FO 55gls tank to Mini reef?

caribbeannewb

New Member
I currently have a 55gls FO setup, and wanted some advice on the equipment i should buy for mini reef.
Actual Inventory:
Lights (1) 50/50 20W Flourescent lamp
Tank - Perfecto 55gls aquarium with OEM hood
Filters- Skilter 400 and Millenium 3000, 40 Pounds of live rock.
Powerheads - (2) aquaclear 802 powerheads (opposite each other)
Wave maker- (1) Natural Wave
Fish:
(1) Yellow Tang
(1) Tomato Clown
(1) Domino Damsel
(1) Blue Damsel
(1) Cleaner Shrimp
(1) Fire Shrimp
(1) Reef Hatian Anemone
Any suggestions will be welcomed,
Caribbeannewb
 

oregonbud

Member
Welcome to the boards :)
What type of corals, etc are you going to be placing in the tank?
The first thing I will say you absolutely need to upgrade is your lighting - with the amount of lighting you have keeping any type of photosynthetic corals would be nearly impossible. Depending on what type of corals you want to keep you will need to upgrade your lighting accordingly.
How long has your tank been set up? What type of substrate are you using?
You may also want to increase the amount of LR - general rule of thumb is 1.5lbs per gallon - so you should have right around 80lbs give or take a few, using that rule - I have a 55 with 70lbs or LR, you will see people with more and less around here, but I am very happy with the amount I have, the tank doesn't look "cluttered" and there is plenty of rock to arrange in nice aquascaping.
 

caribbeannewb

New Member
I'm planning on buying :
Ricordeas
Bubble Corals
Umbrella Mushrooms
Plate
And some clams but i've read they are very difficult to keep happy, a metal halide setup is a must.
Some previous advice include:
Calciom reactor
Refugium
1/5 hp chiller
 
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