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Old 08-06-2014, 12:01 PM
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Default The jump from fw to sw


Start off by introducing myself, Im nathan, 24yrs old living in grande prairie. Just decided to start my first sw tank while i was in edmonton at big als on the weekend. So ill be converting my discus grow up tank (25 gallon tall) so far i have everything i need except my hob skimmer which will be a reef octopus classic 100. And live rock which im ordering this week sometime. For a light ill be starting off with a 24" aquasun led ho unit. Only gunna be haveing softys amd beginner type coral that my light is capable of until upgrade. And some kinda smaller fish, my wife wants a nemo haha Any advice on stocking would be greatly appreciated! Thanks will update with lots of pics as i get things set up and what not
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Old 08-06-2014, 12:53 PM
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Not positive on this but I don't think that light will do even for soft coral
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Old 08-06-2014, 01:11 PM
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It will lol i talked to someone that uses it, said something about no zoas or anything tho
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Old 08-06-2014, 01:20 PM
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You should try a cheap t5 light instead. It sucks when coral don't do well and you get discouraged. Or just go slow and see what happens I guess
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Old 08-06-2014, 01:35 PM
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Ill be useing this light for a few months and then upgrade to something better, dont wanna spend money i dont have to to find out sw isnt for me. And would rather not just tosd away the money i just spent on this light and switch to another lol
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Old 08-06-2014, 01:54 PM
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Dont wanna spend money i dont have to to find out sw isnt for me.
Good philosophy, but if you get hooked be prepared for the empty wallet addiction this hobby can cause!
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Old 08-06-2014, 01:58 PM
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I keep.looking at my 240 gallon fw tank thinking how sweet it would be to turn that to sw haha its makeing me wanna get a bigger tank for my arowana sooner
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If you're going to use that hydrometer, check it against a refractometer regularly to make sure it's reasonably accurate. They're often not, and they change over time.
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Old 08-06-2014, 02:08 PM
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If you're going to use that hydrometer, check it against a refractometer regularly to make sure it's reasonably accurate. They're often not, and they change over time.
I wont be useing that, i actually just added a refrac to my cart on j and l this.morning lol itll be comeing with my skimmer
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Old 08-06-2014, 02:24 PM
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Will be gettin the "vertex salinity refractometer"
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