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newhere
06/21/2006, 10:45 AM
What equipment do you run on your softie tanks? I am setting up my 90 gallon and so far I have the basics. Good lighting, sump and skimmer, good pumps for water flow, and lots of live rock.

Fat Surgeon
06/21/2006, 05:55 PM
Newhere,
Sounds to me like you have what you need. About the only thing you may need are the softies themselves. =)
I have noticed that there are quite a few people on the Softie forum who even run their tank skimmerless. Good luck! :cool:

newhere
06/21/2006, 05:59 PM
I will also be adding a canister filter full of carbon. Thanks for the reply

fishgirlheather
06/21/2006, 06:06 PM
Carbon is a good idea for a softie tank. I run an Aqua C Remora, dual 250 watt 14K metal halides, and two or three powerheads for circulation on my 55 gallon BB mixed reef. Sounds like you are off to a good start.

reefnewbie54321
06/21/2006, 06:14 PM
Heres what I run on a 120g

Flow:
4 Maxi-Streams on a Chauvet WaveMaker
Spraybar of the return pump
Swirler Stien w/ Maxi-Stream attached

Filtration:
2 ATScrubber 250's
30g Refugium
Phosban Reactor w/ Carbon in it
5" DSB
50 Pounds of Live Rock

Lighting:
2 150w 50k Iwasaki Metal Halides
4 65w PC's, 2 65k, 2 Actinic

Calcium/Alk:
Randys 2 Part System hooked up to a dosing pump with dual 5g reseviors

newhere
06/21/2006, 06:22 PM
Ok this is what I have so far.

Tank is a 90 gallon RR.
30 gallon sump with a Nautalis TE
48" Coralife Pro HQI/Compact Fluorescent/Lunar Light Fixture it has the 2- 250 mh and 2 96w actinc.
2 Rio Seio 820's and a little giant 3md pump
About 4" sand bed and about 100lbs live rock.

I will use a Fluval 404 for the carbon.

fservillon
06/25/2006, 12:40 AM
looks good. now post pics. :-)