Need help/suggestions for kind of new 29 gallon

[mdmacolyte]

Hi Everybody,
Its been forever since I posted here. I recently moved and had to take down my 90 gallon reef and squish what I wanted to keep into a 29 gallon set up. I used sand and rock from the 90 and put it in the 29, and kept my clown, lawnmower blenny, brittle star, and some crabs and snails. I have no corals now. (Everything else that was in the 90 went to a new/good home.) I have a standard light fixture on the 29 right now and I want to upgrade the lighting so I can keep whatever corals I want. Right now I am using an Emporer 400 HOB and a powerhead for circulation, but I will probably be changing those up to a sump once I am done getting settled. So, here are my questions:
What lights should I upgrade to? I cant hang anything (no pendants) and I dont have a canopy (yet).
What other livestock should I do? I really want a Royal Gramma next, but then do you think that would be it or could I get more stuff?
Any and all help is always welcome. Thanks!

 

[patrick8929]

sounds like you have a good start, what kind of clown is it? and a royal gramma would be fine as long as the clown isnt like a maroon that is going to show aggression. what kind of corals are you wanting to get? the corals will decide what lights to get. i would think that those 3 fish would probably be all you want to get but i could be wrong maybe one more small fish would be fine. i would suggest T5HO lighting tho because they will keep low light corals and just about everything else but maybe clams depending on how much wattage you get.

 

[mdmacolyte]

Thanks!
I would really like to have LPS corals like Gonopiora (sp?) and Elegance. We had upgraded to metal hallides in the 90 and everything was doing really good. I was wondering if T5HOs would work for the 29?

 

[worrballer]

Is this a regular glass 29? If so that is awesome, it is a great size tank. I have a 29 AGA.
I have 2 Nova Extreme 2x24w T5HO. I keep SPS and have seen great growth. There are a lot more color options with T5, you can really customize it to your tastes.
My tank is also drilled with a sump, but I wish I had left it alone for simplicity sake. There are a ton of options now to keep a tank without a sump. But if you want a sump It is nice to have all the equipment hidden.
Check out my thread for some ideas, you can pm me if you need some help too.
WorrBaller's 29g

 

[patrick8929]

Originally Posted by WorrBaller
http:///forum/post/3079467
Is this a regular glass 29? If so that is awesome, it is a great size tank. I have a 29 AGA.
I have 2 Nova Extreme 2x24w T5HO. I keep SPS and have seen great growth. There are a lot more color options with T5, you can really customize it to your tastes.
My tank is also drilled with a sump, but I wish I had left it alone for simplicity sake. There are a ton of options now to keep a tank without a sump. But if you want a sump It is nice to have all the equipment hidden.
Check out my thread for some ideas, you can pm me if you need some help too.
WorrBaller's 29g
+1 great lights i love my nova extreme pro T5ho's and those corals would do great under those lights

 

[worrballer]

I agree, I just wish I could've afforded the 6 bulb like you.

 

[patrick8929]

well i got lucky and got it for birthday and got it on discount from my friend at a fish store, but either T5HO is the way to go i think, no need for MH and PC really just doesnt do the job

 

[mdmacolyte]

I just looked up nova extreme pro T5ho's and they dont come in 30". They have nova extreme x2 t5ho's though. What do you guys think of those?

 

[worrballer]

That is exactly what I have. It was cheaper to buy two of those than to buy one 4 bulb fixture for some reason.
This is what I have x 2: