Monroe, La. Posts: 7 View Gallery Karma Komment	The shop I bought the rock from told me is was that much, I guess I took their word for it at 9.00 a lb., I'm sorry about what kind the carpet is, all I know is it is a green carpet. I will post pic's 5-4-05, I just found this site today at work and looked around at some of the postings and figured I needed to join in and start learning as much as I can, sorry for my lack of knowledge but I will get better.

05-03-2005, 05:47 PM	#4 (permalink)
RandyG Tunicate Join Date: May 2005 Location: Monroe, La. Posts: 7 View Gallery Karma Komment	The lighting is a 50/50 setup, daylight and acintic? I have got to get my info together before tommarrow. Thanks

05-10-2005, 09:12 PM	#6 (permalink)
Jiddy Scopas Tang Join Date: May 2005 Location: S.Dakota (1 LFS) Posts: 431 View Gallery Karma Komment	Hold up, you paid a total of 150 dollars for your rock, or you bought 150lbs at 9 a lb?

05-11-2005, 06:34 AM	#8 (permalink)
Jiddy Scopas Tang Join Date: May 2005 Location: S.Dakota (1 LFS) Posts: 431 View Gallery Karma Komment	So the store sold him/you 150lbs of rock for a 50g tank? Thats alot, plus $9? Does this rock scrap the algae off the glass for you? WoW, i would never go back to that store EVER again.

11-23-2006, 11:17 PM	#11 (permalink)
DrBCool Fire Coral Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Ohio Posts: 77 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Helpless in Monroe Seems to me the LFS's are out to get you in a lot of cases and then occasionally you run into one that is just in the hobby and wants you to set things up correctly so your critters can live healthy .. I ran into a similar thing with a LFS not quite that bad though .. They told me I needed all this dead base rock to set up .. Then Eric , another LFS manager told me they were full of it all I needed was the live substrate and live rock .. Money I spent on Dead base rock coulda gone for more live rock instead .. We all gotta learn from mistakes I guess ... Sorry the took you for so much though .. that is an awful lot of rock ..

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