Test Kits

mrhasan · #1 07-31-2012, 01:15 AM

When you go to Big Al, talk with Jeff (the fish manager). He is as AWESOME guy and always gives you the BEST advice and will not just try to sell you stuffs (he always stops me from buying things that I would think is necessary but actually not).

For my 20long I have the following stuffs to aid the flow:
1. 2x125gph aqueon HOBs
2. 1x110gph rio nano skimmer
3. 1 maxijet 400 (110gph)

But you can obviously add more (I have seen people using two koralia 2x240gph).

For the pico, you can take suggestions from this link:
http://www.nano-reef.com/forums/inde...opic=74703&hl=

Beano1169 · #2 07-31-2012, 01:34 AM

Thanks a bunch Thats awesome info. I hope you dont mind all my senseless questioning. I just dont wanna spend all this time and effort and have it fail.

mrhasan · #3 07-31-2012, 01:35 AM

Haha. Talking about "senseless question", I am a newby in saltwater too so nothing seems like a "senseless question" to me :P

Beano1169 · #4 07-31-2012, 06:17 AM

ok heres one for you, for my pico should I mod my ac 30 into a refugium or leave it as is?? pros cons??

mrhasan · #5 07-31-2012, 06:41 AM

Just throwing it out....

If I was you, I would put a chemi pure bag, a carbon bag and a handful of chaeto and put a small led clip light over it...should be an overkill filtration (according to me ofcourse)

fishytime · #6 07-31-2012, 03:23 PM

api for nitrate should be all you really need.....in a tank that size, it's doubtful that you will have enough coral in it to deplete Ca, Mg and DKH to the point that you will need to dose between W/Cs.....if you want to test for those tho, then go with either elos or salifert, by far the best kits available to hobbyists

Beano1169 · #7 07-31-2012, 10:35 PM

Thank you very much. What would be a good stock list for this tank. I was thinking just some sexy shrimp porcelain crab maybe a pompom crab and a fish.. but what Linda fiah can be happy in such a small tank.