capty99

day 1 of waiting : can i add fish yet?

and you meant 1.022, 1.024 and 1.028 right? or am i 2 tenths of a point off haha

not real worried about the hydrometer since i've worked with them before in the beer making process (kind of funny how my tubes / buckets / tools are just getting turned into this hobby -- but will never be turned back - gross) but I may take you up on that offer to compare my readings against your refracto just to see. if anything goes crazy that will be my first guess then.

got my rock from prof today -- thanks prof. put some sand in. whats the correct salt reading i need. hydrometer box says something different than salt bag. its at 1.0225

actually i'll take it, dog is supposed to get its yearly check up next week - could be perfect.

i don't think you should have joined this site. sounds like your already in the throws of the addiction.... they won't help you here, they will just make it worse.

about the rock, everyone keeps telling me to talk to prof (in epic reef) for the rock -- i'm picking some up from him saturday @ the meeting

first real purchase for this tank. huzzah -- thanks again i think i'm good to go, hopefully can get this stuff in next week, put the light together, the rock will be in there after the meeting sat and we can start a cycle.

this guy work? http://cgi.ebay.com/70-Watt-Metal-Halide-Ballast-M98-4-TAP-Pulse-Start-MH_W0QQitemZ370089671411QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item562b103af3&_trksid=p3286.m20.l1116#ht_1356wt_939

I plan on stopping in to pick up some rock and say hi to everyone, can't stay long but i'll be there if i can get outta work.

and any suggestions on a ballast would be appreciated. are they normally about 100 bucks for a 70 watter?

12.99 is about a third of anything home depot had. what does DE mean -- are you using a tubular mh or just a regular bulb? (home depot didn't have any tubulars but i see them online now) let me know what bulb you order from ushio as well if you don't mind.

ah that makes more sense than, its just a 500 w lamp, and hes using the guts, and then must be popping in that mh he already had. i'm dumb and went to home depot and bought a 500 w lamp, that i will promptly be returning due to the fact it was overpriced and doesn't have the right connectors for an MH light, and this is where the fact that my father never taught me anything about electricity or wiring comes into play -- he said that was the one thing you always leave to professionals.

k. yeah check the whole profile out if you want info on how he built it. really simple. (short version) bowl from bed bath & beyond. $8 light from home depot. $15 (i think they're about 24 at my home depot) putty + glue + copper pipe from hd . it looks especially good with that rimless cube tank. http://www.nano-reef.com/featured/?tank=22

final result : http://www.nano-reef.com/featured/images/mar2009/fullsetup.jpg better lit : http://www.nano-reef.com/featured/images/mar2009/standthumb.jpg

well i was thinking about doing something like this hes using a 500 watt floodlight embedded into the bowl -- and says it works for a 7.5 gallon nano for his reef growing. (total cost is like 35 bucks)

you guys are trying hard to convince me but i'm gonna be stubborn here, i've seen some picos that i really like so if my 10g fails, i will come back here and yell about it, and you can tell me i told you so. picking up my rock this weekend hopefully, to get everything started, gonna diy some lighting, how would i know how much light i need for a 10 gallon (i know there are a ton of variables on types of things going in the tank but i'm looking for a starting place)

hey, I'm a web and graphic designer, and I'm normally against doing anything for trade or free (its kind of a pandemic that web designers get asked to do stuff like that), but I was thinking of offering up my services in the want to trade forum for some aquarium help or parts. I can set up a wordpress blog on my server in ten minutes, getting it on yours , in probably an hour, after that honestly you can find a decent template and then install that, a tiny bit of graphic work and your done. This week is sorta crazy for me, late next week though I could probably do this.

alright, thx guys, i'll set it up later this week probably and let you know what my other questions are that are definitely going to come. i just sent dave a message hopefully get some rock in the tank soon enough.

Alrighty then, I'm a senior at UT who has had freshwater for a while but want to make the switch to salt. I've been looking around a while and have decided to do a nano reef in my current 10 gallon tank -- even though everyone says not to start with it because its harder -- for cost and future moving purposes that is what I gotta do. Basically I want to make sure I have everything laid out as far as what I need : - 10 gallon tank - I read on Nano-reef.com that you can use one of those store bought whisper hob 5-15 gallon filters to move water (w/o filter material) so I have one of those leftover, and then am picking up a Koralia nano from the classifieds forum. - I have a freshwater heater that I assume will work the same as far as things I need : - lighting (suggestions?) - 10 lbs of live sand - 10 - 15 lbs of live rock - test kits for everything - SW and I guess for a tank this size I will just buy my freshwater from HEB . (unless anyone tells me austin's water is perfect and doesn't need it. ) and then my goal is something i picked up from nano reef as well, he has this in a 7.5 1 Clownfish 1 Peppermint Shrimp Blue Legged Hermit Crabs Stomatella Snails Numerous Bristle Worms / stars Couple Anenomes / Corals Am I missing something? If I go to the store, and grab sand + sw + rock can I put them together and start the cycle? do I need to do sand + sw to the right level before i add the rock? and lastly , does lighting need to be set up with live rock only or will my rigged up lamp i use on my freshwater set up (regular everyday 60w bulb) work for that? thx guys that was a longer post than expected.

Just got back into the aquarium hobby, always been freshwater but right now gearing up and doing my research to get my first saltwater going. So far, mostly that entails looking at you guys' reefs and then talking myself down from those dreams.... One day.... So yep, just looking around, reading as much as I can but sure to have a ton of questions in the near future.