planned set-up...

[Sushiman]

Thanks for the warm welcome! Well I found a 50 gallon set-up for sale second hand in Burnaby two weeks ago and for $150.00 I couldn't resist (heck, my wife even said go for it!) here's what I got:
-50 gallon glass w/home made welded stand
-old Amir. W/D & overflow
-55w(x2)10000K PC dual strip
-approx 20# Fiji LR (med. quality)
-4"DSB mixed grade
-150W Ebo-jager
-Mag 7 return
-old Amir. HOT C/C skimmer(to be replaced)
-a couple of old powerheads(to be replaced)
I've cleaned it up & got it running, I upgraded his lighting to the PC's listed. painted the back of the aquarium black & touched up the stand, zipped pegboard to the stand & attached the powerstrips etc.
I've added a Red Mangrove to the sump on RDP by a 130W growlight pendant. Anyone out there using Mangroves?
The plan is to SLOWLY transform the tank from a fish only to a mixed reef. Soft, shrooms, inverts. then move to LPS & finally clams.(hope to have a PFO 400W 6500K pendant by then).
Next purchase is an bigger skimmer (undecided, input please!), 20-30# Tonga LR, another PC dual strip & some maxijets to get some decent circulation going. [img]images/smiles/icon_rolleyes.gif[/img]
Tips, feedback, suggestions PLEASE!

[ 31 October 2001: Message edited by: Sushiman ]