Hello all! So ive been out of the game for 12 plus years. Had saltwater fish only tanks in the past with grwat success (never had a wipeout)..... wanting to try to do reef. Soooooo, last night went out and spent too much money, bought and filled up my new 75 gallon, fluval 407, live sand, 20 pound live rock, reef crystal/salt, thermostat set at 78, wavemaker, salinity at 1.025, couple cap fulls of prime.... now i wait for a month for the cycle..... in the meantime, searching for good lighting (nowhere to hang above), and protein skimmer.
Couple questions:
1) what else do i need to get started?
2) what do i need to test and when do i need to test as I wait.... keeping in mind, im wanting a reef tank.
3) I used tap water and mixed 5 gallon buckets at a time..... moving forward, wanting a home RO/DI system as I will use RO/DI water moving forward.
Mannnnnn has the technology changed in 12 years.... im a dinasaur and appreciate any and all info!
Couple questions:
1) what else do i need to get started?
2) what do i need to test and when do i need to test as I wait.... keeping in mind, im wanting a reef tank.
3) I used tap water and mixed 5 gallon buckets at a time..... moving forward, wanting a home RO/DI system as I will use RO/DI water moving forward.
Mannnnnn has the technology changed in 12 years.... im a dinasaur and appreciate any and all info!