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  1. dmbfreek

    Well I'm back.

    Well I'm diggin up this old post! Sold the 30g and got myself a 55 soon to be 75g.
  2. dmbfreek

    What size overflow/return pump?

    I had a cpr cs102 overflow which is rated for 1200gph on my old 30g along with a mag7 return pump rated at 700gph and it worked just fine. Your overflow can handle a return pump up to 950gph but if you think it's too much flow you can always add a gate valve to the return line to slow the output...
  3. dmbfreek

    Starting the cycle question

    Thanks for the info bigAl. Very helpful advice. Never thought of the phosphates in adding food so maybe I will just add shrimp.
  4. dmbfreek

    Starting the cycle question

    I have a total of about 35lbs of rock but only 5-8lbs of that is live. Thanks Krish! Even tho I've been doing this for a while I still feel like a noob. I'm thinking about trying the ghost feeding thing. See if that'll help speed things up a bit.
  5. dmbfreek

    Starting the cycle question

    I've had the tank set up for about 6 days and introduced the live rock about 3 days ago and amonia is reading 1.0 I would like to avoid putting the fish through the cycle if I can help it. I'll give it a few days and see what my water parims are at. Thanks for the advice.
  6. dmbfreek

    Starting the cycle question

    small power filter and cpr bak pak.
  7. dmbfreek

    Starting the cycle question

    even if it's only 5-8lbs of LR? Also the sand was purchased as LS from Petco.
  8. dmbfreek

    Starting the cycle question

    I've started up a 30g cube and added some live sand and about 5lbs of live rock that I got from a friends tank. This is the first time that I haven't used damsels to start the cycle. So my question is will this be enough to start the cycle or should I put a piece of shrimp in the tank also...
  9. dmbfreek

    Well I'm back.

    Thanks Krish!
  10. dmbfreek

    Well I'm back.

    Haha, acually no. Last year I had pit passes and it was an awesome time. I was standing about 8 feet from the stage. Got some pretty good pics.
  11. dmbfreek

    Well I'm back.

    Thanks for the welcome.
  12. dmbfreek

    Well I'm back.

    Been a while since i've had a tank due to my work hours but got new hours and a new tank. Found a 30g Oceanic cube on CL for a reasonable price, planned on bigger but I think the 30 will do for now. Also found a pretty decent deal on an apollo led fixture. running a CPR bak pak skimmer, and a...
  13. dmbfreek

    Getting back in... 20L

    Thanks for the compliments guys! I need to get some coral in this thing so I can post some new pics lol!
  14. dmbfreek

    Getting back in... 20L

    I wen't from a 20D to the xsi, although some might think it's a step in the wrong direction, I feel that this camera fits me a little better than the 20D. T1i is a very nice camera, might wait a little bit for the T2i...
  15. dmbfreek

    Getting back in... 20L

  16. dmbfreek

    Getting back in... 20L

    Thanks! I'm using a canon xsi with a canon 60mm 2.8 macro lens. Yeah, those little guys are all over. Not quite sure what to do about them.
  17. dmbfreek

    Getting back in... 20L

    more random pics. Well, it's a work in progress but it's a start.
  18. dmbfreek

    Getting back in... 20L

    Thanks! It's nice to be back.
  19. dmbfreek

    Getting back in... 20L

    Adding water. First crappy FTS, this thig still looks really empty lol! Random pics.
  20. dmbfreek

    Getting back in... 20L

    About a year and a half ago I decided to break down my reef tank and sell everything off due to money issues. Now, with my finances a little more stable I've decided to start another small reef. This is the beginning of my new 20L. Nothing fancy, just trying to do this as inexspensive as...
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