River Reef 94 Setup Advice

[Tony_essex]

thank u again seffie im thinkin of doin my own water at some point but will have to look in to what i need to start doin this

and will look at pm now

Tony

 

[Tony_essex]

Goin to look at a tank setup tomorrow hopefully ill like it

 

[seffieuk]

Goin to look at a tank setup tomorrow hopefully ill like it

Any news Tony?

 

[Tony_essex]

looks like im goin to have it im happy with the price as its got alot with it both in tank and extras and after seeing it its got everything i need if i get it after 4/5 weeks will prob add 1/2 more fish and maybe few more cuc then will add few more corals but gotta start reading up bit more on corals as this is about only bit im still not 100% on so hopefully should be takin it in 2/3 weeks time

 

[seffieuk]

Cool Did you want the fish he has?

Seffie x

 

[Tony_essex]

yeah ill prob have them only got 2 clowns which i wanted and few cuc so ill take them aswell

Tony

 

[seffieuk]

yeah ill prob have them only got 2 clowns which i wanted and few cuc so ill take them aswell

Tony

Ahh, he will be pleased, he loves those clowns, he would have hated having to find them a new home

When you get the tank, you might consider taking out the old sand and putting a new sand bed in.

 

[Tony_essex]

you think that would be a good idea then ? what sort of sand do u think i sholud use and how much will it need , will it not affect the tank levels ? as ill be stickin everything back in soon as i get it home

Thanks tony

 

[seffieuk]

Well, my suggestion to you would be:

Get yourself a plastic storage box, add salted ro water, stick in a heater and powerhead (do this the night before going to Nicks) - put the live rock and clowns in there.

Then, remove all the sand, give the tank a nice clean, sift the sand to ensure you remove the snails - dont use your fingers

Put in nice new salted ro water, heat, bung powerhead in.
Put rock in, leave fish in box
Play with rock
Add sand
leave to settle
add fish etc

Bingo............

oh and nearly forgot.take photos of every step of the way including those stairs

 

[Tony_essex]

Well, my suggestion to you would be:

Get yourself a plastic storage box, add salted ro water, stick in a heater and powerhead (do this the night before going to Nicks) - put the live rock and clowns in there.

how big a box ? i have seen ones with lids that snap on and is this for when i get them home or to take with me ?and what about the others urchin and crab


Then, remove all the sand, give the tank a nice clean, sift the sand to ensure you remove the snails - dont use your fingers

what should i use to clean inside of tank it has got alot of colaline i think its called on 1 side and back wall, so reuse the old sand still but get rid of snails?


Put in nice new salted ro water, heat, bung powerhead in.
Put rock in, leave fish in box
Play with rock
Add sand
leave to settle
add fish etc

so u think all fresh ro salted water then ? he has 2 powerheads in back and 2 inside tank is that two much ?


Bingo............

oh and nearly forgot.take photos of every step of the way including those stairs

lol at the stairs glad im only 1 level up when i get home gettin down from nicks with everything will be fun

 

[seffieuk]

Get yourself a plastic storage box, add salted ro water, stick in a heater and powerhead (do this the night before going to Nicks) - put the live rock and clowns in there.

how big a box ? i have seen ones with lids that snap on and is this for when i get them home or to take with me ?and what about the others urchin and crab

I would transport live rock in there from Nicks - ask Mark at Pets at home if you could buy a couple of bags for the clowns. the urchin and crabs are fien with the rock


Then, remove all the sand, give the tank a nice clean, sift the sand to ensure you remove the snails - dont use your fingers

what should i use to clean inside of tank it has got alot of colaline i think its called on 1 side and back wall, so reuse the old sand still but get rid of snails?

You dont need to clean off the coraline, unless you want to - vinagar will get it off, but I like coraline on the walls so would leave it No, no, no, keep snails, bin sand


Put in nice new salted ro water, heat, bung powerhead in.
Put rock in, leave fish in box
Play with rock
Add sand
leave to settle
add fish etc

so u think all fresh ro salted water then ? he has 2 powerheads in back and 2 inside tank is that two much ?

Probably not - lets wait and see


Bingo............

oh and nearly forgot.take photos of every step of the way including those stairs

lol at the stairs glad im only 1 level up when i get home gettin down from nicks with everything will be fun
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[Tony_essex]

Get yourself a plastic storage box, add salted ro water, stick in a heater and powerhead (do this the night before going to Nicks) - put the live rock and clowns in there.

how big a box ? i have seen ones with lids that snap on and is this for when i get them home or to take with me ?and what about the others urchin and crab

I would transport live rock in there from Nicks - ask Mark at Pets at home if you could buy a couple of bags for the clowns. the urchin and crabs are fien with the rock

so what sand do u think i should get i seen few ppl say CARIBSEA ARAGONITE FIJI PINK and how much do u think ill need

Then, remove all the sand, give the tank a nice clean, sift the sand to ensure you remove the snails - dont use your fingers

what should i use to clean inside of tank it has got alot of colaline i think its called on 1 side and back wall, so reuse the old sand still but get rid of snails?

You dont need to clean off the coraline, unless you want to - vinagar will get it off, but I like coraline on the walls so would leave it No, no, no, keep snails, bin sand

ill leave it on back on tank but will remove it on side and ok snails stay lol thought i wanted them but was just checking


Put in nice new salted ro water, heat, bung powerhead in.
Put rock in, leave fish in box
Play with rock
Add sand
leave to settle
add fish etc

so u think all fresh ro salted water then ? he has 2 powerheads in back and 2 inside tank is that two much ?

Probably not - lets wait and see

so old or new water ?



Bingo............

oh and nearly forgot.take photos of every step of the way including those stairs

lol at the stairs glad im only 1 level up when i get home gettin down from nicks with everything will be fun

 

[seffieuk]

Yes, i too like that sand, dont buy the live stuff though, its a rip off one bag should be enough.

Yes, all new water - tell the chaps at Pets at home when you want to collect it and they will have it all salted and ready for you Nick used to get his water from there I think.

Also give the powerheads a nice scrub

Seffie x

ps for the coraline on the sides you will need a blade - kent sea ones are good

 

[Tony_essex]

Yes, i too like that sand, dont buy the live stuff though, its a rip off one bag should be enough.

i did see about the live sand not being worth it so i will get some new sand this week

Yes, all new water - tell the chaps at Pets at home when you want to collect it and they will have it all salted and ready for you Nick used to get his water from there I think.

is it not worth usein any of the old water then ? will everything be ok with all fresh water , i did ask nick and he said he got his water from PAH so will try and get some water containers and order from there sure he said mark and someone else

give the powerheads a nice scrub

i will do they looked like they needed clean up but may change one as he got a Koralia on back wall facing to surface and what looks like a normal powerhead sort of hangin in tank flowin behind LR so may change that 1 for a Koralia at somepoint



Seffie x

ps for the coraline on the sides you will need a blade - kent sea ones are good


Think he had a blade thing lol be the right side of tank is next to his bookcase so hard to clean but its the side ill see most at mine lol so need to clean it up abit

 

[seffieuk]

Nick has water containers - why not just go and collect them first