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07/21/2019, 05:45 PM | #1 |
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getting back into the hobby
Hi guys,
moved out of Korea and finally getting back into the hobby. need advice on the following items if people can chime in: lights: Aquatic Life LED Aquarium Light Fixture (inch wifi) Tank is 48 inches (75 gallon) wide so would I be better off with two of these or two 36s? Or even two 24s? powerheads Sicce Voyager 2 Power Stream Pump, 800gph Seems decent, not overkill Have not decided on a skimmer yet, any suggestions that work decent and wont kill me financially? Thanks! SuperX
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07/21/2019, 06:40 PM | #2 |
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Skimmer any used one will probably do the trick. They really are fairly simple devices. Get on your local forum and see what you can get for 100$ probably something great.
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07/23/2019, 11:42 AM | #3 |
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Welcome back!
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07/23/2019, 01:37 PM | #4 |
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Thanks...no local fish forum in Hawaii that I have found yet.
There are only two skimmers on craigslist here, one is way too big and won't fit into my sump, the other is a Corallife (?) model that I am not fond of or familiar with. Tank is 75 Gal, single overflow, with small sump down below. I might make a small refugium since I do have plenty of space down there.
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07/25/2019, 02:00 PM | #5 |
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Your living on an Island in the middle of a HUGE marine aquarium, forget the tank accessorys pick up scuba gear & get going to the reef! LOL........
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08/01/2019, 09:21 PM | #6 |
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Welcome back! Post some pics of your tank when you can.
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08/02/2019, 03:19 PM | #9 |
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will post some tonight. Skimmer and sump pump coming in, plan to fill tank tomorrow and get it cycling.
considering a HOB refugium for ease of use: https://www.amazon.com/CPR-AquaFuge2...1JVB3FE7G4GQMY Thoughts?
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08/03/2019, 08:23 PM | #10 |
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refuge needs to be sizeable to add any value, in my opinion HOB are usually quite small
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08/04/2019, 12:56 PM | #11 |
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yea, it did seem kinda small. Probably hard to get caulerpa here anyway
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08/04/2019, 04:43 PM | #12 |
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Uncle, thanks for the advice.
I have a series of images up at imgur: https://imgur.com/a/2QMXqzH Not exactly a work in progress. I usually get stuff done then forget to take a pic!
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08/04/2019, 05:43 PM | #14 |
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