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09-08-2012, 07:58 AM
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I've heard mixed things on lava rock, the general consensus seems to be not to use it.
http://www.thereeftank.com/forums/f6...tank-1754.html another thing that helps is listing exactly what is in your tank example powerheads, filters. who makes them? what size? example a maxijet 900 or 1200 or a tunze 9002 protein skimmer? Information helps everyone help each other.
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09-08-2012, 07:54 PM
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09-08-2012, 08:11 PM
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The quality of your rock looks questionable, some being lava and the rest I can only assume being made up of lead being that you have 50lbs in a 41 gallons and it looks empty
 You might want to consider new rock all together, unless your rock was freshly shipped/uncured then you shouldn't get major algae problems right off the start. I'm guessing it's just a bunch of random rock from another hobbyist, so not only is the wrong stuff but probably polluted as well. Not a great way to start your first tank!
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09-09-2012, 09:14 PM
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There are many little things growing all over the rock. I am by no means an expert but it looks pretty healthy to me. All of my levels are still testing great.
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09-09-2012, 10:44 PM
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As I mentioned elsewhere, ditch the internal filter and the lava rock. You have no idea what's in it, and you don't want to spend thousands on corals and have to ask one day why they keep dying. Lava rock is an unknown and should not be in a tank. Save yourself a lot of potential grief right up front and go buy 15 pounds of fresh live rock at the LFS. Make sure it's new rock, not something they bought off someone else shutting down. IMO the biggest mistake in this hobby is using somebody else's old rock.
Other than that, the list looks fine. Brown stuff is diatoms, perfectly normal and will go away on it's own.
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09-09-2012, 11:12 PM
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 Ooooookay I like the look of it, but I guess if it has to go, it has to go. This is going to take me longer to set up than I thought, I was pretty happy with the deal that I got on the Live rock, because I wanted to avoid spending hundreds of dollars on it. One little thing at a time I guess. I am going to buy a used protein skimmer and get rid of the internal filter, I am also thinking of adding another powerhead to replace the small one. I did clean off most of the diatoms from the glass yesterday, I couldnt see much in the tank, so hopefully that is okay that I did that!
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09-09-2012, 11:19 PM
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I know it sucks spending money on stuff, especially rocks, but rock really is the main life support of your system. If you have to, you can try used, but I wouldn't.
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09-09-2012, 11:22 PM
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Don't believe everything you read on the Internet. Some people have a vested interest in keeping sponsors happy. There's nothing wrong with buying used rock or even dry rock.
Most stores take in people's rock when they shut down. And that's what they end up selling you at 4 times the price. Just use common sense look at what kind of tank its come out of
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09-09-2012, 11:33 PM
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*UPDATE*
It is a Fluval Osaka 41G 30lbs argonite 15-20lbs live rock (About 30lbs of lava which I will be removing) 2 powerheads: Active Aqua pump 250GPH Laguna pt 8100 80GPH A Current USA SunPod 250W MH Fixture Aquaclear 10 submersible heater 50W 5 scarlet hermit crabs 8 blue legged hermit crabs 2 pink turbo snails Brittle sea star 2 paradise snails
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