Post by daviesd79 on Dec 29, 2019 22:14:02 GMT
Evening all. I have not been on here for a while but am looking for some help and advice to get my tank going properly again.
I have a 4ft closed tank with sump that has run down to a state which currently only has live rock in and 2 clown fish. I have not had any lighting running for 2 years but it is set up for 4 t5 tubes which i used to run 2 blue and 2 white.
Flow wise I had a hydor koralia 4 and a jebao wp40 wavemaker which aren't currently working.
In the sump I had a cheato and deep sand bed chamber and a deltec mce 600 which again no longer works.
I want to get it all looking nice and working again and am wanting opinions on what is best to go with. I don't have an unlimited budget but I would like to know the following if people can offer their experience.
1) which combination of 4x t5 tubes would you recommend or should I switch to LEDs and what is recommended? I'm considering evergrow it5080 pro
2) can LEDs be run in a closed lid or does the tank have to be open and if it is open, can I leave the glass on or does that reduce the LED effectiveness?
3) which wavemakers on a similar budget to koralia or jebao wp40?(not sure if you can still get these) I realise the Vortec mp40 are the ones to get but they're too expensive for me currently.
4) skimmer wise I'm considering the nyos 120
5) what do people use to grow cheato or similar in the sump? Is a normal 6500k bulb ok?
I've done some tests with a few kits that I picked up off another reefer today and without doing anything for 2 years I have the following parameters.
pH is 7.8
Calc high and well over 500. Possibly nearly 800 as I had to add 1.6ml of ca-3 in the test kit
Phosphates 2
Alk 6.7
Ammonia, Nitrates and Nitrite all ok according to LFS.
What do people suggest to bring things back in line.
I hope people can help......sorry for all the questions but I'm a bit out of the loop after a couple of years off. I'm on the Wirral if anyone is local and able to offer advice or has any softies, frags or cheato to get going again. Thanks all
I have a 4ft closed tank with sump that has run down to a state which currently only has live rock in and 2 clown fish. I have not had any lighting running for 2 years but it is set up for 4 t5 tubes which i used to run 2 blue and 2 white.
Flow wise I had a hydor koralia 4 and a jebao wp40 wavemaker which aren't currently working.
In the sump I had a cheato and deep sand bed chamber and a deltec mce 600 which again no longer works.
I want to get it all looking nice and working again and am wanting opinions on what is best to go with. I don't have an unlimited budget but I would like to know the following if people can offer their experience.
1) which combination of 4x t5 tubes would you recommend or should I switch to LEDs and what is recommended? I'm considering evergrow it5080 pro
2) can LEDs be run in a closed lid or does the tank have to be open and if it is open, can I leave the glass on or does that reduce the LED effectiveness?
3) which wavemakers on a similar budget to koralia or jebao wp40?(not sure if you can still get these) I realise the Vortec mp40 are the ones to get but they're too expensive for me currently.
4) skimmer wise I'm considering the nyos 120
5) what do people use to grow cheato or similar in the sump? Is a normal 6500k bulb ok?
I've done some tests with a few kits that I picked up off another reefer today and without doing anything for 2 years I have the following parameters.
pH is 7.8
Calc high and well over 500. Possibly nearly 800 as I had to add 1.6ml of ca-3 in the test kit
Phosphates 2
Alk 6.7
Ammonia, Nitrates and Nitrite all ok according to LFS.
What do people suggest to bring things back in line.
I hope people can help......sorry for all the questions but I'm a bit out of the loop after a couple of years off. I'm on the Wirral if anyone is local and able to offer advice or has any softies, frags or cheato to get going again. Thanks all
