Peanutbutter
01/26/2016, 12:48 PM
so I just turned my 150 gallon cichlid tank into a saltwater tank and id like to make it a live reef tank. some info of my tank
its 6ftx18inx27in (I think)
I have a 2in pvc overflow that leads to a sump that's roughly 3 and a half feet long and I think it was 16 or 17 or 18 inches wide I cant remember
I added 3 bags of the cheap marine sand and mixed it with 1 bag of live sand. I also have a emperor 400 HOB filter that I decided to run because why not lol.
I have a pump in the sump that's rated to put out 2200gph if I am remembering correctly.
I understand I cant add everything in right away but any advice will help thanks.
my tanks gravity was 1.024 or 1.025it kept bouncing between should I lower or raise the salinity or keep it the same?
so far I have a firefish and 6 hermit crabs and 3 snails and 1 emerald crab.
so far I want
2 occelaris clownfish
1 blue tang
1 yellow tang
1 yellow wrasse
1 royal gramma
I also want my tank to be reef safe because I would like to get some corals and a anemone for the clowns. I have 2 3 foot Current Led lights, im not sure if that's good enough for the corals
also any other suggestions of what kind of fish I can or should get would be nice
id like a big "showfish" in the tank like a rock beauty angel but im not sure if they'd play nice with what I currently want.
id also like a nice purple fish besides the royal gramma any ideas?
and what kind of corals would be the best for a beginner like myself to get?
its 6ftx18inx27in (I think)
I have a 2in pvc overflow that leads to a sump that's roughly 3 and a half feet long and I think it was 16 or 17 or 18 inches wide I cant remember
I added 3 bags of the cheap marine sand and mixed it with 1 bag of live sand. I also have a emperor 400 HOB filter that I decided to run because why not lol.
I have a pump in the sump that's rated to put out 2200gph if I am remembering correctly.
I understand I cant add everything in right away but any advice will help thanks.
my tanks gravity was 1.024 or 1.025it kept bouncing between should I lower or raise the salinity or keep it the same?
so far I have a firefish and 6 hermit crabs and 3 snails and 1 emerald crab.
so far I want
2 occelaris clownfish
1 blue tang
1 yellow tang
1 yellow wrasse
1 royal gramma
I also want my tank to be reef safe because I would like to get some corals and a anemone for the clowns. I have 2 3 foot Current Led lights, im not sure if that's good enough for the corals
also any other suggestions of what kind of fish I can or should get would be nice
id like a big "showfish" in the tank like a rock beauty angel but im not sure if they'd play nice with what I currently want.
id also like a nice purple fish besides the royal gramma any ideas?
and what kind of corals would be the best for a beginner like myself to get?