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greenmonkey51    Fish Master Posts: 1571 Kudos: 1692 Votes: 5 Registered: 28-Jan-2004   | Now that I've got my other 2 tanks settled and running good, Im thinking of setting up a fowlr. The tank I'll be using is a 20g long. I know that bigger is better, but right now that isn't possible right now. This project is still a few months away from even starting so i have plenty of time to continue researching. Heres what I got for equipment I'll use 20g Long 20lbs live rock AC 200 (All ready have it) Berlin or Lees small Airline Skimmer 3" Silica sand 100wt Visitherm Htr 20wt strip light Is there anything Im missing equipment wise. |
 Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:20 |     |
mattyboombatty     Moderator Tenellus Obsessor Posts: 2790 Kudos: 1507 Votes: 1301 Registered: 26-Mar-2004  | No silica sand, use aragonite sand - IMO it's better (buffers the water), think about more light if you want to keep ANY type of corals/polyps, and maybe a small powerhead for additional water movement around the live rock. Critical Fertilator: The Micromanager of Macronutrients |
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| greenmonkey51 Fish Master Posts: 1571 Kudos: 1692 Votes: 5 Registered: 28-Jan-2004 | What if my water is naturally hard. Its 8.3 for ph. Could I still use silica sand. Or will the silicates help grow algae. I am thinking about upgrading lighting eventually. But for now it will be a Fowlr. How could you raise the wpg to good enough level. I was looking at CF lights and for 20gs it was only 55wts or 2.75wpg. That doesn't seem like enough. Using halides would be overkill. |
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| mattyboombatty Moderator Tenellus Obsessor Posts: 2790 Kudos: 1507 Votes: 1301 Registered: 26-Mar-2004 | From Wet Web Media (.com) Silicates are nearly worthless as marine gravels; they do nothing to buffer pH, are too two-dimensional to support microbial life, and pack-down too easily. Avoid them. [link=65W coralife PC fixture]http://www.marinedepot.com/md_viewItem.asp?idproduct=ES53005" style="COLOR: #FFD700[/link] [link=2X65W coralife PC fixture]http://www.marinedepot.com/md_viewItem.asp?idproduct=ES53103" style="COLOR: #FFD700[/link] Also if you plan on going reef eventually you should stay away from tap water. There are many many things in tap water that will cause some pretty nasty algae problems, and be generally not good for reef life. Critical Fertilator: The Micromanager of Macronutrients |
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DarkRealm Overlord    Moderator metal-R-us Posts: 5962 Kudos: 2166 Registered: 23-Sep-2002  | Is there anything Im missing equipment wise. Get atleast 2 powerheads that are rated for atleast a 20g tank for water movement. The HOB wont cut it on that big of a tank by itself  |
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chris1017 Fish Addict Posts: 610 Kudos: 421 Votes: 70 Registered: 09-Sep-2003  | you are correct about the silica sand causing algae outbreaks, stay away from it and buy some nice marine sand from your lfs and then top it off with live sand. chris |
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