Originally Posted by 95Harley
Sweet congrats!!
Several notes:
-Add More LR
- Use a Mag 18 on your EV-240. I'm using a 12 now and will be upgrading to an 18 this weekend.
- Another fish not on your list is a Wrasse of some type. Active swimmers, easy feeders, and very colorful.
- Use a bigger return pump than the Mag 18...think Sequence Dart.
Here's my 240 stock list for comparision (of course I can't do trig's or Puff's due to lion and eels)
Queen Angel
Blond Naso Tang
Volitan Lion
Maroon Clown
Yellow Tang
Aust Harliquen Tusk
Large SFE
CC star (given to me but good for eating scraps)
and as soon they get a little bigger in my 75g I will add:
Red Coris Wrasse
Golden Moray
Your gonna LOVE the 240..but dread water change and cleaning time. Expect 1-2 days to make water and 3hrs to clean, change filters, and clean skimmer.
I use a 60g trash can to make water with a powerhead and heater for several days before each Water Change.
Thanks Harley, I love your tank.
As of right now I have $500 set aside for live rock and have a good connection here that I should be able to get about 150lbs. My previous tank had 0, I can add more down the road
As far as equipment, I have kind deferred to my friend at Tenecor, he has been setting up tanks for 15+ years, and even owned a LFS here in Phoenix for 3 years....I value everyones opinion here (thats why I hang out here), but his background is pretty solid.
A Wrasse goes in and out of my stock list...I loved my Lunare (or as you call them Lunatic Wrasse), and am leaning toward maybe a Sunset Wrasse...I will be watching to see how your Coris does...Great fish though.
I plan to do a 10% water change every week...I have never used RO water, maybe someday...Treated tap water has always worked just fine for me, I always let it sit a few days as reccommended by Bob Fenner's book.