made my mind up

[joeyg2100]

Ok I have been throwing around the idea of either doing a 10 gallon nano or setting up my 29 gallon into a reef tank. The descision has been made and I am going with the 29. Reason being it should be a little easier to take care of, and I can also get alot more stuff to put into the tank (big plus). I know it is going to cost a lot more, but it will be well worth it. I am going to stretch the buying process out a couple months and keep my eyes open for sales. Here is the list I am going to get let me know if you think it is good to go.
Main tank
Lighting: 30" Odyssea 250 watt HQI MH w/ 2-65 watt PC
Heating: 150 watt Jager
Powerhead: 2-Hydor Koralia 2
Live rock: 40 pounds
Sand: 20 pounds aragonite
Refuge
10 gallon gravity ran
-10 pounds live rock
-10 pounds aragonite
-Coralife Super Skimmer-Needle Wheel-65 Gallon
Supplies
-Abundant Flow Water RO/DI 75 GPD
-API SW Master Test Kit
-Seachem Reef Satus test kit
-Red Sea Coral Pro
-Sybon Refractometer
-Kent Tech CB Part A
-Kent Tech CB Part B
Live Stock
5-Blue leg hermit crabs
3-emerald crabs
10-nassarius snails
2-cleaner shrimp
1-brittle starfish
2-cleaner clams (in refuge)
2-false percula clowns
2-firefish
1-pygmy angelfish
1-green mandarin (after 1+ year)
And whatever coral I can get at my LFS's
Could I get just about any coral I want with these lights? I know that they aren't the best, but they fit into my price range. Go ahead and let me know what you think about all my choices.
Thanks

 

[yannifish]

Don't get a mandarin unless your positive it will eat prepared foods. A 29g is just to small a tank to produce the amount a pods needed to keep a mandarin alive. I'm sure lots of people will agree with be on this.

 

[joeyg2100]

even if I planted pods in the refuge and in the tank?

 

[ketill]

I have a 3 year 55G with 15 gal fuge full or chaeto+ red kelp, I have now some 100 pounds LR i think. I have seeded fuge with copepods from SWF and other places numerous times i normally buy 400 , 200 in the tank, 200 in the fuge, and still am having problems keeping up with my mandrine, i just setup 3 10G tanks with a shared sump, Two of the tanks are a LOT of LR rubble , and macro algae, seeded that setup with pods, hoping to soon be free of buying them every week or so. . .
Just my up hill battle, hope it helps you make your decision. ( BTW a mandrin can look like it is doing OK for months before it ends up starving to death)