T
tizzo
Guest
You are asking for a lot of info...
Let's see... You will need, as far as equipment...
of course the tank and stand
refracometer to measure salinity
powerheads
protein skimmer
test kits for
ammonia
nitrates
nitrites
and when you get into corals
ALK
calcium
Plan on purchasing 1.5 to 2 ponds of LR for each gallon of water.
I forget the size of your tank.
Anemones are off limits until your tank has been established for at least 6 months.
And with the corals you mentioned I would recommend at least 175w metal halide lighting. 1 bulb for every 2 feet of tank, and then to make everything look pretty you want to supplement with an actinic VHO or two.
Choose live sand over crushed coral.
It's 2:30am so I am prolly forgetting something...but somebody will add more and if they don't start a new thread in the new hobbyists forum.
Let's see... You will need, as far as equipment...
of course the tank and stand
refracometer to measure salinity
powerheads
protein skimmer
test kits for
ammonia
nitrates
nitrites
and when you get into corals
ALK
calcium
Plan on purchasing 1.5 to 2 ponds of LR for each gallon of water.
I forget the size of your tank.
Anemones are off limits until your tank has been established for at least 6 months.
And with the corals you mentioned I would recommend at least 175w metal halide lighting. 1 bulb for every 2 feet of tank, and then to make everything look pretty you want to supplement with an actinic VHO or two.
Choose live sand over crushed coral.
It's 2:30am so I am prolly forgetting something...but somebody will add more and if they don't start a new thread in the new hobbyists forum.
