First aquarium...help please!

[tlppkp12]

Hey,
I am buying a 30gallon friday and wanted to set it up as my first saltwater tank. It comes with everything but a filter and a stand. it also does not have coral lights. but i want to make it a reef tank so i would upgrade eventually...so what i need help on is what kind of filter i can get and what kind of coral lights...

 

[ernestpolska]

have you done research?

 

[tlppkp12]

lol not much...mostly i wach my mom work on her 120gallon and my step dad work on his 29gallon...so i already know how to test water, feed corals, do water changes, and other basics, but i dont know what i want in my tank yet i just saw tank on craigslist for 25$ a day ago and decided to go for it

 

[jstdv8]

Filtration = Live rock and then you can have mechanical filtration like a skimmer, or a canister filter or something along those lines if you like.
Lighting for a reef needs to be very intense and will likley come with a good sized price tag.
T-5 HOs are popular as are metal halides.
I would reccomend reading all fo the sticky threads at the top of the beginner hobbiest forum, that's a great place to start. tehn ask questions from there.

 

[tlppkp12]

Quote:
Originally Posted by Jstdv8 http:///forum/thread/380111/first-aquarium-help-please#post_3307345
Filtration = Live rock and then you can have mechanical filtration like a skimmer, or a canister filter or something along those lines if you like.
Lighting for a reef needs to be very intense and will likley come with a good sized price tag.
T-5 HOs are popular as are metal halides.
I would reccomend reading all fo the sticky threads at the top of the beginner hobbiest forum, that's a great place to start. tehn ask questions from there.
thx