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Converting from fresh to saltwater
Hi folks,
I have a freshwater tank that is doing well, and another 66 gallon FW tank I would like to convert to a SW setup. Today found me going to my LFS and he recommended the following items for the conversion: - 60 pounds Caribsea Ocean Direct live salt - 75 gallons of R/O deionized water - 1 Hydor Koralia 550 GPH water circulation pump - 1 Hydor Koralia EVO1050 GPH water circulation pump - 1 60 pounds AQ systems reef crystal salt - 1 Veritex IN-80 in-sump skimmer - 1 CPR continuous siphon overflow - 1 Aqueon 3000 submers pump 630 gph - 1 E-shopps RS-200 reef pump We have a decent light but need to convert the bulbs to SW spectrum. He also encouraged us to get an LED strip light. The cost will be $1150 before fish, live rock, sand or corals, Are we missing anything? Could we use our canister filter? Any help or comments are appreciated. TIA |
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09-28-2011, 10:24 AM
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Re: Converting from fresh to saltwater
I would shop around. Look for other hobbyist in your area getting out of the hobby. You can usually get lightly used equipment for 1/2 retail. You should also be able to buy rock from people getting out for $3 per pound or less. Dont buy r/o water buy your own r/o unit a with tds meter. It will be cheaper in the long run and most of the time people selling r/o water wont even know the tds level. Live sand is a scam. Go to you local landscape store and ask for arragonite sand. Quality live rock will be all you need for the sand to colonize with all the good stuff.
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