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[jakob]

hello hello I'm new here and have a few ?s. I have a very simple saltwater aquarium with a lion fish a puffer and 2 damsels, and would like to have a reef aquarium. what all do I need for a 55 gl reef aquarium. how much live rock do I need? what accessories do I need to keep a reef aquarium. what is some good coral, fish and inverts do I need or should I wont. :happyfish

 

[el bob]

well u cant have the lion or the puffer in a reef tank

 

[jakob]

ok i wont put them in it, but why not

 

[seannmelly]

you cant have those 2 fish cause they will eat your inverts

 

[jakob]

are inverts a must in reef aquariums

 

[el bob]

lest put it this way, puffer and lion=death to reef

 

[jakob]

ok well anyway what do i need to start a reef aquarium( i wont put the lionfish or the puffer in there)

 

[el bob]

well how big of a tank do u want to do?

 

[jakob]

55 gallon

 

[el bob]

well, make sure u get a reef ready tank so that you can have a sump, and then you will need to get a protein skimmer, powerful pump, refregreum, heater, a few power heads, about 40 lbs of liver sand, about 60 pounds of live rock, some kind of filter, or u can use lots of live rock as filtration, some one else take over from here

 

[1journeyman]

Originally Posted by jakob
hello hello I'm new here and have a few ?s. I have a very simple saltwater aquarium with a lion fish a puffer and 2 damsels, and would like to have a reef aquarium. what all do I need for a 55 gl reef aquarium. how much live rock do I need? what accessories do I need to keep a reef aquarium. what is some good coral, fish and inverts do I need or should I wont. :happyfish
For a good reef aquarium you need strong lights.
There are a lot of different type corals, but depending on which ones you choose a stronger current is usually in order. Are you currently using a skimmer?

 

[rbrockm1]

your lighting will depend on the corals you want to keep. or you can just buy a MH

 

[jakob]

i do not have a skimmer as of now but will buy one soon if i can afford it how much do they cost. i am only 17 so i hope it is not to much.
what is a MH

 

[kayak385]

Originally Posted by jakob
i do not have a skimmer as of now but will buy one soon if i can afford it how much do they cost. i am only 17 so i hope it is not to much.
what is a MH
metal halide(expensive lights)... skimmers are roughly between 85 to 300 bucks.
Check this sight for eq

 

[jakob]

ok that's not to bad ill just sell my liver to science to pay for this new aquarium.

what do all these things do. sorry I am so inquisitive but the more ?s I ask the better chance of me getting it right the first time

 

[1journeyman]

A skimmer is an amazing creation...
It combines water with air (different skimmers do this differently) to produce a bubbling mess. These bubbles travel up to the "tower" where they overflow into a cup. The bubbles collect dissolved solids in the water and collect it in the cup too.

 

[sepulatian]

Originally Posted by 1journeyman
A skimmer is an amazing creation...
It combines water with air (different skimmers do this differently) to produce a bubbling mess. These bubbles travel up to the "tower" where they overflow into a cup. The bubbles collect dissolved solids in the water and collect it in the cup too.
A skimmer is an absolute must for any salt system. Trust us, you will not believe what comes out of your crystal clear water