marysantos
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I'm going to look into it! It would be really nice to have corals... but I'm afraid I might kill them due to lack of knowledge. But as you said, in the future would be really nice. I haven't been able to leave the house today to get more equipment, we're having an ice storm, but I'm praying for sun tomorrow! (or at the least no blizzard)
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Originally Posted by florida joe http:///forum/thread/383634/hello#post_3356728
Look into
AquaticLife 36 inch T5 HO Light Fixture you should be able to get it for under $400 and it is suitable for corals which IMO you will grow to want in the future
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Originally Posted by spanko http:///forum/thread/383634/hello#post_3356733
Standard 30 gallon tank is 36 1/4 x 12 5/8 x 16 3/4
A good 36" light that would allow future addition of just about any coral (even though now you are thinking only fish) would be
ATI 36 Inch 4x39W SunPower T5HO High-Output Fixture around $370.00.
If you plan to have sand in the tank purchase dry aragonite. Rinse it well in a bucket with a garden hose outside so that the pressure is enough to stir the sand in the bucket but not cause it to rise in the water column, and let the water and gunk overflow the bucket and out onto the grass, snow etc.Then empty the bucket of water doing the best you can not to dump out sand also.
I am thinking that my friend Joe is suggesting to you dry base rock with the addition of a cocktail shrimp as a preferred method in your case to help to avoid any unwanted pests - algae in that tank. I can see his thinking there and agree. When the tank is cycled you could then add some smaller choice pieces of fully cycled rock to introduce some fauna and coralline algae.
I am guessing you are not having the tank drilled for an additional sumprefugium to hold equipment, filtering media, and to provide flow so for additional filtering capability, and you will need it if you are considering an eel of lionfish, then you should be looking into a HOB (hang on back) filter to start out with. For a 30 gallon I would suggest an Aquaclear 110 around $100 to start with. This would also allow you to create a refugium down the road if you wanted to tackle that project later but would give you a good mechanical filter and also some some chemical filtration available right out of the box. (You can discuss a skimmer for the tank later when you start to add dirty, poopy fish)
I would suggest an Ebo Jager 125 watt heater at around $30.00
For water movement inside the tank I suggest a Korallia #2 at 600 GPH. This would give you around 20 times water flow in tank (30 gallons x 20 times flow = 600 gallons per hour) a good amount when coupled with the flow from the HOB filter for future coral additions. Around $25
A good start up test kit that most folks begin with would be the API Saltwater Master Test Kit at around $25
Those things mentioned would be a good start for the beginner with a 30 gallon tank in mind IMO.
Let's see what others have to input here as well.
Welcome to SWF. Keep asking questions here, be wary of advice from your local fish store as they are out to SELL things. When you get suggestions from them take the time to run their answers by the group here before committing to a purchase.
I have 2 100 watt heaters. I hope that's good. The power heads that I do have are 295 GPH each. If they don't do well I'll get the Korallia #2.
Okay, It was a little overwhelming at first, but I get it. My question here is, if the rock is uncured how would I go about curing it while performing the cycling? I was thinking Fiji live rock. 50 pounds??? I hope that wouldn't be too much. I want efficient space for the fish.
Also would it be a good idea to set up a tank for copepods? I want to get a Green Mandarin Dragonet, my husband might be happy with that.
Thank you for all the suggestions and information. I've written everything down in a Journal so I can have it on hand when I go shop.
Quote:
Originally Posted by florida joe http:///forum/thread/383634/hello#post_3356728
Look into
AquaticLife 36 inch T5 HO Light Fixture you should be able to get it for under $400 and it is suitable for corals which IMO you will grow to want in the future
Quote:
Originally Posted by spanko http:///forum/thread/383634/hello#post_3356733
Standard 30 gallon tank is 36 1/4 x 12 5/8 x 16 3/4
A good 36" light that would allow future addition of just about any coral (even though now you are thinking only fish) would be
ATI 36 Inch 4x39W SunPower T5HO High-Output Fixture around $370.00.
If you plan to have sand in the tank purchase dry aragonite. Rinse it well in a bucket with a garden hose outside so that the pressure is enough to stir the sand in the bucket but not cause it to rise in the water column, and let the water and gunk overflow the bucket and out onto the grass, snow etc.Then empty the bucket of water doing the best you can not to dump out sand also.
I am thinking that my friend Joe is suggesting to you dry base rock with the addition of a cocktail shrimp as a preferred method in your case to help to avoid any unwanted pests - algae in that tank. I can see his thinking there and agree. When the tank is cycled you could then add some smaller choice pieces of fully cycled rock to introduce some fauna and coralline algae.
I am guessing you are not having the tank drilled for an additional sumprefugium to hold equipment, filtering media, and to provide flow so for additional filtering capability, and you will need it if you are considering an eel of lionfish, then you should be looking into a HOB (hang on back) filter to start out with. For a 30 gallon I would suggest an Aquaclear 110 around $100 to start with. This would also allow you to create a refugium down the road if you wanted to tackle that project later but would give you a good mechanical filter and also some some chemical filtration available right out of the box. (You can discuss a skimmer for the tank later when you start to add dirty, poopy fish)
I would suggest an Ebo Jager 125 watt heater at around $30.00
For water movement inside the tank I suggest a Korallia #2 at 600 GPH. This would give you around 20 times water flow in tank (30 gallons x 20 times flow = 600 gallons per hour) a good amount when coupled with the flow from the HOB filter for future coral additions. Around $25
A good start up test kit that most folks begin with would be the API Saltwater Master Test Kit at around $25
Those things mentioned would be a good start for the beginner with a 30 gallon tank in mind IMO.
Let's see what others have to input here as well.
Welcome to SWF. Keep asking questions here, be wary of advice from your local fish store as they are out to SELL things. When you get suggestions from them take the time to run their answers by the group here before committing to a purchase.
I have 2 100 watt heaters. I hope that's good. The power heads that I do have are 295 GPH each. If they don't do well I'll get the Korallia #2.
Okay, It was a little overwhelming at first, but I get it. My question here is, if the rock is uncured how would I go about curing it while performing the cycling? I was thinking Fiji live rock. 50 pounds??? I hope that wouldn't be too much. I want efficient space for the fish.
Also would it be a good idea to set up a tank for copepods? I want to get a Green Mandarin Dragonet, my husband might be happy with that.
Thank you for all the suggestions and information. I've written everything down in a Journal so I can have it on hand when I go shop.
