SW setup questions

[darkphreak]

Hey Dark, are you on a commission base by any chance. 

Julie

I tried the "tell everyone about AC for SPS" but Ivan said no

[Julie]

Actually Dark referred me to Ivan and the refractometer group buy; which was excellent and I like looking like a pirate from the Caribbean.

[az]

i think MH is a overkill for a tank that size when you only plan basic coral and fish, i mean if you are gonna be hardcore....yes go MH, if not, dont bother, thats my opinion!

having said that, i have a complete 175 mh setup(bulb extra) for sale in the classified lol!

pic is of a tiny tank with pc lighting!

[Julie]

couple more pics of corals under pc:





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[az]

nice, do u feed that red brain?

[murgus]

pic is of a tiny tank with pc lighting!

az, how big is the tank and how much PC?

BTW, very nice pics!

Thanks,
Andrew

[murgus]

couple more pics of corals under pc:

Very nice Julie!  I hope to get there some day...

Andrew

[az]

az, how big is the tank and how much PC?

BTW, very nice pics!

Thanks,
Andrew

its a 36" long 22gal tank, pc in the pic is 24" 2x36watts...which is why the ends arent bright enough, i am getting a 36" 2x65 watts pc in a wk from J&L aquatics, thanks!

[Julie]

nice, do u feed that red brain?

I have a few times with a turkey baster and mysis, but generally I do not.

Az - what's in the upper left hand corner of your tank? 

Murgus- have you priced Marinescape for pc?

[murgus]

Murgus- have you priced Marinescape for pc?

Not as of yet Julie - are they usually good when it comes to price?

Andrew

[Julie]

I purchased the dual satellite from Marinescape.

[az]

Az - what's in the upper left hand corner of your tank? 

anthellia.....for some reason, i had no luck with it!

[Julie]

Looks good there though.
My xenia was flourishing at first, now it's gone down the tubes.
I just repositioned it.

[murgus]

I purchased the dual satellite from Marinescape.

Care to tell me how much you paid (via PM is fine)?

Thanks,
Andrew

[az]

Looks good there though.
My xenia was flourishing at first, now it's gone down the tubes.
I just repositioned it.

for some reason, i have very bad luck with xenias too! these days when ever i see any coral not doing good....i just chop them to pcs!

[Julie]

Similar to dividing a perennial? 

[az]

you could say that, some do come back in numbers, some dont!

[murgus]

Another question...how many and what gph power heads should one have in a 29 gallon?

Thanks,
Andrew

[az]

Another question...how many and what gph power heads should one have in a 29 gallon?

Thanks,
Andrew

3/4, i'd go with atleast 800gal/hr.

[pitabread]

murgus, if you haven't decided on your tank size yet, Perfecto makes a 56 gallon that is 30x18x24".  It's the tank I chose (I too, was limited to 30" width) and I found it's been a good size.  The extra 6" of depth you get versus a 29 gallon is very useful for aquascaping a reef.  The extra water volume doesn't hurt, either.

Here's a shot of mine, 1 month after setup: