Sxybeemr325
Reefing newb
Hey everyone! I want to thank everyone here for all of your great help!
So far so good.... Mixed my water with salt this week.... Just received my Remora pro (Mag 3 pump) yesterday. I also purchased a bilogical filter with another skimmer integrated in it... not sure what the brand is but is is a clear blue plastic.... I installed on top of that the Remora skimmer... I just added 40 lbs of Aragonite sand. and just added 90 LBS of Fiji live rock. It seems like my dog was just as excited as me when she saw the rocks! She was running around the house stealing rocks from the box! The skimmer are working like crazy! The "water" or the goop that is is the skimmer's collection cup is MORTAL!!! It smells like dead bodies!!! It is terrible!!! But at least, it seems like th skimmers are doing their job! I also bought the Current USA Outer Orbit light. After a while, and after my tank will be established with a couple fish in there, I want to turn it into a reef tank...So what is next....?? How long do I have to wait for the rocks to cure and for the tank to cycle? About a month to a month an a half???
It is so hard to resist and NOt to buy anything... I was so tempted, but there is absolutely no point on spending big $ on fish that will have a destiny to die in a new tank... So I am hangning in there... I am happy to see that my tank is starting to look like a tank !! :^: :bounce: :D
So I'd like to know how long will it take before the rocks cure? and the tank cycle (about...)? All I really want to add is a couple clown fish, and a yellow tang.. a blue star fish (wow, that thing is tripping me out)... WHat do you people think about the urchins? Someone told me that they tend to distroy your tank and to break corals, and to move everything up side down...?? true or not? Any tips on corals...? Once I add the clown fish and the tang, how long should I wait before I buy an anemone? And some polyps?
Thank you and Happy New Year to all! :Cheers:
So far so good.... Mixed my water with salt this week.... Just received my Remora pro (Mag 3 pump) yesterday. I also purchased a bilogical filter with another skimmer integrated in it... not sure what the brand is but is is a clear blue plastic.... I installed on top of that the Remora skimmer... I just added 40 lbs of Aragonite sand. and just added 90 LBS of Fiji live rock. It seems like my dog was just as excited as me when she saw the rocks! She was running around the house stealing rocks from the box! The skimmer are working like crazy! The "water" or the goop that is is the skimmer's collection cup is MORTAL!!! It smells like dead bodies!!! It is terrible!!! But at least, it seems like th skimmers are doing their job! I also bought the Current USA Outer Orbit light. After a while, and after my tank will be established with a couple fish in there, I want to turn it into a reef tank...So what is next....?? How long do I have to wait for the rocks to cure and for the tank to cycle? About a month to a month an a half???
It is so hard to resist and NOt to buy anything... I was so tempted, but there is absolutely no point on spending big $ on fish that will have a destiny to die in a new tank... So I am hangning in there... I am happy to see that my tank is starting to look like a tank !! :^: :bounce: :D
So I'd like to know how long will it take before the rocks cure? and the tank cycle (about...)? All I really want to add is a couple clown fish, and a yellow tang.. a blue star fish (wow, that thing is tripping me out)... WHat do you people think about the urchins? Someone told me that they tend to distroy your tank and to break corals, and to move everything up side down...?? true or not? Any tips on corals...? Once I add the clown fish and the tang, how long should I wait before I buy an anemone? And some polyps?
Thank you and Happy New Year to all! :Cheers: