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65 Gal. reef build
by LiveRock on Fri May 15, 2009 1:51 am
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Just picked up my never used 65 gal. tank with a brand new stand for 50 bucks! about to start up the tank. but i need a lot of Live rock.... here's hoping to an awesome reef build in the near future!
Just picked up my never used 65 gal. tank with a brand new stand for 50 bucks! about to start up the tank. but i need a lot of Live rock.... here's hoping to an awesome reef build in the near future!
LiveRock- Number of posts: 58
Location: Edmonton Alberta
Tank Size- Gallons : 65us gallon tank, yellow tang, regal blue tang, 2 darwin clowns, dwarf lionfish, foxface rabbitfish, neon goby, baby bamboo shark, arrow, decerator, horseshoe, hermit crabs (total of 15 crabs), hammer, tongue and glove polyp corals. 125g coralife skimmer, 4 65watt t5 bulbs (4ft) eheim canister filter
Registration date: 2009-05-14 
Re: 65 Gal. reef build
by Shannon *Admin* on Fri May 15, 2009 8:02 am
Congrats!!..Please post up some pics as you build your tank..we love to watch a great tank in progress...
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Age: 33
Location: Waterloo,Ontario, Canada
Tank Size- Gallons : 38g Display, 12g Nanocube
Registration date: 2008-11-25 -
Re: 65 Gal. reef build
by 2Frosty4u on Fri May 15, 2009 9:10 am
Congrats on getting your 65g!!! looking forward to seeing some pics too.
2Frosty4u- Number of posts: 119
Location: Hamilton, Ont.
Tank Size- Gallons : 120g Reef, 35g fuge, 35g sump, 2X250W MH, 2X110W VHO actinic, Euroreef CS8-4 Skimmer, Blueline 100HD return pump, OM squirt 4 way closed loop.
75g Fowlr tied into reef system.
Registration date: 2009-04-30 -
LiveRock- Number of posts: 58
Location: Edmonton Alberta
Tank Size- Gallons : 65us gallon tank, yellow tang, regal blue tang, 2 darwin clowns, dwarf lionfish, foxface rabbitfish, neon goby, baby bamboo shark, arrow, decerator, horseshoe, hermit crabs (total of 15 crabs), hammer, tongue and glove polyp corals. 125g coralife skimmer, 4 65watt t5 bulbs (4ft) eheim canister filter
Registration date: 2009-05-14 -
Re: 65 Gal. reef build
by 2Frosty4u on Sun May 17, 2009 7:43 pm
Thats quite the sand storm you've got going on there. Is it starting to settle out now? Nice pics. thanks for sharing.
2Frosty4u- Number of posts: 119
Location: Hamilton, Ont.
Tank Size- Gallons : 120g Reef, 35g fuge, 35g sump, 2X250W MH, 2X110W VHO actinic, Euroreef CS8-4 Skimmer, Blueline 100HD return pump, OM squirt 4 way closed loop.
75g Fowlr tied into reef system.
Registration date: 2009-04-30 -
Re: 65 Gal. reef build
by LiveRock on Tue May 19, 2009 8:48 pm
Sand is beginning to settle! and now i have added live rock (80 pounds) and i have my power heads turned on seems to be a little murky, but i cleaned out my canister filter and it has already improved in the last few hours i'll upload pics in about 1 or two more days 
LiveRock- Number of posts: 58
Location: Edmonton Alberta
Tank Size- Gallons : 65us gallon tank, yellow tang, regal blue tang, 2 darwin clowns, dwarf lionfish, foxface rabbitfish, neon goby, baby bamboo shark, arrow, decerator, horseshoe, hermit crabs (total of 15 crabs), hammer, tongue and glove polyp corals. 125g coralife skimmer, 4 65watt t5 bulbs (4ft) eheim canister filter
Registration date: 2009-05-14 -
LiveRock- Number of posts: 58
Location: Edmonton Alberta
Tank Size- Gallons : 65us gallon tank, yellow tang, regal blue tang, 2 darwin clowns, dwarf lionfish, foxface rabbitfish, neon goby, baby bamboo shark, arrow, decerator, horseshoe, hermit crabs (total of 15 crabs), hammer, tongue and glove polyp corals. 125g coralife skimmer, 4 65watt t5 bulbs (4ft) eheim canister filter
Registration date: 2009-05-14 -
Re: 65 Gal. reef build
by LiveRock on Sun May 24, 2009 10:43 pm
well all my levels are good in my tank so i went and got some crabs! and 2 snails!
i got 2 emerald crabs, a horshoe crab, 2 pom pom's and a arrow crab i'll get some pics up ASAP!
i got 2 emerald crabs, a horshoe crab, 2 pom pom's and a arrow crab i'll get some pics up ASAP!
LiveRock- Number of posts: 58
Location: Edmonton Alberta
Tank Size- Gallons : 65us gallon tank, yellow tang, regal blue tang, 2 darwin clowns, dwarf lionfish, foxface rabbitfish, neon goby, baby bamboo shark, arrow, decerator, horseshoe, hermit crabs (total of 15 crabs), hammer, tongue and glove polyp corals. 125g coralife skimmer, 4 65watt t5 bulbs (4ft) eheim canister filter
Registration date: 2009-05-14 -
Re: 65 Gal. reef build
by Cookieman888*Admin* on Mon May 25, 2009 11:44 am
LiveRock wrote:well all my levels are good in my tank so i went and got some crabs! and 2 snails!
i got 2 emerald crabs, a horshoe crab, 2 pom pom's and a arrow crab i'll get some pics up ASAP!
I hate to put a damper on your enthusiasm but I'm not sure yor cycle is totally completed at this point (< 1 week). At this point you may still be very early into the die off or nitrite stage. Keep a very close eye on ammonia and nitrates for the next 2 - 3 weeks. I strongly urge you to hold back on further additions at this time. Not trying to preach, only attempting to help you avoid potential disappointment and $ loss.
Matt
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Location: Kitchener
Tank Size- Gallons : 90 gal mixed reef & BC29
Registration date: 2008-12-06 -
Re: 65 Gal. reef build
by LiveRock on Mon May 25, 2009 6:32 pm
this tank was up running for 2 weeks btw ive just been slow when doing the first posts about it my ammonia and nitrates and nitrites are at zero. and all the crabs seem to be doing great!
LiveRock- Number of posts: 58
Location: Edmonton Alberta
Tank Size- Gallons : 65us gallon tank, yellow tang, regal blue tang, 2 darwin clowns, dwarf lionfish, foxface rabbitfish, neon goby, baby bamboo shark, arrow, decerator, horseshoe, hermit crabs (total of 15 crabs), hammer, tongue and glove polyp corals. 125g coralife skimmer, 4 65watt t5 bulbs (4ft) eheim canister filter
Registration date: 2009-05-14 -
Re: 65 Gal. reef build
by Cookieman888*Admin* on Mon May 25, 2009 6:46 pm
Good to hear! Just thought I should offer the caution based on your post dates.
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The only thing 2 reefers will agree on is
that the third guy is doing it wrong!
Matt
Cookieman888*Admin*- Moderator
- Number of posts: 192
Location: Kitchener
Tank Size- Gallons : 90 gal mixed reef & BC29
Registration date: 2008-12-06 -
Re: 65 Gal. reef build
by PHYTO4LIFE on Tue May 26, 2009 7:45 am
so far so good what will you use for coraline growth?
I personaly find a kalk drip to be very useful for controling hair algae imo and getting coraline to grow unless you plan on a kalk/ca reactor
I personaly find a kalk drip to be very useful for controling hair algae imo and getting coraline to grow unless you plan on a kalk/ca reactor
PHYTO4LIFE- Number of posts: 82
Tank Size- Gallons : 90G DT,30G sump
8-T5/4-20 000k/2-12 000K/2-blue&purple
2-lift sump's in-sump
2-power head's
3 dsb
70lbs LR
Registration date: 2009-05-19 -
Re: 65 Gal. reef build
by LiveRock on Tue May 26, 2009 2:27 pm
well my coraline algae is growing alot on its own in my tank actually
oh and i added my crabs like i wanted to. and they are doing great, there really active
all my levels are at 0 (ammonia nitrate nitrate) and PH is 8.3 and salinity at 1.0245. im not sure which one of thoes makes you think the tank is not done its cycle but everything is doing awesome
oh and i added my crabs like i wanted to. and they are doing great, there really active
all my levels are at 0 (ammonia nitrate nitrate) and PH is 8.3 and salinity at 1.0245. im not sure which one of thoes makes you think the tank is not done its cycle but everything is doing awesome
LiveRock- Number of posts: 58
Location: Edmonton Alberta
Tank Size- Gallons : 65us gallon tank, yellow tang, regal blue tang, 2 darwin clowns, dwarf lionfish, foxface rabbitfish, neon goby, baby bamboo shark, arrow, decerator, horseshoe, hermit crabs (total of 15 crabs), hammer, tongue and glove polyp corals. 125g coralife skimmer, 4 65watt t5 bulbs (4ft) eheim canister filter
Registration date: 2009-05-14 -
Re: 65 Gal. reef build
by PHYTO4LIFE on Wed May 27, 2009 7:15 am
That's all I use to use was regular water changes for coraline worked fine it's all you need unless you want a bit more but not necessary can be a eye sore any way's lol
PHYTO4LIFE- Number of posts: 82
Tank Size- Gallons : 90G DT,30G sump
8-T5/4-20 000k/2-12 000K/2-blue&purple
2-lift sump's in-sump
2-power head's
3 dsb
70lbs LR
Registration date: 2009-05-19 -
Re: 65 Gal. reef build
by 2Frosty4u on Wed May 27, 2009 8:14 am
Glad to hear that all is going well. I assume that the DT is nice and clear now and all the sand has settled.
I've never added anything for coraline growth in my system either. I get tons of coraline growing all by itself. like you say Phytolife, Looks great on the rocks but I could do without it on my acrylic overflow. the glass is easy to clean but the acrylic is a PITA. After a year I gave up trying to get it off the overflow and only deal with the glass.
I've never added anything for coraline growth in my system either. I get tons of coraline growing all by itself. like you say Phytolife, Looks great on the rocks but I could do without it on my acrylic overflow. the glass is easy to clean but the acrylic is a PITA. After a year I gave up trying to get it off the overflow and only deal with the glass.
2Frosty4u- Number of posts: 119
Location: Hamilton, Ont.
Tank Size- Gallons : 120g Reef, 35g fuge, 35g sump, 2X250W MH, 2X110W VHO actinic, Euroreef CS8-4 Skimmer, Blueline 100HD return pump, OM squirt 4 way closed loop.
75g Fowlr tied into reef system.
Registration date: 2009-04-30 -
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