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04-19-2006, 07:05 AM
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Mandarins & other small goby type fish may not be safe with tube anemones if the tube anemone is big & the fish is small. Mine never did any harm as far as I could tell but this is something I've been told to be careful about. Try an above tank refugium, so the pods would gravity feed down into the tank, rather than go through a pump impeller.
If you want more room in the tank & still have enough LR, I keep extra LR in the refugium. Anthony 
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04-19-2006, 04:27 PM
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I have a 36g tank with 50 lbs. of liverock in it which I am doing very well with. I started with 30 lbs. live and 20 base that quickly turned live.
Even with the 50lbs. there still looks like there is room for more. I wouldn't go with less than 35lbs. to support the bioload, but put as much in as you like for aesthetics.
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04-19-2006, 04:35 PM
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250w isn't overkill at all. Look into a HQI ballast even to run the SE bulb.
If you are doing a fuge, why not a sump with a skimmer? If you plan to upgrade the tank in relatively short order this is probably a good idea so you dont have to buy another skimmer, but if you are keeping the tank a year+, might want to get a little skimmer.
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04-21-2006, 03:09 AM
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Christy: Thanks for the warm welcome!!! Yes, I know the Hagen's suck, I'm replacing them soon with Salifert. Might get a pH pen too.
niloc: Sometimes funds just don't support a ton of live rock. I'll buy the best quality live stuff to make sure I get a good array of life.  seashells: Thanks for the welcome, and for the mandarin tip!!!  Seahorse Fanatic: Yes, I have heard this, and I'm not sure if I'll "take the risk" or not. But they are SO purty! msteele: Thanks! I'll try out 30 or 35 lbs to start off, and go from there. ReefGeek: On a softy/LPS tank it will definitely be overkill...heat issues mainly. Last edited by Myka; 04-26-2011 at 01:45 AM.
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04-21-2006, 02:57 PM
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If you're thinking of upgrading already, you probably should! Better to setup the system you really want the first time, and save some $$$.
I dont mean a 250w SE bulb in a DE socket (because this is not possible). I mean a 250w SE bulb in a mogul socket being overdriven by a HQI ballast. Just an option, my preference is actually the good old heavy, magnetic pulse start ballasts. Heat issues can be dealt with, a 250w over a 33g tank is definately possible. It depends on if you hang the fixture, or enclose it over the tank, and fans can be used to help as well.
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