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06-08-2010, 02:34 PM
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welcome to canreef.
you can find skimmers on here for cheap. live rock you can find good deals on it base rock helps save money. one of the vendors has a sale on right now 50lbs for $185 shipping included. you can buy live sand or you can seed some sand. as for salt what ever floats your boat.( i use d-d h2ocean) refractor meter is the way to go. i have a spare one and can ship it down to you. powerheads depends on tank size and what your keeping. let the games begin. you,ll get lots of info from canreefer,s. go out and meet some reefers, pick their brains, come up with a plan. and have fun.
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06-08-2010, 02:49 PM
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i wouldn't waste time with dry rock, i have 30lbs of it and so far its quite boring. lol although benefical in the long run, Alot of guys sell their fully cured live rock on here for 4$ a pound. i would keep an eye out for that cuz its worth it. unless you play the waiting game.
eg. i purchased the 30lbs of dry rock for 4.99$ a pound, expensive, you can find live rock for cheaper on this site, welcome to the site. Im still learning more than i can remember, its actually quite scary!  everyone i have dealt with have been great people, and eager and willing to help! enjoy the reefing! kevin
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06-08-2010, 08:41 PM
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06-08-2010, 09:53 PM
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there is someone on here right now selling LR for 2.50$ a pound, there are alot of great deals to be had which will end up being less than the dry rock most likly is what i was getting at. I baught my LR for cheaper than my dry rock..
 but it definetly takes time!
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06-08-2010, 10:32 PM
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06-08-2010, 10:56 PM
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ya sorry, didn't even notice. There is always lots in the FS threads so keep an eye out. even if u buy a couple here and there. I wouldn't purchase and dry rock locally as it was expensive from my experience. Online seemed like a nice source though. Sounds like you have had some nice luck in this thread already.
Hope everything works out for you!
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06-08-2010, 05:54 PM
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06-08-2010, 06:33 PM
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your refractor meter measures your salinty, and your specific gravity which is the amount of salt in your water, I beleive most like to keep it around 1.024. As water evaporates your specific gravity will increase because the salt doesnt evaporate, so topping up your tank and consisitant water changes will keep it where you want it to be!
hope that makes some sense.
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06-08-2010, 06:35 PM
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Hi Bruce, I am the one who recommened the site to you from kijiji. There are alot of helpful people on here and they are great. A refractometer is for measuring the salinity of your water, they are great to have. I do have a 250 watt Stealth heater for you (never been opened) and some used to be live rock but now dry. I had some in my tank and after a few months couldn't tell the difference between the live and dry. I will let you know when I am coming in to the city next.
Angela
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06-08-2010, 07:11 PM
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Are those tanks you have drilled?
derek
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