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05-08-2007, 07:43 PM
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 how to build a 5 gallon hex aqua tech in to a mini reef step1. purchase ur aquarium. walmart sells it for about $35. step2. get some saltwater. step3. add live sand 5lbs. after that add some live rock get around 5 lbs step4. wait till the lfs say ur water parameters are all perfect. step5. go to the store and get the fish u want. be sure it is a cheap fish so if it dies u wont lose to much. step6. enjoy and do ur 1 gallon water changes every week. step7. get a protien skimmer and some 50 50 lights step8. get ur corals be sure to get the ones that will go with ur lighting requirments.  |
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09-01-2007, 10:22 PM
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| Re: how to build a 5 gallon hex aqua tech in to a mini reef umm...............okayy. pics? anything?
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09-01-2007, 10:24 PM
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| Re: how to build a 5 gallon hex aqua tech in to a mini reef Quote:
ummm, yeah, thats a good attitude.
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09-02-2007, 08:22 AM
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| Re: how to build a 5 gallon hex aqua tech in to a mini reef oh srry i wish i had taken a picture of the tank while it was up. but i upgraded to a 55g within a week after cycleing. so srry. and i said that because usually cheap fish are hardier like the damsels and they can live in a small tank like this. one word of advice i upgraded because it was too much daily maint so i would say go a little bigger.
__________________ 55g fowlr 3inch yellow tang( because my footlong one was too big for the tank) 1 coralbeauty angel 1 clown fish ture perc 4-5 inch cc and sand about 100 pounds 30lbs of lr magnum canister 350 and the regular cuc getting 1 clownfish tank is so far 6 almost 7 months mature |
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09-02-2007, 09:26 AM
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| Re: how to build a 5 gallon hex aqua tech in to a mini reef Quote:
then sorry for saying that, i just must have misunderstood.
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09-02-2007, 09:28 AM
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| Re: how to build a 5 gallon hex aqua tech in to a mini reef its ok and srry if my reply sounded a little blunt i just noticed that right now. srry again.
__________________ 55g fowlr 3inch yellow tang( because my footlong one was too big for the tank) 1 coralbeauty angel 1 clown fish ture perc 4-5 inch cc and sand about 100 pounds 30lbs of lr magnum canister 350 and the regular cuc getting 1 clownfish tank is so far 6 almost 7 months mature |
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09-02-2007, 10:19 AM
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| Re: how to build a 5 gallon hex aqua tech in to a mini reef nah, you were just tryign to defend yourself
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09-02-2007, 12:52 PM
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| Re: how to build a 5 gallon hex aqua tech in to a mini reef thz for understanding
__________________ 55g fowlr 3inch yellow tang( because my footlong one was too big for the tank) 1 coralbeauty angel 1 clown fish ture perc 4-5 inch cc and sand about 100 pounds 30lbs of lr magnum canister 350 and the regular cuc getting 1 clownfish tank is so far 6 almost 7 months mature |
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09-02-2007, 04:55 PM
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| Re: how to build a 5 gallon hex aqua tech in to a mini reef I dont think anyone makes a skimmer that will work in a 5 gallon tank.I have to agree with going bigger.like a 20 high.The water perameters would might be unstable,and you would have to test every other day even after its been running a while. |
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09-02-2007, 05:47 PM
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| Re: how to build a 5 gallon hex aqua tech in to a mini reef I have a fiji devil damsel in a 5 gal hex, with 5" of LS and prolly 3 lbs of LR. It hasnt been to bad (1 fish) it likes to dig in the deep sand bed. ive been changing about 2.5 gals a week. the damsel seems happy, i just lost my QT tank though lol
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09-03-2007, 08:30 AM
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| Re: how to build a 5 gallon hex aqua tech in to a mini reef yea that is the reason i took it down i might set it up as a qt thought. that is once i get the fishes in it a new home. maybe in my 20g fresh.
__________________ 55g fowlr 3inch yellow tang( because my footlong one was too big for the tank) 1 coralbeauty angel 1 clown fish ture perc 4-5 inch cc and sand about 100 pounds 30lbs of lr magnum canister 350 and the regular cuc getting 1 clownfish tank is so far 6 almost 7 months mature |
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