http://beyondthereef.forumotion.net/general-newbie-information-f11/-t1.htm INFORMATION ON CYCLING, SETUPS, ECT..gREAT INFO FOR BEGINNERS..POST ALL YOUR QUESTIONS & COMMENTS HERE.. Tue, 07 Jul 2009 14:35:52 GMT 10 http://i184.photobucket.com/albums/x235/Sweetnezz75/Stuff/logosaltwater-1.jpg http://beyondthereef.forumotion.net/general-newbie-information-f11/-t1.htm http://beyondthereef.forumotion.net/general-newbie-information-f11/lots-of-photos-of-my-tank-t280.htm TiAmosJewell Now I do warn you again the pervious owner left it in a HUGE mess (I moved into a new house tank came with) It's 170 gallons. Whole Tank Lights From side(the back ones have been replaced The lights are Life-glo T5 HO Premium Full Spectrum and Marine-glo T5 HO Actnic Blue Marine The red "carpet" algea Little guy pokes his head out (A damp....something?) A side pic of him. I'm really starting to like this fish. You can tell the fish are ... GENERAL NEWBIE INFORMATION Tue, 07 Jul 2009 14:35:52 GMT http://beyondthereef.forumotion.net/general-newbie-information-f11/lots-of-photos-of-my-tank-t280.htm#1601 http://beyondthereef.forumotion.net/general-newbie-information-f11/lots-of-photos-of-my-tank-t280.htm http://beyondthereef.forumotion.net/general-newbie-information-f11/lights-how-long-and-what-a-mess-t278.htm TiAmosJewell Hi I posted a while ago saying I was buying a house with a 170 gallon tank. Well the guy left it in a HUGE mess. I got the water tested a a big Als by me and the nitres(sp?) were sky high and the salt really low. Green and red alge everywhere. I *thought* the gravel was brown, surprise it's white! Well I got 50% of the water changed(over 2 days), two of the filters cleaned and parts changed. Scrubbed the agle off the front and sides where I can reach. Got rid of a really big fish that was ... GENERAL NEWBIE INFORMATION Sun, 05 Jul 2009 20:50:39 GMT http://beyondthereef.forumotion.net/general-newbie-information-f11/lights-how-long-and-what-a-mess-t278.htm#1594 http://beyondthereef.forumotion.net/general-newbie-information-f11/lights-how-long-and-what-a-mess-t278.htm http://beyondthereef.forumotion.net/general-newbie-information-f11/yellow-carnation-strawberry-flower-anemone-t274.htm MadWorld Anyone know how to care for carnation anemones? I see them at the LFS, they are bright yellow, and they seem to host many things (anemone shrimp, porcelain crab, clownfish). I heard they are very hardy, and they dont need much light. GENERAL NEWBIE INFORMATION Sat, 20 Jun 2009 02:39:59 GMT http://beyondthereef.forumotion.net/general-newbie-information-f11/yellow-carnation-strawberry-flower-anemone-t274.htm#1549 http://beyondthereef.forumotion.net/general-newbie-information-f11/yellow-carnation-strawberry-flower-anemone-t274.htm http://beyondthereef.forumotion.net/general-newbie-information-f11/aquascaping-fish-invertibrites-corals-anemone-s-i-need-ideas-of-what-to-make-my-reef-tank-like-t248.htm LiveRock now i decided to go with TONGA liverock just since you cant buy it anymore. but what sort of things should i try to create with my rock, i have a large shelf and lots of holes and such, what else can i do? secondly as far as things go i want to do something like alot of soft corals and anemone's what kinda are compatible keep in mind i am a beginner to salt water but i have a lot of fish keeping experience! i want to have alot of corals in my tank that really do look cool and are colourful! ... GENERAL NEWBIE INFORMATION Thu, 21 May 2009 03:03:08 GMT http://beyondthereef.forumotion.net/general-newbie-information-f11/aquascaping-fish-invertibrites-corals-anemone-s-i-need-ideas-of-what-to-make-my-reef-tank-like-t248.htm#1295 http://beyondthereef.forumotion.net/general-newbie-information-f11/aquascaping-fish-invertibrites-corals-anemone-s-i-need-ideas-of-what-to-make-my-reef-tank-like-t248.htm http://beyondthereef.forumotion.net/general-newbie-information-f11/gounding-probes-gfi-sockets-do-you-have-them-t98.htm Cookieman888*Admin* A couple of the most overlooked items for new comers (and old hands) to the hobby are grounding probes and GFI sockets! THESE 2 ITEMS CAN SAVE YOUR LIFE! A bit of history. Early last year I noted a significant increase in my tank temperature. Unknown to me a seal had let loose in one of my heaters causing a fault/voltage leak. I reached into my sump to check my heater and WHAM - an electrical shock that curled my toes and luckily tripped the breaker in my electrical panel. When I stuck ... GENERAL NEWBIE INFORMATION Mon, 12 Jan 2009 22:50:34 GMT http://beyondthereef.forumotion.net/general-newbie-information-f11/gounding-probes-gfi-sockets-do-you-have-them-t98.htm#333 http://beyondthereef.forumotion.net/general-newbie-information-f11/gounding-probes-gfi-sockets-do-you-have-them-t98.htm http://beyondthereef.forumotion.net/general-newbie-information-f11/does-anyone-have-experience-with-alge-scrubbers-t235.htm Madd Monty
I am in the planning stages of setting up a saltwater tank and am curious about algae scrubbers.

Various links are found when searching with Google but is there local experience out there?

Cheers]]> GENERAL NEWBIE INFORMATION Thu, 07 May 2009 23:48:54 GMT http://beyondthereef.forumotion.net/general-newbie-information-f11/does-anyone-have-experience-with-alge-scrubbers-t235.htm#1227 http://beyondthereef.forumotion.net/general-newbie-information-f11/does-anyone-have-experience-with-alge-scrubbers-t235.htm http://beyondthereef.forumotion.net/general-newbie-information-f11/fish-in-55-gallon-t231.htm MadWorld
Is there are moving fish i can add? Firefish?]]> GENERAL NEWBIE INFORMATION Tue, 05 May 2009 00:17:39 GMT http://beyondthereef.forumotion.net/general-newbie-information-f11/fish-in-55-gallon-t231.htm#1171 http://beyondthereef.forumotion.net/general-newbie-information-f11/fish-in-55-gallon-t231.htm http://beyondthereef.forumotion.net/general-newbie-information-f11/new-to-saltwater-any-help-would-be-great-t225.htm TiAmosJewell Hi I'm a mother of two kids under 3 yrs and enjoy my pets including the fish. My past is in fresh water fish(tropicals and I've breed bettas) and I know little about the saltwater life, soon though I'll have a 170 gallon tank thats already set-up and running. Yep I'm starting to think I'm nuts!!! We bought a house and the guy is leaving his 170 gallon saltwater tank, we've always want a saltwater tank. My brothers had a 100 gallon saltwater tank before and my hubbys uncle had a large set up to. ... GENERAL NEWBIE INFORMATION Fri, 01 May 2009 14:57:13 GMT http://beyondthereef.forumotion.net/general-newbie-information-f11/new-to-saltwater-any-help-would-be-great-t225.htm#1136 http://beyondthereef.forumotion.net/general-newbie-information-f11/new-to-saltwater-any-help-would-be-great-t225.htm http://beyondthereef.forumotion.net/general-newbie-information-f11/aquastik-t201.htm R33f3r I was wondering if anyone has used or heard of the two little fishies aquastik? I will be using it to secure my live rock. I just wanted to know if it's a good poduct to use as I have some on the way. GENERAL NEWBIE INFORMATION Wed, 08 Apr 2009 23:17:46 GMT http://beyondthereef.forumotion.net/general-newbie-information-f11/aquastik-t201.htm#989 http://beyondthereef.forumotion.net/general-newbie-information-f11/aquastik-t201.htm http://beyondthereef.forumotion.net/general-newbie-information-f11/stocklist-30gallon-t188.htm Jack
2x blue flasher wrasse

1x red head goby

1x hector's goby

1x pajama cardinalfish

1x blue bar dottyback

3x mollies

1x ocellaris clownfish

what do you think?]]> GENERAL NEWBIE INFORMATION Sat, 28 Mar 2009 20:13:40 GMT http://beyondthereef.forumotion.net/general-newbie-information-f11/stocklist-30gallon-t188.htm#881 http://beyondthereef.forumotion.net/general-newbie-information-f11/stocklist-30gallon-t188.htm http://beyondthereef.forumotion.net/general-newbie-information-f11/beginner-tank-size-t178.htm Venari My roommates and I are thinking we want to set up our first marine tank. We've got several freshwater tanks around the house, and feel ready (as much as a beginner can, at any rate) to start up our first saltwater. We plan to have, at the very least, a tank ready to start up by the end of summer. This will give us time to research what we want, what we need, and what we can afford to accomodate the types of life we want to have. However, we seem to differ on one point. We each ... GENERAL NEWBIE INFORMATION Sat, 21 Mar 2009 14:00:10 GMT http://beyondthereef.forumotion.net/general-newbie-information-f11/beginner-tank-size-t178.htm#838 http://beyondthereef.forumotion.net/general-newbie-information-f11/beginner-tank-size-t178.htm http://beyondthereef.forumotion.net/general-newbie-information-f11/this-set-up-seem-ok-t176.htm Jack I am going to be setting up an aquarium in the next few months, its a 30 gallon (36" long 13" tall 13" wide) with a 15 gallon fuge. My brother who adopted my old(first ) SW aquarium will be leaving for a while to work abroad so i agreed to take by my old tank before he does. its a 2 year old system, with 35-40 lbs of LR and 45lbs of livesand. all the ls from my old tank will be going into the fuge and i will get oolite sand for my main tank The tank it currently running 2 ... GENERAL NEWBIE INFORMATION Tue, 17 Mar 2009 14:44:32 GMT http://beyondthereef.forumotion.net/general-newbie-information-f11/this-set-up-seem-ok-t176.htm#808 http://beyondthereef.forumotion.net/general-newbie-information-f11/this-set-up-seem-ok-t176.htm http://beyondthereef.forumotion.net/general-newbie-information-f11/bring-down-nitrates-t175.htm Colossus
Thanks!]]> GENERAL NEWBIE INFORMATION Tue, 17 Mar 2009 00:56:44 GMT http://beyondthereef.forumotion.net/general-newbie-information-f11/bring-down-nitrates-t175.htm#802 http://beyondthereef.forumotion.net/general-newbie-information-f11/bring-down-nitrates-t175.htm http://beyondthereef.forumotion.net/general-newbie-information-f11/photo-period-t158.htm BurgerKing I was wondering if anyone had different photo periods like this person does, here's the link... http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2009-02/totm/index.php and the photo periods he uses Photo Period 9:00 a.m. - 9:00 p.m.: Two 160w VHO super actinics 10:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m.: Four 39w T5-HO actinics plus 11:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m.: Four 400w 20,000K XM bulbs I see that some do it but usually with crazy high tech setups. I only have a little light with 65W actinic, 65W daylight and ... GENERAL NEWBIE INFORMATION Tue, 24 Feb 2009 23:47:13 GMT http://beyondthereef.forumotion.net/general-newbie-information-f11/photo-period-t158.htm#657 http://beyondthereef.forumotion.net/general-newbie-information-f11/photo-period-t158.htm http://beyondthereef.forumotion.net/general-newbie-information-f11/how-to-differ-live-rock-from-base-rock-t131.htm Colossus Hello, so how can you see the difference between live rock and base rock with the eye...I am planing to buy some rocks from a guy and don't want to get ripped off...they are in saltwater in bins with water circulating GENERAL NEWBIE INFORMATION Thu, 29 Jan 2009 01:57:07 GMT http://beyondthereef.forumotion.net/general-newbie-information-f11/how-to-differ-live-rock-from-base-rock-t131.htm#511 http://beyondthereef.forumotion.net/general-newbie-information-f11/how-to-differ-live-rock-from-base-rock-t131.htm http://beyondthereef.forumotion.net/general-newbie-information-f11/question-on-ph-stability-for-one-of-my-friends-t112.htm Colossus
Thanks for your help!]]> GENERAL NEWBIE INFORMATION Thu, 15 Jan 2009 19:54:26 GMT http://beyondthereef.forumotion.net/general-newbie-information-f11/question-on-ph-stability-for-one-of-my-friends-t112.htm#383 http://beyondthereef.forumotion.net/general-newbie-information-f11/question-on-ph-stability-for-one-of-my-friends-t112.htm http://beyondthereef.forumotion.net/general-newbie-information-f11/reef-chemistry-calculator-t99.htm Cookieman888*Admin* For those that are attempting to raise calcium, alk, or magnesium in their tanks through additive I found this great little calculator for determining proper dosing levels for a bunch of calcium, Alk, and magnesium raising products. http://reef.diesyst.com/flashcalc/flashcalc.html An important thing to remember is that calcium, alkalinity, and magnesium levels are all interdependant. For example calcium can only be raised so high if you are defficient in magnesium, calcium precipitates ... GENERAL NEWBIE INFORMATION Tue, 13 Jan 2009 00:21:48 GMT http://beyondthereef.forumotion.net/general-newbie-information-f11/reef-chemistry-calculator-t99.htm#340 http://beyondthereef.forumotion.net/general-newbie-information-f11/reef-chemistry-calculator-t99.htm http://beyondthereef.forumotion.net/general-newbie-information-f11/acclimation-t76.htm BurgerKing
Whenever I acclimate a fish, I always turn the lights off for 1-3 days. How long should I leave the lights off in a SW tank if I had Corals and inverts? Just wondering if leaving a light off for a couple of days will affect the health of the coral.]]> GENERAL NEWBIE INFORMATION Wed, 17 Dec 2008 21:18:40 GMT http://beyondthereef.forumotion.net/general-newbie-information-f11/acclimation-t76.htm#205 http://beyondthereef.forumotion.net/general-newbie-information-f11/acclimation-t76.htm