a few months ago i took down my freshwater set up in the 60 gallon tank, and am thinking of starting to get into salt water and ultimately having a self sustainable reef.
so im fairly new to salt water, and basically the only equipment i have for this project so far are the tank and stand. the light is certainly not strong enough, and i am wondering what would be a good light to use for corals/anemone? will the tank be too deep to grow the corals with, or would a t5 be sufficient? also what would be good starter corals/anemones?
as for protien skimmers i am quite clueless as to what kind is necessary for a 60 gal, and is there any other equipment i would need?
also for filtration, i see on youtube that many people with reef tanks have a sump set up, are canister filters not ment for a reef tank? sorry if thats a stupid question, i would like to set up a sump, but i am not too familiar with them, and have never used one. any information as to why people use them and how to set one up would be much appreciated!
if i left out any important things for setting up a new saltwater tank please let me know!
thanks,
drew
so im fairly new to salt water, and basically the only equipment i have for this project so far are the tank and stand. the light is certainly not strong enough, and i am wondering what would be a good light to use for corals/anemone? will the tank be too deep to grow the corals with, or would a t5 be sufficient? also what would be good starter corals/anemones?
as for protien skimmers i am quite clueless as to what kind is necessary for a 60 gal, and is there any other equipment i would need?
also for filtration, i see on youtube that many people with reef tanks have a sump set up, are canister filters not ment for a reef tank? sorry if thats a stupid question, i would like to set up a sump, but i am not too familiar with them, and have never used one. any information as to why people use them and how to set one up would be much appreciated!
if i left out any important things for setting up a new saltwater tank please let me know!
thanks,
drew