mr.reeferman
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hey everyone i am pretty new to the reef keeping hobby although i have kept many freshwater im 22 and trying to connect with some other reefers for advice i really love my animal and want them to be happy
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mr.reeferman
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i set up a 29 g fowlr its about 4 months old with a hob moded with uv sterilizer on the intake abt 30 pounds dry rock from puerto rico some fiji and some australian live rock i have two clowns a pygmy angel a blue velvet damsel one firefish goby a peppermint shrimp and some kinda crab found him in the rock cant believe he survived a week in a box on a plane i got about 25 pounds of sand sloped down toward the side of the tank with the hob to help with flow to the filter
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mr.reeferman
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plan on building diy 2 litre sump in additon to the hob
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mr.reeferman
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its still a work in progress i wish i could afford power heads but i am using some old wisper filter motors as power heads till i come back from china in two months
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mr.reeferman
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ah i also have some guppies in the tank they seem to love it
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mr.reeferman
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any suggestions on how to better this tank without spending much just bought a house cant afford more equip
twf0369
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Welcome Reeferman! Keep an eye on the "Dry Goods for sale" forum on R2R for any future upgrades to your tank. It can save you a lot of $$. You may want to pick up a skimmer. Once you see what it'll pull out of your tank, you'll be glad you did.
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mr.reeferman
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i had one built but i lost the air stone that goes in and have not bought another i love protien skimmers and want to purchase a good one eventually i wish i could find one real cheap but that wont happen. i am going to china for two months and really wish i had one on while i was gone so it would be easier for my fish sitter . but what is the difference in a surface skimmer and a regular skimmer ? and the pros and cons of each
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mr.reeferman
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ok got moved almost lost everything but it was a success id lost 1 frag of zoas and thats it and my tank looks alot better some of the big stones got broke durring the move so it added some rubble to the look ill upload images soon
sprinklerdudes
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Welcome to R2R
kevinsmixed90
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welcome, there are some inexpensive skimmers at petsmart or petco. even amazon. good luck.
I am not sure what you mean by surface or regular skimmer.You will want a skimmer designed for saltwater.As opposed to a "surface" skimmer designed for ponds or freshwater.
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