30 gallon salt water starter.

So I have been into fish for a while was breading guppies since I was 13 with my dad. Got out of it a couple years ago cuz we moved into a smaller house. Well got my own house so breaking the tanks back out, got 3 30 gallon, 5 10 gallon, and one custom larg tank that im not sure on size. So starting with the cleanest 30 I have to get into the salt game a little.
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This is the fish tank filled with 28 gal of reef water from a local shop.
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The new pump, thanks to grandma giving me a $100 gift card or Christmas to the local fish shop. Marineland 50 gal and 250 gal/hr filter with Bio Max in the canister instead of the carbon.

Up next is 45lbs of live rock and 30lbs of white sand from clear water beach.

 

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That looks a large sized tank for a 30 tharr

congrats on getting back into the hobby

Steve

 

Lol well I only bought 28 Gallons of water and its 1 1/2" from bein full so I hope its a 30 gallon.

 

Also got pics of the 30 gallon I gave the gf to start her own fresh water tank but since its a salt water sight didnt know if that would be apropriat.

 

The first thing I did when I decided to do saltwater was buy a fluval canister filter. Being a freshwater guy I thought a canister would be ideal but in saltwater they really just trap debris which causes nitrates to rise. I've kept the canister but only because it adds to water flow and there is a UV sterilizer attached to it. All the filtration media has been removed aside from carbon to absorb impurities.

Congrats on the purchase and new venture. My only suggestion is that you go with the carbon instead of the bio max after all.

Good luck!
Doratus

 

Yea I posted a coment in another thread about which to use and I had more people say run a canister style filter and put the bio max in to help keep good bacteria levels up.

 

3reef gave you that advice? canister with bio-balls? Doesn't sound like 3reef.

I'd also recommend you remove everything but the carbon, and add chemipure to the canister. All the other stuff just takes up space and will contribute to higher nitrates when not cleaned regularly.

 

You will need to clean the canister and its contents every 2 to 3 weeks to keep nitrates to a minimum.

 

guess Ive never had that many people argue against the bio max over carbon.