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[stix]

Hi;all.
Am fairly new to marine after been freshwater for 8 yrs made the leap!! have a 4ftx2ftx15" tank with 2ftx18"x15" sump. metal halide lighting,fluval 404 exrenal filter plus uv sterilizer.skimming is done with deltec apf 600. tank has green chromis and candy shrimps with a few turbo snails and hermit crabs. roughly 15 kilos of live rock with some zooanthid growth. am interested an going in for some leather corals now. would i need a calcium reactor or just use supplements. any advice???

[rich_15]

Hi an dwelcome to the best forum going

There are some of the best (if not the best) reefers in the country on here so ask as many questions as you need.

Great size tank to start with by the way. Couple of questions..

1 what do you have in the external filter?

2 what do you have in your sump?

And as for a calcium reactor, you shouldnt need one unless you plan on loading your tank with hard corals, softies will be fine as long as all your parameters are ok.

[Chew]

Welcome to ReefSafe!

Forget the calcium reactor for now! You have enough to get upto speed on!

[little urchin]

hi and welcome

as has been said....softies will be fine for you without any reactor....leathers, mushrooms, zoas, green star polyps, etc

where are you based?

[stix]

Thanks to little urchin for advice,if any one else has suggestions or ideas please let me know;i can never have too many ideas can i?? my sump is going to be free of bio balls this weekend on urchins advice,am going to be investing in miracle mud 25th of next month when finances pick up,am buying a few more kilos of living rock this month to finish the aquascaping for the time been at least!! need a few more fish now,answers on a postcard to you all.

[Linda]

Hi Styx

As LU says, softies don't ned feeding. They will make their own food using light. Anything extra they will find in the water. If you add food specially for them you run the risk of spoiling your water quality as it won't be used.

[Chew]

Hi Styx

As LU says, softies don't ned feeding. They will make their own food using light. Anything extra they will find in the water. If you add food specially for them you run the risk of spoiling your water quality as it won't be used.

Assuming they are not azoo softies!

[Reefie]

Hi as above where you from m8 if you're local to me I have about 5-6 kilos live rock still in tank I just closed down,you can have it if you want free

[Miggsy]

Hi as above where you from m8 if you're local to me I have about 5-6 kilos live rock still in tank I just closed down,you can have it if you want free

Great offer that Graeme

[Reefie]

well it's doing nothing here Alan

[weelass]

hello and welcome

[stix]

Thanks to you all for advice,and ideas PLEASE keep them coming do not wanna mess this project up.

IN IT FOR THE LONG HAUL!!!!