need help with sal****er

[mike d.]

I would like to enter into a correspondence with someone who is skilled with
keeping marine tanks and marine creatures . I am experienced with
freshwater, but I have only had one tank of sal****er, and my skills are in
need of some improvement. particularly setting up tank with wet-dry filter,
sump, skimmers, etcetera, and what types and brands of equipment/materials
to use. If anyone can or will help, please reply here and I will contact
you. Thanks much, mike.

[Big Habeeb[_3_]]

On Apr 25, 8:55*am, "mike d." > wrote:
> I would like to enter into a correspondence with someone who is skilled with
> keeping *marine tanks and marine creatures . I am experienced with
> freshwater, but I *have only had one tank of sal****er, and my skills are in
> need of some improvement. particularly setting up tank with wet-dry filter,
> sump, skimmers, etcetera, and what types and brands of equipment/materials
> to use. *If anyone can or will help, please reply here and I will contact
> you. Thanks much, mike.

Well your sure inthe wrong group here dude. This is nothing but a
collection of trolls, and whiney asses who all think they are reef
gods but don;t know jack **** about what they are talking about most
times. Go to a real web based forum and get info and then you will
know who exactly you are dealing with instead of idiotic trolls and
dumbasses. Might I suggest:
reefcentral.com
creativereefing.com
sal****erfish.com

Thats where the real foolks in the know that are not stuck on
themselves post at and the forums are spam and troll free as
well.unlike this hole in the wall wanna be group with its ******s!

[Peter Pan[_2_]]

Mike
First and foremost, you need to get a really good book on reef tanks and
read it. Then read it again.
your best bet is once you are ready to set up the tank, post a question
or 2 and wait for a response. Look for the most consistent answer in the
responses. There are some in here that do know a lot, some who like to
ask questions and some who like to have fun at others expense. But they
all have different areas of expertise and can help you with your tank.

Second: Brand names for various equipment is usually an opinion as to
who has a better product, again, look for the most consistent answer.

Third: Look to other sources for information, Newsgroups are o.k, but
there are plenty of other forums that are much better in getting your
questions answered

Good Luck




mike d. wrote:
> I would like to enter into a correspondence with someone who is skilled with
> keeping marine tanks and marine creatures . I am experienced with
> freshwater, but I have only had one tank of sal****er, and my skills are in
> need of some improvement. particularly setting up tank with wet-dry filter,
> sump, skimmers, etcetera, and what types and brands of equipment/materials
> to use. If anyone can or will help, please reply here and I will contact
> you. Thanks much, mike.
>
>

[Steve Heath]

"Peter Pan" > wrote in message
. ..
> Mike
> First and foremost, you need to get a really good book on reef tanks and
> read it. Then read it again.
> your best bet is once you are ready to set up the tank, post a question or
> 2 and wait for a response. Look for the most consistent answer in the
> responses. There are some in here that do know a lot, some who like to
> ask questions and some who like to have fun at others expense. But they
> all have different areas of expertise and can help you with your tank.
>
> Second: Brand names for various equipment is usually an opinion as to who
> has a better product, again, look for the most consistent answer.
>
> Third: Look to other sources for information, Newsgroups are o.k, but
> there are plenty of other forums that are much better in getting your
> questions answered

One more piece of advice - find a local reef club. Here is a good place to
start:
http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?s=&forumid=80

--
Steve

[Big Habeeb[_3_]]

On Apr 28, 3:40*pm, "Steve Heath" >
wrote:
> "Peter Pan" > wrote in message
>
> . ..
>
> > Mike
> > First and foremost, you need to get a really good book on reef tanks and
> > read it. Then read it again.
> > your best bet is once you are ready to set up the tank, post a question or
> > 2 and wait for a response. Look for the most consistent answer in the
> > responses. *There are some in here that do know a lot, some who like to
> > ask questions and some who like to have fun at others expense. But they
> > all have different areas of expertise and can help you with your tank.
>
> > Second: *Brand names for various equipment is usually an opinion as to who
> > has a better product, again, look for the most consistent answer.
>
> > Third: Look to other sources for information, Newsgroups are o.k, but
> > there are plenty of other forums that are much better in getting your
> > questions answered
>
> One more piece of advice - find a local reef club. *Here is a good place to
> start:http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?s=&forumid=80
>
> --
> Steve

[Don Geddis]

"mike d." > wrote on Fri, 25 Apr 2008:
> I would like to enter into a correspondence with someone who is skilled with
> keeping marine tanks and marine creatures . I am experienced with
> freshwater, but I have only had one tank of sal****er, and my skills are in
> need of some improvement.

Do you have any specific questions?

> particularly setting up tank with wet-dry filter, sump, skimmers, etcetera,
> and what types and brands of equipment/materials to use.

Are you thinking of growing corals, or fish-only? Corals are a lot more
sensitive to water quality and light. Fish(-only) can thrive with a lot
less equipment. So it matters a lot what your plans are.

You should definitely consider live rock/live sand instead of the wet-dry
filter. LR/LS is the typical setup for modern reef tanks. Protein skimmer
is a good idea though. Refugium (to grow copepods, and macroalgae on a 24hr
or reverse daylight cycle) also.

And the sump ought to be as big as you can fit. Most people (obviously) try
to maximize their display tank, and think of the sump as an afterthought,
probably just a nice place to store equipment. But it turns out that your
tank would be vastly more stable and easier to care for if you had a huge
sump and a relatively smaller show tank. Like, if you have a 50g show tank,
but then behind a wall in the next room, or down in the basement, you have a
connecting 500g sump. A setup like that would do _great_.

Of course, nobody does that. But just keep that ideal in mind as you think
about a sump. The bigger sump (+ refugium) you design, the better your system
will work.

-- Don
__________________________________________________ _____________________________
Don Geddis http://reef.geddis.org/
Mistakes: It could be that the purpose of your life is only to serve as a
warning to others. -- Despair.com

[Big Habeeb[_3_]]

On Apr 28, 4:55*pm, Big Habeeb > wrote:
> On Apr 28, 3:40*pm, "Steve Heath" >
> wrote:
>
>
>
> > "Peter Pan" > wrote in message
>
> . ..
>
> > > Mike
> > > First and foremost, you need to get a really good book on reef tanks and
> > > read it. Then read it again.
> > > your best bet is once you are ready to set up the tank, post a question or
> > > 2 and wait for a response. Look for the most consistent answer in the
> > > responses. *There are some in here that do know a lot, some who like to
> > > ask questions and some who like to have fun at others expense. But they
> > > all have different areas of expertise and can help you with your tank.
>
> > > Second: *Brand names for various equipment is usually an opinion as to who
> > > has a better product, again, look for the most consistent answer.
>
> > > Third: Look to other sources for information, Newsgroups are o.k, but
> > > there are plenty of other forums that are much better in getting your
> > > questions answered
>
> > One more piece of advice - find a local reef club. *Here is a good place to
> > start:http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?s=&forumid=80
>
> > --
> > Steve- Hide quoted text -
>
> - Show quoted text -

[mike d.]

thank you. Mike.
"Big Habeeb" > wrote in message
...
On Apr 25, 8:55 am, "mike d." > wrote:
> I would like to enter into a correspondence with someone who is skilled
> with
> keeping marine tanks and marine creatures . I am experienced with
> freshwater, but I have only had one tank of sal****er, and my skills are
> in
> need of some improvement. particularly setting up tank with wet-dry
> filter,
> sump, skimmers, etcetera, and what types and brands of equipment/materials
> to use. If anyone can or will help, please reply here and I will contact
> you. Thanks much, mike.

Well your sure inthe wrong group here dude. This is nothing but a
collection of trolls, and whiney asses who all think they are reef
gods but don;t know jack **** about what they are talking about most
times. Go to a real web based forum and get info and then you will
know who exactly you are dealing with instead of idiotic trolls and
dumbasses. Might I suggest:
reefcentral.com
creativereefing.com
sal****erfish.com

Thats where the real foolks in the know that are not stuck on
themselves post at and the forums are spam and troll free as
well.unlike this hole in the wall wanna be group with its ******s!