CBarnett Posted February 17, 2009 Share Posted February 17, 2009 Just getting started in the whole reef world. Found the site and have been lurking ever since. finally got a tank and am looking forward to the adventure ahead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blindside Posted February 17, 2009 Share Posted February 17, 2009 Welcome!What type of system are you running? Equipment? How long has the tank been up? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+dapettit Posted February 17, 2009 Share Posted February 17, 2009 Welcome! Got Pics we love pics. . . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CBarnett Posted February 17, 2009 Author Share Posted February 17, 2009 well I literally JUST got the tank today in dallas. It is a 55 gallon acrylic with a center overflow setup. The guy I bought if from gave me a red sea prism skimmer (but from what I have read they are not the best choice) and a jebo Power compact light Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Capt. Obvious Posted February 17, 2009 Share Posted February 17, 2009 don't skimp on the skimmer!!! Welcome feel free to ask anything...well ALMOST anything Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ysanford Posted February 17, 2009 Share Posted February 17, 2009 Get rid of the "dead" sea skimmer. We have one and we are try desperately to get rid of it! As for the 55, it is a good choice to have as your starter tank. If you need help, we have the same size tank that we have just started to set up, so we may have already experienced something that you will most likely go through. Plan ahead and research your equipment well. There are a lot of different choices and ways to set these things up. Best advice - BE PATIENT! Welcome to the club and feel free to ask questions! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GKarshens Posted February 17, 2009 Share Posted February 17, 2009 Welcome! As the others mentioned the skimmer is pretty useless. However, I would be more concerned about the light. Those have a reputation of, well, catching on fire. I would stay away from power compacts in general but especially Jebo. Welcome to the addiction! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+ACampbell Posted February 17, 2009 Share Posted February 17, 2009 Welcome CBarnett. Glad to have you with us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmanning Posted February 17, 2009 Share Posted February 17, 2009 Welcome to the club! What are tank's dimensions? IMO, if you decide on lighting go w/some T'5, less heat, the high output of lighting its amazing. The combination of bulbs is something you would like to see in person. Some folks here have there setups running T'5s. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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