TCFishie
Supporting Member
Hello,
After much consideration I have decided to try reefing once again. About 10 years ago I made an under funded poor attempt at the hobby, became frustrated (4 day power outage was the final straw). I vowed to rerun one day, fast forward 10 years.
I got a good deal on a used Red Sea Reefer 250. I realize this won’t be my last tank, but it seems like a good starting point.
Equipment: 5 stage RO, the skimmer and lightning are the Red Sea line that came with the setup. Pumps, heaters etc
I plan on keeping LPS and Softies, nothing too crazy yet.
Now for the questions:
Testing: sensors / controllers or just get test kits?
Automation? Probably can be addressed with controllers, are the Apex systems worth the money? I don’t mind spending, I hate wasting.
I will be searching for live rock, but there’s a forum for that. If I can’t find any local, what mix of live / base would you recommend? Is the liquid coralline additive a good choice?
I won’t open the bare bottom vs sand debate.
What am I missing? Probably a bunch, thanks!
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After much consideration I have decided to try reefing once again. About 10 years ago I made an under funded poor attempt at the hobby, became frustrated (4 day power outage was the final straw). I vowed to rerun one day, fast forward 10 years.
I got a good deal on a used Red Sea Reefer 250. I realize this won’t be my last tank, but it seems like a good starting point.
Equipment: 5 stage RO, the skimmer and lightning are the Red Sea line that came with the setup. Pumps, heaters etc
I plan on keeping LPS and Softies, nothing too crazy yet.
Now for the questions:
Testing: sensors / controllers or just get test kits?
Automation? Probably can be addressed with controllers, are the Apex systems worth the money? I don’t mind spending, I hate wasting.
I will be searching for live rock, but there’s a forum for that. If I can’t find any local, what mix of live / base would you recommend? Is the liquid coralline additive a good choice?
I won’t open the bare bottom vs sand debate.
What am I missing? Probably a bunch, thanks!
Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk