tclipse July 28, 2010 Share July 28, 2010 Hey everybody, I was referred by a woman in Centreville last summer when I picked up a 10 gallon from her (if you're reading this, PM me!), and am just now getting into the reef hobby. I've been doing freshwater (planted, cichlids, dwarf shrimp, crays, predatory, pretty much everything) and brackish (mudskippers/fiddlers) for years, as well as currently keeping a few species of poison dart frogs, day geckos, and chameleons. I've dealt with some pretty touchy species, so I thought I'd give SW a try finally. Here's what I have going right now- Tank: 20G Filtration: (Fluval 205, sponges and biomax) Lighting: Coralife 2X65, one bulb 420/460 actinic, one 10,000K Powerhead: Hydor Koralia 2 20lbs. live sand Looking for- live rock, and a good protein skimmer for a tank this small. any suggestions/advice on either the current equipment or what I can do for a skimmer would be appreciated. I also have an AC70 that I can add, if that would be a good idea. Thanks. -Teddy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jason the filter freak July 28, 2010 Share July 28, 2010 convert the AC 70 to a fuge and run that bad boy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tclipse July 28, 2010 Author Share July 28, 2010 convert the AC 70 to a fuge and run that bad boy I've heard about some issues w/ canisters creating nitrate and whatnot, how do you deal with that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jward51 July 28, 2010 Share July 28, 2010 bra, nice setup bra.. any red leg herms in your tank yet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jason the filter freak July 28, 2010 Share July 28, 2010 I've heard about some issues w/ canisters creating nitrate and whatnot, how do you deal with that? Well the most obvious is to ditch the canister, but I ran a very successful tank for around 1.5 years with a RENA XP4 as a primary part of filtration. I did happen to run a CPR hang on back fuge as well though which is why I suggested turning the AC 70 into a refugium and running it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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