My First Reef, Juwel Rio 125

[upandown]

hi every1 i am upandown i am from an live in liverpool,
i have loads it time on my hands an not much money to do with. lol

so i bought a juwel rio 125 off ebay, it is nearly bran new an it woz the bargin price of £80[cab included]
it came bio flow 6.0 fiter [why its so big i dont no]an the multilux light setup, blubs r day-lite 18watt an warm-lite 18watt both 590mm
i dont think these will do for a reef.
i am capealbe of modifying cabnet to fit in a sump.
i wood like a reef with coral an fish but need help, firstly with the setup.

so thank you for reading my journal an all advice is welcome


i will put a pic of my empty bargin tomorrow

 

[lljdma06]

hi every1 i am upandown i am from an live in liverpool,
i have loads it time on my hands an not much money to do with. lol

so i bought a juwel rio 125 off ebay, it is nearly bran new an it woz the bargin price of £80[cab included]
it came bio flow 6.0 fiter [why its so big i dont no]an the multilux light setup, blubs r day-lite 18watt an warm-lite 18watt both 590mm
i dont think these will do for a reef.
i am capealbe of modifying cabnet to fit in a sump.
i wood like a reef with coral an fish but need help, firstly with the setup.

so thank you for reading my journal an all advice is welcome


i will put a pic of my empty bargin tomorrow

Do you have access to a library or can spare some change to purchase some books? Honestly, being in the process of setting up my first reef myself, I can't stress enough to do research and read a couple of books before you go heavily into investing in the equipment. I'm in the same stage, I have a system and I need to adapt it for SW use. Reading the books have been extremely helpful. It really helps with how I approach questions.

Right now, I'm reading Jeffrey Kurtz's "The simple guide to Mini-Reef Aquariums"... I've also read Michael Paletta's "The New Marine Aquarium". There are other books too.

It's also so much fun reading about the whole process. I love my books. Welcome to the salty side! LOLOL, I get to finally say it!

Liz

 

[sorgan]

Either that or read the basic guides we have, they are somewhere in the chit chat section.

If you have any questions feel free to ask but I may take some time getting back to you

 

[upandown]

hi every1 i am upandown i am from an live in liverpool,
i have loads it time on my hands an not much money to do with. lol

so i bought a juwel rio 125 off ebay, it is nearly bran new an it woz the bargin price of £80[cab included]
it came bio flow 6.0 fiter [why its so big i dont no]an the multilux light setup, blubs r day-lite 18watt an warm-lite 18watt both 590mm
i dont think these will do for a reef.
i am capealbe of modifying cabnet to fit in a sump.
i wood like a reef with coral an fish but need help, firstly with the setup.

so thank you for reading my journal an all advice is welcome


i will put a pic of my empty bargin tomorrow

Do you have access to a library or can spare some change to purchase some books? Honestly, being in the process of setting up my first reef myself, I can't stress enough to do research and read a couple of books before you go heavily into investing in the equipment. I'm in the same stage, I have a system and I need to adapt it for SW use. Reading the books have been extremely helpful. It really helps with how I approach questions.

Right now, I'm reading Jeffrey Kurtz's "The simple guide to Mini-Reef Aquariums"... I've also read Michael Paletta's "The New Marine Aquarium". There are other books too.

It's also so much fun reading about the whole process. I love my books. Welcome to the salty side! LOLOL, I get to finally say it!

Liz

i agree books r gud, i think ill join the library 2moz
the simple guide to the mini reef, i dont think there any such thing lol

 

[upandown]

Either that or read the basic guides we have, they are somewhere in the chit chat section.

If you have any questions feel free to ask but I may take some time getting back to you

u must b busy with your wifes hormones all upandown lol
r alredy a family man or r you new like i am to the reef lol

 

[sorgan]

This will be the first. Hormones? What hormones! She has been a ray of sunshine for the last 9 months. LOL was that convincing?

But one thing fella, these journals are an educational tool, we use them to help others along with things, could you try to not use texty talk? Abbreviation and bad spelling I can deal with but single letter words confuse my tired, baby addled mind
Cheers mate.

 

[seffieuk]

Welcome to the salty side! LOLOL, I get to finally say it!

Liz

Our Liz is a real salty now

As the Dark Lord himself said, start reading the journels, in particular the ones which are of a similar size to your own, most of the questions that pop up will sooner or later be questions that you want to ask or clarify, they are a rich source of info and often very funny as well

AND stop the text talk, or I'll have to send the boys round

 

[upandown]

This will be the first. Hormones? What hormones! She has been a ray of sunshine for the last 9 months. LOL was that convincing?

But one thing fella, these journals are an educational tool, we use them to help others along with things, could you try to not use texty talk? Abbreviation and bad spelling I can deal with but single letter words confuse my tired, baby addled mind
Cheers mate.

its funny how quick a ray of sunshine can turn into a thunder cloud lol

 

[upandown]

i got some vrey fine white sand an gray gravel wid my tank, wood this be ok for a reef?
the gravel i dont want so its just the sand really, cud i mix it wid live sand?
an ive been looking on ebay at protein skimmers an im not sure which one to buy??

 

[upandown]

theres a V2 SKIM 300 COMPACT PROTEIN SKIMMER BNIB an it says that it is for tanks upto 300ltr
is this a good make an model an is it right for my tank, an can i put it in sump?

 

[upandown]

is it the bigger the skimmer the better?

 

[sorgan]

Going bigger is usually better but to big can cause problems as the water will be strippedto quick, this gets technical now so I willexpand later when I home.

Bin the sand and gravel if it is second hand as it will be manky.

 

[upandown]

Going bigger is usually better but to big can cause problems as the water will be strippedto quick, this gets technical now so I willexpand later when I home.

Bin the sand and gravel if it is second hand as it will be manky.

its not that manky, its quite new, will it cause prolems?
an what skimmer do u recomend? theres so many, i want oone that can easly do the jod an put it in the sump?
an can i buy a sump or do i affter make one?

 

[sorgan]

mate i would always use new sand in a new tank, nitrates can cause all sorts of problems and we are always trying to rid ourselves of them, adding them to a new tank seems counter productive.

skimmer wise if its in a sump you could go for the v2 200 but TBH i dont like TMC skimmers, i use hydor slimskims in all my tanks but they are not sump skimmers but rather low profile internal skimmers.

sumpwise you can buy them or make one (if your DIY handy) i dont use them myslef but a few of our guys can help you set one up but i would say that as its your first go maybe you should stick to a basic set up

 

[upandown]

mate i would always use new sand in a new tank, nitrates can cause all sorts of problems and we are always trying to rid ourselves of them, adding them to a new tank seems counter productive.

skimmer wise if its in a sump you could go for the v2 200 but TBH i dont like TMC skimmers, i use hydor slimskims in all my tanks but they are not sump skimmers but rather low profile internal skimmers.

sumpwise you can buy them or make one (if your DIY handy) i dont use them myslef but a few of our guys can help you set one up but i would say that as its your first go maybe you should stick to a basic set up

sound, ill bin the sand

asfor the sump, the tanks in my living room so i need to look as good as possable,
i seen a juornal by a feller called danny an hes got the same tank as my an he set it up just like i wont my an think i can do it
with a little help