29? (filtration)

[crazyboy]

for a 29 reef what would you sue for filtration?

i am thinking of using an ac 500 fuge and a homemade skimmer. i dont want to use a sump. what else should i use besides this? what about carbon, phosban, etc. thanks

[crazyboy]

also to cycle the tank i cna jsut put a sponge in the filter on my FO for a while and then add it to that tank and then it on't cycle correct?

[doody]

I'm not sure about the sponge deal, but an ac500 and small skimmer would be ok

[chadfarmer]

i run a 29 also using cpr bakpak 2r, cpr aquafuge full of cheato, mrc hangon calcium reactor

[shadofax69]

Hey chadfarmer how is the 250W MH doing on the 29. I am setting up a 29 now and dont know if I want to put my 250MH on it for stonies or just my 220PC and do softies. Do you have any heat or evap issues.

Thanks

[crazyboy]

do i need a calcium reactor?

[shadofax69]

Depends on what you decide to keep and how heavy you are soing to stock the tank. If you are going to do all SPS and LPS then I would say yes. If you are only going to do a few stony corals then I think it would be cheaper to just do the regular water changes to replace lost minerals as well as some 2 part additave for Ca and CO3.

[impur]

Originally posted by shadofax69
Hey chadfarmer how is the 250W MH doing on the 29. I am setting up a 29 now and dont know if I want to put my 250MH on it for stonies or just my 220PC and do softies. Do you have any heat or evap issues.

Thanks

I'm not him but i thought i'd give you my experience. I have a 29 with 250w MH pendant and a 10 gal sump. I evap about 3/4 gallon a day. The MH is awesome on this tank, just perfect. I have a mixed reef btw.

[shadofax69]

Ok cool. I am going to have a 29 gallon sump so the water fluxuations should not be that bad. Thanks impur

[crazyboy]

here is what i wanted for a stocking list. 2-percula clowns, 1-royal gramma, some other fishe(s) maybe a goby?, turbo snails, cleaner shrimp, an anenome(can i keep one under pc's? if so how many watts of it?), some corals but dont know what kind yet.

[doody]

Stick to one other small fish. A goby would work.