I wouldlike to set up a 55gal reef. I will have about a 20gal sump with some chaeto, a heater, and my skimmer in it making my total gallonage about 75gal. I will need an external overflow for the 55, but I plan to get a plumbed 120 (it will be the same length, so I can use the same lights..just need more LR, LS, and a bigger skimmer). But I have come up with a stocklist of some inhabitants that I would like to keep in the 55gal right now, and some that I would like to have once I upgraded to the 120. I will not get these fish until then, I wont do the whole thing where people get the fish in hopes of a future upgrade. I will be getting the fish only AFTER I have the 120 up and running. So, heres the updated list of equipment and a stocklist. Tell me what you think The ones with *'s will be acquired only after I get the 120gal:
Equipment
Tank+Stand-55gal tank 48x12.5x21 (LWH)
Lighting-48 inch Current USA Outer Orbit 2x150W 10K HQI-MH w/ 2x130W Dual Actinic & 6 Lunar Lights
Filtering-60ish lbs LR
Substrate-2" LS SB
Heating-(2) Jager 150 W Heater 13 inch submersible heater
Termometer-Coralife Digital Thermometer
Salt Mix-Instant Ocean Sea Salt Mix
Refractometer-Captive Purity Refractometer (with calibration dial)
Test Kit-Red Sea Lab Test Kit (tests Ammonia, Nitrite, Nitrate, pH, Alkalinity)
References-TCMA, SWF forum
Protein Skimmer-Coralife Super Skimmer Needle Wheel (for tanksup to 220 Gal)
RO Water-Spectrapure Maxpure 25GPD RO System
Suppliments-Suggestions would be great
Powerheads-(2) Koralia 2, (1) Koralia 3 (will add another Koralia 3 when I upgrade)
Stocklist
Fish
Flame Angelfish
(pair) Pink Square Anthias*
(3) Bangaii Cardinalfish
(3) Pajama Cardinalfish*
(2) False Percula Clownfish
(2) Green Gobies
Yellow Watchman Goby
Invertebrates
In the mix Package from SWF:
20 Scarlet hermits
25 Blueleg hermits
5 Emerald crabs
1 CBS
2 Cleaner Clams
20 Nassarius Snails
White anemone crab
(5) Sand sifting crabs
Sally lightfoot crab
(2) lettuice nudibranch
Pistol Shrimp
(2) Cleaner Shrimp
Abalone
(2) Brittle Starfish (one in the 55, add another in the 120)
Bubble-tip anemone
Florida Condi Anemone
Will be adding more inverts most likely when I (hopefully) get the 120gal.
Tell me what you think..if this is overstocked, please tell me. Any suggestions or revisions would be appreciated also.
Mark
Equipment
Tank+Stand-55gal tank 48x12.5x21 (LWH)
Lighting-48 inch Current USA Outer Orbit 2x150W 10K HQI-MH w/ 2x130W Dual Actinic & 6 Lunar Lights
Filtering-60ish lbs LR
Substrate-2" LS SB
Heating-(2) Jager 150 W Heater 13 inch submersible heater
Termometer-Coralife Digital Thermometer
Salt Mix-Instant Ocean Sea Salt Mix
Refractometer-Captive Purity Refractometer (with calibration dial)
Test Kit-Red Sea Lab Test Kit (tests Ammonia, Nitrite, Nitrate, pH, Alkalinity)
References-TCMA, SWF forum
Protein Skimmer-Coralife Super Skimmer Needle Wheel (for tanksup to 220 Gal)
RO Water-Spectrapure Maxpure 25GPD RO System
Suppliments-Suggestions would be great
Powerheads-(2) Koralia 2, (1) Koralia 3 (will add another Koralia 3 when I upgrade)
Stocklist
Fish
Flame Angelfish
(pair) Pink Square Anthias*
(3) Bangaii Cardinalfish
(3) Pajama Cardinalfish*
(2) False Percula Clownfish
(2) Green Gobies
Yellow Watchman Goby
Invertebrates
In the mix Package from SWF:
20 Scarlet hermits
25 Blueleg hermits
5 Emerald crabs
1 CBS
2 Cleaner Clams
20 Nassarius Snails
White anemone crab
(5) Sand sifting crabs
Sally lightfoot crab
(2) lettuice nudibranch
Pistol Shrimp
(2) Cleaner Shrimp
Abalone
(2) Brittle Starfish (one in the 55, add another in the 120)
Bubble-tip anemone
Florida Condi Anemone
Will be adding more inverts most likely when I (hopefully) get the 120gal.
Tell me what you think..if this is overstocked, please tell me. Any suggestions or revisions would be appreciated also.
Mark
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