jlessary
08/15/2013, 07:40 AM
For starters a little about me. I am fairly new to the hobby I have had freshwater with a lot of success (IMO) and I have tried a Saltwater tank before but it was a Nano style (15 gal) and I wasn't ready and over treated little problems. I have been doing a lot of research over the last 2 weeks and have finally gotten to a point where I am starting to purchase items. I am looking for someone who can look over what I am looking to purchase and tell me if I am on the right track or not. I have also listed what my wife and I want to have in the tank (a large selection we are planning on picking from) for more of an idea of what the tank will be used for. I think I have done pretty good research and have a pretty good start going just looking for what I missed.
Equipment
- 250 liter (~ 66 gal) Glass overflow style tank (90cm x 45cm x 60cm)
- ~31 gal sump 3 chamber
- Coralife Super skimmer with Pump
- Hydor 740 Universal Pump - 740 GPH - Original Seltz L40
- Coralife Lunar Aqualight High Output T5 Quad Lamp Fixture
- Hydor Koralia Magnum Circulation Pump
- Hydor Smart Wave Circulation Pump Controller, up to 100w per channel
- Hagen Living Sea Hydrometer-Thermometer C and F, Large, 12-Inch
- Fluval E Electronic Heater
- Cooler (not sure of the specs was sold to me by the fish store. The part I could read said up to 700gal I believe)
- salinity Refractometer, Aquarium & Seawater - Dual Scale (1.0 to 1.070 S.G.) by Agriculture Solutions
- API Reef Master Test Kit
- API Saltwater Master Test Kit
Substrate
- Approx. 31 kg (~70 lbs) live rock (divided between sump and DT)
- Natures Ocean Live Aragonite Reef Sand (enough for about 3 inch bed)
- First fill of water will mostly come straight from the ocean
Fish/Coral
This is a compromise between me wanting a reef tank and my wife wanting a FOWLR setup. I plan on starting out with the fish then SLOWLY adding the coral. I am looking at maybe 8 - 10 fish MAX with an anemone (for Nemo of course) and maybe 2 corals. This is what I am looking at (not all but at least part of this list looking for suggestions):
Fish and Inverts
- 2 Ocellaris Clownfish (Have to have)
- 1 Lemonpeel Angelfish
- 5 Blue Reef Chromis or Blue/Green Reef Chromis
- 2-3 Orange Stripe Prawn Goby
- 1 Scarlet Fin Soldier
- Bubble tip anemone
- Tank cleaning crew (I haven't researched this one fully yet)
Coral
- Candy Cane Coral (Caulastrea furcata)
- Trumpet Coral (Caulastrea curvata)
- Lemon Tree Coral (Stereonepthya sp.)
- Duncanopsammia Coral (Duncanopsammia axifuga)
- Button Polyp, Maui Wowie (Palythoa sp.)
- Jasmine Polyp (Knopia sp.)
If I am missing something specific please let me know I am just now gathering the materials to get the tank set up so I am at the very least 2 months away from putting anything living into the tank. I appreciate all the help I can get while I am doing my research and learning more about this Oo soo addictive hobby.
Equipment
- 250 liter (~ 66 gal) Glass overflow style tank (90cm x 45cm x 60cm)
- ~31 gal sump 3 chamber
- Coralife Super skimmer with Pump
- Hydor 740 Universal Pump - 740 GPH - Original Seltz L40
- Coralife Lunar Aqualight High Output T5 Quad Lamp Fixture
- Hydor Koralia Magnum Circulation Pump
- Hydor Smart Wave Circulation Pump Controller, up to 100w per channel
- Hagen Living Sea Hydrometer-Thermometer C and F, Large, 12-Inch
- Fluval E Electronic Heater
- Cooler (not sure of the specs was sold to me by the fish store. The part I could read said up to 700gal I believe)
- salinity Refractometer, Aquarium & Seawater - Dual Scale (1.0 to 1.070 S.G.) by Agriculture Solutions
- API Reef Master Test Kit
- API Saltwater Master Test Kit
Substrate
- Approx. 31 kg (~70 lbs) live rock (divided between sump and DT)
- Natures Ocean Live Aragonite Reef Sand (enough for about 3 inch bed)
- First fill of water will mostly come straight from the ocean
Fish/Coral
This is a compromise between me wanting a reef tank and my wife wanting a FOWLR setup. I plan on starting out with the fish then SLOWLY adding the coral. I am looking at maybe 8 - 10 fish MAX with an anemone (for Nemo of course) and maybe 2 corals. This is what I am looking at (not all but at least part of this list looking for suggestions):
Fish and Inverts
- 2 Ocellaris Clownfish (Have to have)
- 1 Lemonpeel Angelfish
- 5 Blue Reef Chromis or Blue/Green Reef Chromis
- 2-3 Orange Stripe Prawn Goby
- 1 Scarlet Fin Soldier
- Bubble tip anemone
- Tank cleaning crew (I haven't researched this one fully yet)
Coral
- Candy Cane Coral (Caulastrea furcata)
- Trumpet Coral (Caulastrea curvata)
- Lemon Tree Coral (Stereonepthya sp.)
- Duncanopsammia Coral (Duncanopsammia axifuga)
- Button Polyp, Maui Wowie (Palythoa sp.)
- Jasmine Polyp (Knopia sp.)
If I am missing something specific please let me know I am just now gathering the materials to get the tank set up so I am at the very least 2 months away from putting anything living into the tank. I appreciate all the help I can get while I am doing my research and learning more about this Oo soo addictive hobby.