New 50 gallon setup!!

[tminard20]

i went from a 20 gal to a 29 gal to a 50 gallon in 2 months...now i'm going to set the smalller ones up as reef tanks...ive got 1 snowflake, a dogface puffer, a lawnmower blenny, general star, and a tube worm anemone...its a little tight in there right now but i'm setting the others up soon..i'm running a sea clone 100 and a 30 gallon hang on filter... with 2 18 inch flourescents... pics arent that good..the tank is sweeeet...nice ass burlwood ( fake i'm sure)..tank and stand 220 at pet smart.. new to the boards....helllo all

someone please answert my question in equipment about why u need protein skimmer and filtration for reef tanks..i know nothing about reefs so no bashing...

[dobejazz]

Welcome to TRT !
No bashing here please feel free to ask questions.

For a reef all you really need is live rock and a skimmer

skimmers are needed to remove organics from the water before they become algae food

[tminard20]

yes i know they remove waste, but how much waste could corals really put out? do they put out that much? could you go without a skimmer?

[dobejazz]

Originally Posted by tminard20

yes i know they remove waste, but how much waste could corals really put out? do they put out that much? could you go without a skimmer?

You don't have to have a skimmer but you would need more frequent waterchanges -

[tminard20]

just curious ,,,, why does everyone mind doing water changes? i love knowing that i'm giving my fish fresh water....i really enjoy doing it..and it doesnt take any time at all...i guess it would get spendy after a while cause i only buy purified water for them..how often do you think with a pretty well stocked 29 gallon? 2 times a week?

[dobejazz]

Originally Posted by tminard20

just curious ,,,, why does everyone mind doing water changes? i love knowing that i'm giving my fish fresh water....i really enjoy doing it..and it doesnt take any time at all...i guess it would get spendy after a while cause i only buy purified water for them..how often do you think with a pretty well stocked 29 gallon? 2 times a week?

10 percent once a week should be good make sure you siphon all the detrius out and you should be fine.

[luvmylo]

dude your coral will thrive much better with a skimmer. I enjoy maintaining my tank also but I love seeing my coral happy all the time. not just 2 or 3 days after a change

[luvmylo]

I don't even run a filter. just live rock, power heads and a skimmer

[tminard20]

k well do any of you know of a super quiet, and i mean no noise...protein skimmer for a 29 gallon? inexpensive and quiet as hell

[Loverotties]

Welcome to TRT! Even changing alot of water which I do,I still get a lot of waste out of my skimmer and I don't have alot of stuff in my tank.But I have a better skimmer then the sea clone.You will always get some stuff out with a great skimmer.