25 gal FOWLR

[debbie]

Question #1
Hi, I am going to be turning my 25 gal into marine. I am wanting to do FOWLR no corals. My tanks hood currently allows an maxiumum 18 watt flourescent light. I need to replace this light and would like to know what is the best light for this FOWLR tank keeping the same watts as what I can have?
Question #2
It currently has an Aqua Clear 200 Filter on it. Will this be okay for this type of tank?
Question #3
I would like to get a powerhead, what size would you recommend for it?
Question #4
I am going to take my current fish and inverts from my 10 gal nano to put in this tank they are: Chocolate Chip Star, Short Spined Sea Urchin, 2 Ocellaris Clowns, 1 Trochus snail, 1 Blue Leg hermit crab. I would love to add another colorful easy to keep fish that would get along with everything I already have? Suggestions previous were :Coral Beauty Angel or a Pygmy Angel?

 

[latino277]

Answer #1:
something like this would be good Coralife 50/50 Lamps
Answer #2:
me, personaly, i wouldn't use any powerfilters. but that shoud be ok... just change the media regularly
Answer #3:
Any PH that will put you at about 10X turn around would be good. so we are talking about a PH that pump ~250g/h. I would stick with maxijet.
Answer #4:
there are a lot of very nice looking dwarf angels.

 

[debbie]

Thanks for your reply latino, may I ask about "Angels" compatability with a Chocolate chip star and a Short spined Sea Urchin? I don't want to get a fish that will pick away at these two inverts of mine.
Thanksa again...... :happy:

 

[latino277]

Well I don't have any angels... but from what i know you should be ok. the only think you may have to worry about is coral... but your not setting up a reef.

 

[f1shman]

Well Latino basically said it all lol