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03-29-2007, 09:46 AM
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Keeper of the Reef
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Northern Indiana
Posts: 2,825
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New to the hobby, In Elkhart
Hi all I am just getting my 75g reef going. about a month now. I am looking to meet people in the area and get involved in a club.
-chris
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03-29-2007, 11:55 AM
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Bare Bottom Reefer
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Merrillville, IN
Posts: 659
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You came to the right place with many members in your area and out of area. You just missed our March meeting which was this weekend in Elkhart. Welcome and do not hesitate to ask anything.
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03-29-2007, 10:01 PM
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Student of the Reef
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Granger, IN
Posts: 641
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Welcome to the club. There are a lot of great people in the area. Always willing to offer advice or help out if they can. Feel free to ask questions, it is a friendly and helpful board.
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Aaron
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03-29-2007, 11:07 PM
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Shark bait
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Elkhart, IN
Posts: 1,074
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Yep, welcome to the forum.. feel free to ask away as there are some pretty knowledgeable people here locally and we have the resources of TRT community as well..
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03-29-2007, 11:09 PM
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Shark bait
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Elkhart, IN
Posts: 1,074
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so you have a 75g reef for a month.. where are you at with it? added Live rock? cycled through? added anything? what kind of lights and equipment? sorry for the interogation, but it's good to hear about other's setups.
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03-30-2007, 12:15 AM
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Keeper of the Reef
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Northern Indiana
Posts: 2,825
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75g glass
pro clear 125 wet dry
proclear mp150 skimmer
2 96w PC (retro) 1 more later
130lbs fiji live + a few tonga branch
Lots of Mushrooms (just found a tiny lavender)
Buttons
toadstool
All the corals came free on the live rock. I got 75lbs from MWC and another 55 from a guy in mishawaka. Corals from the guy in mishawaka.
2 damsels (bad idea)
yellow mimic tang
percula
just a coating of sand. With all the live rock my tank cycled in less than 2 weeks
Just got an awesome deal ona RO/DI shoudl be here mid next week gonna set it up to auto top off anyone wanna help 
Thanks about it here is a link to some pics
http://thereeftank.com/forums/showthread.php?t=97817 |
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03-30-2007, 07:49 AM
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Ski Bum
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Indiana
Posts: 993
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Welcome! With all that live rock, personally I'd ditch the wet/dry. I'm not familiar with your skimmer--how much water can it process?
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03-30-2007, 08:34 AM
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Keeper of the Reef
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Northern Indiana
Posts: 2,825
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The Skimmer is rated for 150g I'm going to keep it because I plan to stock the hell out of the tank with coral
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03-30-2007, 09:37 AM
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Bare Bottom Reefer
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Merrillville, IN
Posts: 659
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What kind of skimmer is it? Some say 150g but actually does not do the job.
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03-30-2007, 08:10 PM
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Shark bait
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Elkhart, IN
Posts: 1,074
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Chris,
Nice looking tank... woah that's a lotta rock! Cool!! Looking forward to seeing it mature.
-Joe
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03-30-2007, 09:24 PM
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Keeper of the Reef
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Northern Indiana
Posts: 2,825
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The Skimmer is a pro clear aquatic motorized 150
Too much live rock?????
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03-30-2007, 09:35 PM
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Shark bait
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Elkhart, IN
Posts: 1,074
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I don't think you can have too much LR actually.. just wasn't expecting to see that much in a new setup...
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03-30-2007, 10:01 PM
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Bare Bottom Reefer
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Merrillville, IN
Posts: 659
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Everyone has a different preference on LR. Some people like a lot some don't. I like a lot of LR. I know I'll probably have to buy more when the 90 gets up and running.
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03-30-2007, 10:03 PM
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Plankton
Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: Granger, IN
Posts: 42
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my 75 looked a lot like that when it was set up....
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03-30-2007, 10:55 PM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Granger, IN
Posts: 352
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I've never been a fan of the Pro clear skimmers. If I would choose, Euro reef's all the way!
Dunno what you consider an awesome deal on the RO/DI, but I've been quite happy over the years with my AquaSafe (EBAY) RO/DI. For $60 + 25 shipping, for a 6 stage RO/DI unit, it's hard to compete.
But...that's just me.
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