Trinituner Fish Keepers, Aquarists & Aquascapers...

[greenlime100]

So buy the korallias or the vortechs cause them like 100us

I would've invested in the vortechs before if I knew better. My korallias doing the job but I cant say it impressed me. In time I will surely get the vortechs.

Some reviews also say he Tunze is another great brand, will do some more reading and decide between the two.

[Reefplanet]

http://www.amazon.com/Tunze-Turbelle-Na ... +powerhead is this good enought for my 30gallon or to little?

[greenlime100]

[url]http://www.tunze.com/149.html?&L=1&C=US&user_tunzeprod_pi1[predid]=-infoxunter052[/url]

says for 10 to 55gal but,
After installing my korallias, i found that the flow wasn't what I expected, preferred a greater flow. The power was rated for my tank but after doing some reading, I learned that the power heads do not specify if the flow rate is for saltwater or freshwater. in this link http://www.hydor.com/prodotti/show/famprod/46/list/14 you can see what im talking about
So maybe you could take one slightly bigger. Personal preference I guess.

[greenlime100]

From the first link just remove [/url from the address, dont know why its showing like that.

[HondaB20B]

http://www.amazon.com/Tunze-Turbelle-NanoStream-Pump-6015/dp/B0054S8NNE/ref=sr_1_2?s=pet-supplies&ie=UTF8&qid=1358893406&sr=1-2&keywords=tunze+powerhead is this good enought for my 30gallon or to little?

get 2 pumps and put it on opposite sides. you need to learn how to bounce water flow from powerheads off glass and rocks to give you the circulation you want. a 30 gal tank is small.

[Reefplanet]

so it will be good i guess i could buy 2. I read that this pump makes waves and thing

[Fishman]

so it will be good i guess i could buy 2. I read that this pump makes waves and thing

Tunze is a great pump. Keep in mind that they make two different types of pumps. 1) is a constant speed power head which is what the 6015 is. 2) is a controllable power head. The controllable power heads take an input from a controller to change speed and this can generate waves. The input is a 0-10 V signal.

The only control you can do with option one is on/off with a timer or controller like the apex or Reef Keeper.

[Reefplanet]

Is the controllable one more expensive or the same thing.

[greenlime100]

Mentioning apex and reef keeper controllers.... any of you all have any? Just want to know if its really worth the $$

[Fishman]

Is the controllable one more expensive or the same thing.

Definitely more expensive. The controllable Tunze price falls more in line with Vortech pricing.

[Fishman]

Mentioning apex and reef keeper controllers.... any of you all have any? Just want to know if its really worth the $$

I couldn't run my tank without one. It controls my lights, pumps, vortech's, calcium reactor, kalk reactor, ATO etc. not to mention I can log in from anywhere and see what's going on with it. I used to use the RKE Reefkeeper, but switched to the Apex as it has better support and seems to be progressing better in terms of modules.

[HondaB20B]

fishman, whats your bioload right now.........
yellow tang
powder blue tang
purple tang
hippo tang
mandarin
flame hawk...........

[d@v3]

you guys know where have german blue rams, electric blue and golden rams for sale....

[Reefplanet]

check fishybizniz in trincity some where there

[HondaB20B]

you guys know where have german blue rams, electric blue and golden rams for sale....

you know raj also have a wide variety of chiclids right?

[mojosodope]

Mentioning apex and reef keeper controllers.... any of you all have any? Just want to know if its really worth the $$

From what I saw apex is one of the best systems out there, the system has been out a while tho, pretty expensive so I contacted them and they said they should have some new stuff fall 2013.

you guys know where have german blue rams, electric blue and golden rams for sale....

Fishy Business only has some bolivian rams right now, you can give him a call to make sure, I know he occasionally gets golden and electrics in.

[d@v3]

thanks guys @(reefplanet, hondab20b and mojo so dope ) i'll give them a try

[Fishman]

fishman, whats your bioload right now.........
yellow tang
powder blue tang
purple tang
hippo tang
mandarin
flame hawk...........

All those above plus Royal Gramma, Two Clowns and a Copperband Butterfly.

[Fishman]

Mentioning apex and reef keeper controllers.... any of you all have any? Just want to know if its really worth the $$

From what I saw apex is one of the best systems out there, the system has been out a while tho, pretty expensive so I contacted them and they said they should have some new stuff fall 2013.

Definitely one of the top controllers. If you really want the best, check out Profilux. Its really expensive though. Neptune is constantly brining out new stuff for the Apex. Neptune just announced a water on the floor sensor and launched an Android App for it as previously they only had an IOS app.

[meccalli]

Hey guys, if i would like to keep a small saltwater setup for fingerling mullet, pinfish- for bait really lol. What would be the most basic equipment that be necessary? Seems a fish only system would be what i'm aiming for.

[Reefplanet]

Hey guys, if i would like to keep a small saltwater setup for fingerling mullet, pinfish- for bait really lol. What would be the most basic equipment that be necessary? Seems a fish only system would be what i'm aiming for.

im no expert but a powerhead, filter, sand if u want, lights nothing to fancy...research the habitats of bait fish and try to mimic that maybe you could put some rocks to...oh and one more thing a tank loool!

On that note i had an idea of making a low and wide tank like 48" length or large, 48" wide and 12" high to make a tidal pool tank...add in some rocks( alot if possible) maybe putting the rocks in a way that they separate the tank alittle, some sand, light, powerheads maybe a wave maker and a power head to take out water and fill it back in the tank like a cycle to mimic tides. Add some starfish urchins crabs snails clams seaweed and algae and a few fish like bait fish dem little fish that hang out in tide pools.

just an idea i had that i want to know if allyuh like it..i not making it now prolly in the future but i find it real cool and not a lot of people have it and if you youtube it not much videos have it and if they do they make it real crappy!

[link]

South Beach aquariums got in some alligator gars and stingrays, I saw he has some pretty rare plecos in stock again.

sheit...now see this...goin' up there nOW !!
tks

[meccalli]

Thanks Reef, I'll have to do some more research. The idea of a tidal tank is pretty awesome too!

[HondaB20B]

fishman, whats your bioload right now.........
yellow tang
powder blue tang
purple tang
hippo tang
mandarin
flame hawk...........

All those above plus Royal Gramma, Two Clowns and a Copperband Butterfly.

Thought the copperband wasnt reefsafe or is it reefsafe with SPS only

[HondaB20B]

I would've invested in the vortechs before if I knew better.

Trust meh, yuh go like yuhself with them.................... waves, tidal changes and undercurrent......... long with the other features.

[Fishman]

fishman, whats your bioload right now.........
yellow tang
powder blue tang
purple tang
hippo tang
mandarin
flame hawk...........

All those above plus Royal Gramma, Two Clowns and a Copperband Butterfly.

Thought the copperband wasnt reefsafe or is it reefsafe with SPS only

They are not reef safe with LPS. I lost my red open brain to it. It was a necessary evil for me though as I had a very bad aiptasia problem. I was aiptasia free after a month of the butterfly.

[CSheppard]

anyone know how to deal w/ ich ? my oranda has most of the symptoms. Havent seen ich treatment anywhere though. Would be grateful if someone could point me in the right direction.

[Reefplanet]

if i had money like that

[HondaB20B]

anyone know how to deal w/ ich ? my oranda has most of the symptoms. Havent seen ich treatment anywhere though. Would be grateful if someone could point me in the right direction.

old school method pal.................SALT

[HondaB20B]

if i had money like that

Then you would just be a reef junkie like me