Recent content by ppatrick_reef

Thanks everyone for sharing your opinion. It seems like most people focus on how fast it dissolve. Why would this matter? I thought most people would focus on the content in the salt and price. :-/ Hmm... Len said that I'll get a lot of disagreements on this topic. How about which salt mix are...

Hi everyone, I'm starting my first salt water tank and gathering equipments. There are so many salt mix out there. Can you tell me which is the best? And where to find it (cheap)? :-) Thanks, Patrick

pwj, I thought ASM is the clone version over Euro-Reef. If you already the original one, why do you want to change to the clone? What do you think about having large refugium (50 gal)? Is it a bad idea? PS. Pretty nice tank you have there. Lots of colorful corals and fish. :-)

Try to set something like this : More chances of success, less chances of a mess! Good luck! SpongeBob. I like your refugium idea. My main tank is 75 gal and the sump is 30 gal. I still have a 50 gal tank left. Just wonder can I use my 50 gal as a refugium and put some more fish in there...

Hello, I just got a ASM G3 skimmer today. Still a little bit unsure about how to set it up in my 30 gal sump. I searched the web but couldn't find any diagrams (weird). The attachment is the picture that I drew (and thought it should be like that). Did I understand it right? Do I need to get a...

To ctgretzky99, it's going to be HOT because my tank is not reef ready and I don't want to risk drilling. Do you have the needle wheel or venturi model? Both pwj1286 and ctgretzky99 pointed out that Coralife needs some adjustment. What kind of adjustment is it? How often (like every time you do...

Hi everyone, I'm gathering equipments to start my 75 gal tank. A week ago, I thought I would buy the ASM skimmer. Then I found the Coralife Super Skimmer Venturi 220gal which is much cheaper than ASM. Is it a good skimmer? Coralife also has needle wheel models with a little higher price. Is...

Thanks for you guys advise. So I should go with RR tank if I plan to use the sump. What are the advantages of having the sump? Is it enough to use the protein skimmer and a good filter instead of having the sump? Please advise. Patrick

Hello everyone, I'm planning to setup a saltwater tank. The tank size I'm planning to buy is 75 gal. Should I get a pricey reef ready or regular tank? I don't like the idea of having the big overflow columns in the tank. It takes up the valuable tank space... Does the reef ready really worth...

Thanks for your reply. I noticed that you put your skimmer in another fish tank. Is there any advantages for doing that? My main tank doesn't have a drilled hole. So most likely I have to get a HOT model. I wish I had a big tank like you :-) Patrick

Hello, I'm in the process of gathering equipments to start a saltwater tank. For protein skimmer, I think I'll go with ASM (deciding between G1-x, G2, and G3). I searched online and found one website that sells ASM skimmers even cheaper than ebay. It's asmskimmer.com. I wonder that have anyone...