New to saltwater

skulz62 · 12/26/2014, 11:33 AM

I currently have 4 tanks running. 3 are freshwater and 1 salt I just got the salt 2 months ago. I have 2 damsels and a shrimp. I want to add corals. I was told mushrooms grow under anything. But what about others? This is my light.

What can I do. I've been told T5 fixture with ATI Bulbs all the way or LED fixture not a cheap one either led? Price? T5?

skulz62 · 12/30/2014, 01:26 PM

Ok I got a new light. Its a current led. I have some soft corals. 3 mushrooms and some polups with a mushroom and a Kenya tree. And 2 damsels and a shrimp. I have seen a algae eater at a pet store. I have some brown Algae growing. What do I do next?

Ajohnson · 12/30/2014, 01:35 PM

I run kessil A350w's on my 90g. I am growing gsp (which will also grow under anything and looks pretty sweet if you get a bright green one), euphyllia (2 hammers, 2 torches, and a frog), some monti, bubble tip anemone, and a couple sps (acropora) and more. I've found I can grow almost anything with them but they're around $400 a pop. I also have a good t5 coralife on my 10g and it will grow most anything. A lot of people don't have good experiences growing high light coral under led's and swear by halides, but I like the effect of the kessils as they really bring out the color and add a nice shimmer to the water.

1MP3R1AL · 12/30/2014, 01:35 PM

You can grow shrooms with that light, I think that's a 10k actinic mix. Other corals need led or t5 lighting. Metal halide will grow anything.

Ajohnson · 12/30/2014, 01:37 PM

A lot of corals do best with light in the blue -purple range also, so it would be a good choice to get a nice blue/purple bulb if you decide to stick with what you've got.

JenniB · 12/30/2014, 01:41 PM

I got into reefing a year ago, I don't have much experience so take what I say with a grain of salt

but I love my LEDs. they don't add any heat really and my electric bill is not crazy. I started with some soft corals and really quick decided that I didn't really want a lot of soft coral. I love LPS. I think with a tank that new the best advice I got was, go slow. I didn't add anything AT ALL to my tank for months. When I did it was a clean up crew. So add your mushrooms and see how they do and then go from there.

skulz62 · 12/30/2014, 01:47 PM

Ok I just posted that I got a new light but dont know where it went lol. I have this light. http://current-usa.com/aquarium-led-.../orbit-marine/

this is my tank. I have 3 mushrooms and some polups with the mushroom. And s kenya tree. I started to notice a brown Algae growing. So I sern a algae eater at a pet store. What should I do? Buy one or not?

skulz62 · 01/01/2015, 01:10 PM

I noticed yesterday also that I have that looks to be a feather duster growing. Also I can't find anything else on others they are white and brown like speggiti but anything online dosent look like them

12/26/2014, 11:33 AM	#1
skulz62 Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2014 Posts: 9	New to saltwater I currently have 4 tanks running. 3 are freshwater and 1 salt I just got the salt 2 months ago. I have 2 damsels and a shrimp. I want to add corals. I was told mushrooms grow under anything. But what about others? This is my light. What can I do. I've been told T5 fixture with ATI Bulbs all the way or LED fixture not a cheap one either led? Price? T5?

12/30/2014, 01:35 PM	#3
Ajohnson Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: Edmonton, AB Canada Posts: 58	I run kessil A350w's on my 90g. I am growing gsp (which will also grow under anything and looks pretty sweet if you get a bright green one), euphyllia (2 hammers, 2 torches, and a frog), some monti, bubble tip anemone, and a couple sps (acropora) and more. I've found I can grow almost anything with them but they're around $400 a pop. I also have a good t5 coralife on my 10g and it will grow most anything. A lot of people don't have good experiences growing high light coral under led's and swear by halides, but I like the effect of the kessils as they really bring out the color and add a nice shimmer to the water. __________________ 90g reef tank, 30 gallon sump. Dual Kessil A350w LED lights. Bubble Magus Curve 5 skimmer, omega bio-pellet reactor. 80 lbs. live rock, 3" sand bed all around. 30g hospital/QT. 10g frag tank. Current Tank Info: 90 Gallon reef tank with a 30 gallon sump. 75 pounds of live rock and approx 3" sand bed all around. Lots of fish, LPS, and Softies, as well as some SPS. 2 Kessil A350W lights. Bubble magus skimmer, omega biopellet reactor.

12/30/2014, 01:35 PM	#4
1MP3R1AL Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: VA/DC/MD Posts: 299	You can grow shrooms with that light, I think that's a 10k actinic mix. Other corals need led or t5 lighting. Metal halide will grow anything. __________________ 24X24X12 Mixed : T5 / 13UP lighting \| Apex \| MP10 \| SCA-301 \| WW/CW/UV Sump Lighting \| DIY dosers 20L AIO SPS frag tank : UV/CW/WW/R/B/L/P LED - GONE

12/30/2014, 01:37 PM	#5
Ajohnson Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: Edmonton, AB Canada Posts: 58	A lot of corals do best with light in the blue -purple range also, so it would be a good choice to get a nice blue/purple bulb if you decide to stick with what you've got. __________________ 90g reef tank, 30 gallon sump. Dual Kessil A350w LED lights. Bubble Magus Curve 5 skimmer, omega bio-pellet reactor. 80 lbs. live rock, 3" sand bed all around. 30g hospital/QT. 10g frag tank. Current Tank Info: 90 Gallon reef tank with a 30 gallon sump. 75 pounds of live rock and approx 3" sand bed all around. Lots of fish, LPS, and Softies, as well as some SPS. 2 Kessil A350W lights. Bubble magus skimmer, omega biopellet reactor.

12/30/2014, 01:41 PM	#6
JenniB Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2014 Location: Northern Idaho Posts: 47	I got into reefing a year ago, I don't have much experience so take what I say with a grain of salt but I love my LEDs. they don't add any heat really and my electric bill is not crazy. I started with some soft corals and really quick decided that I didn't really want a lot of soft coral. I love LPS. I think with a tank that new the best advice I got was, go slow. I didn't add anything AT ALL to my tank for months. When I did it was a clean up crew. So add your mushrooms and see how they do and then go from there. __________________ No room for a sump :( Current Tank Info: 70 gal reef tank, mix of softies and LPS with a few hardy SPS. Apex with 2 Kessil 350 tuna blues. 1 male wrasse, two firefins, a blue devil damsel, a dragonet and a clownfish pair

12/30/2014, 01:26 PM	#2
skulz62 Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2014 Posts: 9	Ok I got a new light. Its a current led. I have some soft corals. 3 mushrooms and some polups with a mushroom and a Kenya tree. And 2 damsels and a shrimp. I have seen a algae eater at a pet store. I have some brown Algae growing. What do I do next?

12/30/2014, 01:47 PM	#7
skulz62 Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2014 Posts: 9	Ok I just posted that I got a new light but dont know where it went lol. I have this light. http://current-usa.com/aquarium-led-.../orbit-marine/ this is my tank. I have 3 mushrooms and some polups with the mushroom. And s kenya tree. I started to notice a brown Algae growing. So I sern a algae eater at a pet store. What should I do? Buy one or not?

01/01/2015, 01:10 PM	#8
skulz62 Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2014 Posts: 9	I noticed yesterday also that I have that looks to be a feather duster growing. Also I can't find anything else on others they are white and brown like speggiti but anything online dosent look like them