New Larger Tank

rramedic · 05/28/2006, 07:14 AM

Greetings All

I cant say Newbie as I have been playing with salt for about 9years, but I am about to move into a much larger system, that includes a lot of live rock and hopefully some corals. My question to you experienced reefers is what should I start with that wont suffer from inexperience with coral. My setup is as follows,

155gal Acrylic custom tank (built into the wall of our new home, really slick)
Life Reef sump with protein skimmer runs very well used it on the old 90gal as well turns the tank over about 7 times an hour.

Lighting= I have the 48' nova extreme t5 ( I know this limits me for starting out in the reef I am not going to have sps)

225 pounds of agrilive
200 pounds now cured fiji live rock

Fish that will be moved when water is acceptable are

2 clowns
2 hippo tangs
5 assorted damsels

1 chocalate star
I sand sifter
some snails and hermits (I need more I know)

Thank you appreciate any advice

Rick

reefnetworth · 05/28/2006, 07:20 AM

mushrooms, feather dusters, are some starters. how old is the set-up? that will make a big difference. REEF-ON!!!

Barto · 05/28/2006, 07:34 AM

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05/28/2006, 07:14 AM	#1
rramedic Registered Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 2	New Larger Tank Greetings All I cant say Newbie as I have been playing with salt for about 9years, but I am about to move into a much larger system, that includes a lot of live rock and hopefully some corals. My question to you experienced reefers is what should I start with that wont suffer from inexperience with coral. My setup is as follows, 155gal Acrylic custom tank (built into the wall of our new home, really slick) Life Reef sump with protein skimmer runs very well used it on the old 90gal as well turns the tank over about 7 times an hour. Lighting= I have the 48' nova extreme t5 ( I know this limits me for starting out in the reef I am not going to have sps) 225 pounds of agrilive 200 pounds now cured fiji live rock Fish that will be moved when water is acceptable are 2 clowns 2 hippo tangs 5 assorted damsels 1 chocalate star I sand sifter some snails and hermits (I need more I know) Thank you appreciate any advice Rick

05/28/2006, 07:20 AM	#2
reefnetworth Premium Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: U.S.A. Posts: 3,810	mushrooms, feather dusters, are some starters. how old is the set-up? that will make a big difference. REEF-ON!!! __________________ GIVE A MAN A FISH, YOU FEED HIM FOR A DAY. TEACH A MAN TO FISH, HE FEEDS HIMSELF FOR LIFE. (NEVER, underestimate another man's greed) Current Tank Info: SPS dominated barebottom display with BB sump since 2005, most consistant parameters in 19+ years of reefkeeping.

05/28/2006, 07:34 AM	#3
Barto Alleged Lounge Moron Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: BigSkyCountry Posts: 459	*To Reef Central* __________________ "Outliving our pets is the price we pay for the unconditional love they give us" ~Barto's Mom~ AUGUST 2009 TOTM! Current Tank Info: no more fish tanks, nothing, nada, gone!