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05-24-2009, 04:47 AM
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Welcome aboard.
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72 Gallon Bowfront Reef.. Hardware:2x250w Luminex Elite HQI Reflectors (Phoenix Hexarc Bulbs), Galaxy 2x250w Electronic ballast, Euroreef 130 Skimmer, Sedra KSP 7000 Retern... Live Stock: Pair of Hawaiian Flame Wrasse, Leopard Wrasse, Pink Streaked Wrasse, Pair True Percula Clowns, Potters Angel, African Flameback Angel, Orange Fin Tomini Tang, Yellow Assessor, Tailspot Blenny, Purple Firefish.. 45 G FW Asain Barb Community tank.
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05-24-2009, 05:34 AM
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Nice to meet you, This thread and the nice folks at red coral have helped walk me through my first reef tank.
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05-24-2009, 07:06 AM
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 I've heard good things about J & L's rock, but again, don't have any experience. I would also hate to pay top price for rock and get rock that is live but lacking in critters, which I think is part of what makes a reef tank interesting... the hitchhikers that come in on the rock. You can request fresh rock which will give the most variety of life. This is the route I'm taking, though I'll be having my rock shipped from Bayside Corals in Saskatoon on the bus. Since the bus ride from there to here is only like 8 hours (including all the stops), this is much more economical than having 30 lbs of rock shipped by air from BC. Being that you need at least a box of rock, your price will be much better per pound than I would be able to get, and you're in a major centre (Calgary) so you're already one up on me (no transfers from an Air Canada or Westjet shipment for you).
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05-24-2009, 12:07 PM
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Find a buddy off here that knows what they're doing and you should be able to find some nice rock that's been previously used. But as Snappy said, if you don't know what you're looking for it can be a real big headache. Personally, I have had less algae issues buying used rock than brand new rock. I have learned to cook all new rock (see link in sig if you're interested), and that tends to really help. Nothing sucks more than $1000 of live rock that's leeching phosphates and nitrates into your tank and polluting it causing algaes. That sucks.
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05-24-2009, 03:04 PM
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welcome to canreef,
like a lot of what everyone else said you just got to keep a good eye open for deals and definitely go and visit the all the local shops(Red Coral,Golds,Ocean City,...), there will be tons of people here to help out
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05-24-2009, 06:29 PM
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I do agree with Myka that if not done properly, fresh rock has potential to be a hassle. The ideal would be to cook it, but if you're interested in retaining the 'critters' and macros and stuff, there's an excellent thread on NR about soft cycling properly... I'll have to find the page.
Found the thread, this is sort of the guide that I'm using... http://www.nano-reef.com/forums/inde...owtopic=180442
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05-24-2009, 10:08 PM
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welcome. Im pretty new here too, but found some good ppl and very informative info.
keep an eye out and youll find some good deals too!
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