beginner reefer would love some advice!

[rylan629]

hey guys i’m looking to start reefing that last couple months i have been doing some reasearch and have been trying to find what will fit best for me. little bit about me so it might answer questions you have, I have 30+ reptiles and definitely plan on getting more lol so i am sorta limited on room can’t do anything crazy! so im just looking to start up a 20g long or a 40g breeder with a hob filter and hoping i can hear some of yall suggestions and other tips yall might have for reefing! reason i am going with the hob/20g or 40g im looking to start smaller because i don't have the most space as stated above my room is filled with animals already! but ive always loved coral and have been really wanting to start a tank now i dont plan on doing anything till i get everything i think ill need and i get it fully cycled. but ill put a list down below also if you have any other advice let me know. thankyou guys for reading.
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20g long or 40g breeder whatever tanks petco sells for there 50% sale
seachem tidal 75 hob filter
titanium brs heater
wills or kessil a 80 light
and i would love to hear some suggestions on hob skimmers and some power head/wave makes and maybe a thermometer thankyou guys again for ranking the time to read this!!!

 

[Tahoe61]

I would just do an IM 20 or IM 15. Pick up a Bubble Magus Nano skimmer for $64.00, and it put in the back compartments, heater in the back. The bigger the tank the more expensive the lights.

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[LovinlifeinGuam]

Yes to the Bubble Magus skimmer...also, using live ocean rock will Kickstart your tank like nothing else and essentially eliminate the time required for a cycle

 

[Doctorgori]

You might want to post all your eggs in one basket
Other thread
Not moderating but you might get repeat answers and some overlap between these two threads…

Good luck ….

 

[Tamberav]

hey guys i’m looking to start reefing that last couple months i have been doing some reasearch and have been trying to find what will fit best for me. little bit about me so it might answer questions you have, I have 30+ reptiles and definitely plan on getting more lol so i am sorta limited on room can’t do anything crazy! so im just looking to start up a 20g long or a 40g breeder with a hob filter and hoping i can hear some of yall suggestions and other tips yall might have for reefing! reason i am going with the hob/20g or 40g im looking to start smaller because i don't have the most space as stated above my room is filled with animals already! but ive always loved coral and have been really wanting to start a tank now i dont plan on doing anything till i get everything i think ill need and i get it fully cycled. but ill put a list down below also if you have any other advice let me know. thankyou guys for reading.
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V
20g long or 40g breeder whatever tanks petco sells for there 50% sale
seachem tidal 75 hob filter
titanium brs heater
wills or kessil a 80 light
and i would love to hear some suggestions on hob skimmers and some power head/wave makes and maybe a thermometer thankyou guys again for ranking the time to read this!!!

not sure what tou mean by wills but kessil a80 will not light a 40 or 20.

Those lights are for about 5g, maybe 10g cube.

If you are on a budget for lighting, there are things like nicrew, noops, smatfarm, viparspectra, etc

A larger tank will cost more to light and more powerheads, etc. So you need to decide what is in your budget.

You definitely need two powerheads. Jeabo is nice on a budget.

Nicerew 100w is about $200 and you need two, so $400 to light the 40 breeder with those. They come with mounts.

You could probably do a single viper 165w over a 40 breeder but will have shading on the side. You will have to come up with your own way to hang it. This is more around $140

If you want more mainstream lights, two AI primes are $265 each but no mounts, mount is about $40 each, so now we are up to $610 unless you want to hang them yourself and save the $80 on mounts.

These are just SOME examples, there are many options.

You could also stalk the used hardware forum for a good deal on lights.

Some of the lights are more flat looking, others have more shimmer.

 

[Pistondog]

hey guys i’m looking to start reefing that last couple months i have been doing some reasearch and have been trying to find what will fit best for me. little bit about me so it might answer questions you have, I have 30+ reptiles and definitely plan on getting more lol so i am sorta limited on room can’t do anything crazy! so im just looking to start up a 20g long or a 40g breeder with a hob filter and hoping i can hear some of yall suggestions and other tips yall might have for reefing! reason i am going with the hob/20g or 40g im looking to start smaller because i don't have the most space as stated above my room is filled with animals already! but ive always loved coral and have been really wanting to start a tank now i dont plan on doing anything till i get everything i think ill need and i get it fully cycled. but ill put a list down below also if you have any other advice let me know. thankyou guys for reading.
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V
20g long or 40g breeder whatever tanks petco sells for there 50% sale
seachem tidal 75 hob filter
titanium brs heater
wills or kessil a 80 light
and i would love to hear some suggestions on hob skimmers and some power head/wave makes and maybe a thermometer thankyou guys again for ranking the time to read this!!!

Should plan on getting a rodi filter, salt mix, and ato.
Getting your water right is the base for success.

 

[rylan629]

You might want to post all your eggs in one basket
Other thread
Not moderating but you might get repeat answers and some overlap between these two threads…

Good luck ….

thankyou honestly i just started using this and didn’t really know how to work this fully and did not realize they were just waiting to be accepted lol i thought i click post and it was gone will definitely make sure to limit it next time thanks for your responses on both!

 

[rylan629]

not sure what tou mean by wills but kessil a80 will not light a 40 or 20.

Those lights are for about 5g, maybe 10g cube.

If you are on a budget for lighting, there are things like nicrew, noops, smatfarm, viparspectra, etc

A larger tank will cost more to light and more powerheads, etc. So you need to decide what is in your budget.

You definitely need two powerheads. Jeabo is nice on a budget.

Nicerew 100w is about $200 and you need two, so $400 to light the 40 breeder with those. They come with mounts.

You could probably do a single viper 165w over a 40 breeder but will have shading on the side. You will have to come up with your own way to hang it. This is more around $140

If you want more mainstream lights, two AI primes are $265 each but no mounts, mount is about $40 each, so now we are up to $610 unless you want to hang them yourself and save the $80 on mounts.

These are just SOME examples, there are many options.

You could also stalk the used hardware forum for a good deal on lights.

Some of the lights are more flat looking, others have more shimmer.

okay thankyou so much i was recommended wills by a lfs it was some black box they were running so id figured id ask i was actually also looking at the viper specter so ill have to dive into that some more thanks for the response!

 

[rylan629]

Should plan on getting a rodi filter, salt mix, and ato.
Getting your water right is the base for success.

i got an aquatic life rodi system but am planning on getting the bfs 4 stage did not know it was a thing when i got the other one lol and id be using a brs salt i can’t remember the exact one at the moment but i was going to definitely make sure i dont skimp out on the bare minimum! also for ato i was just looking into the water bottle hang on just bc i have seen a lot of bad reviews on the ones of amazon’s with the automatic lights. but also if you have other suggestions i will take into consideration!

 

[Pistondog]

i got an aquatic life rodi system but am planning on getting the bfs 4 stage did not know it was a thing when i got the other one lol and id be using a brs salt i can’t remember the exact one at the moment but i was going to definitely make sure i dont skimp out on the bare minimum! also for ato i was just looking into the water bottle hang on just bc i have seen a lot of bad reviews on the ones of amazon’s with the automatic lights. but also if you have other suggestions i will take into consideration!

Tunze is best. $200; but you get what you pay for.