RocketSapp
Reefing newb
Hi all, I am Tim and I live in Frisco Texas which is a suburb in the DFW area. I have never had a saltwater aquarium but it looks like I am heading that way.
I have a 55 gallon tank with African Cichlids which I have had running for about 3 years now. I really enjoy the fish keeping and I want to move towards saltwater now. What got me really wanting saltwater was seeing a Porcupine Puffer and how responsive and expressive they seemed to be. So I started researching them and found that they are not reef safe, not a problem since I was doing it for the fish and not the reef. (I know... I said that on here...) BUT... The more I kept looking into saltwater the more I started to really like the looks of the reef aquariums.
So now I am looking into a reef tank. I think I have found the tank I want to use which is a 75 gallon tank with a 75 gallon sump which would be used for a skimmer, live rock and a refugium. Of course I want the live rock up in the display tank first, and the rock in the sump would be good for keeping the water stable. So I may be picking up the tanks this weekend but it will be after Thanksgiving before I can get everything setup.
I am sure that I am going to have plenty of questions so when you see my name pop up on here, just sigh, read the question and then go all the way back to when you first started and answer that basic entry level question. :-)
And I promise, I will not buy or order any fish for the tank until it's fully cycled. :-)
Tim Sapp
I have a 55 gallon tank with African Cichlids which I have had running for about 3 years now. I really enjoy the fish keeping and I want to move towards saltwater now. What got me really wanting saltwater was seeing a Porcupine Puffer and how responsive and expressive they seemed to be. So I started researching them and found that they are not reef safe, not a problem since I was doing it for the fish and not the reef. (I know... I said that on here...) BUT... The more I kept looking into saltwater the more I started to really like the looks of the reef aquariums.
So now I am looking into a reef tank. I think I have found the tank I want to use which is a 75 gallon tank with a 75 gallon sump which would be used for a skimmer, live rock and a refugium. Of course I want the live rock up in the display tank first, and the rock in the sump would be good for keeping the water stable. So I may be picking up the tanks this weekend but it will be after Thanksgiving before I can get everything setup.
I am sure that I am going to have plenty of questions so when you see my name pop up on here, just sigh, read the question and then go all the way back to when you first started and answer that basic entry level question. :-)
And I promise, I will not buy or order any fish for the tank until it's fully cycled. :-)
Tim Sapp