Hello!

arabianmagicat · Nov 14, 2018

Hello! So I just became the owner of a saltwater setup..

My boyfriend's brother moved to Korea, and we transported the live sand, rock, and clownfish this weekend. The light fixture fore the tank his brother gave us has a broken stand thingy. Then, the bulb for the metal halide light went out.

Anyway, I bought a used 60 gal rimless tank with a 20 gallon sump. I have never used a sump before, and this is my first saltwater setup. I want to set the tank up today because I'm worried about the coral not having any light..

Retro Reefer · Nov 14, 2018

Welcome to R2R! Be sure to start a build thread in members tanks section to share your journey.

Billldg · Nov 14, 2018

Welcome to R2R!!!

TheSilentReefer · Nov 14, 2018

Welcome, we are a friendly bunch on here!

NY_Caveman · Nov 14, 2018

Welcome to R2R! Good luck with the tank and remember that corals can be pretty resilient.

coral-boss · Nov 14, 2018

Welcome to the site

mike werner · Nov 14, 2018

welcome to r2r

reacclimating 2 the hobby · Nov 14, 2018

Welcome to R2R!

PDR · Nov 14, 2018

Welcome to R2R!!!

dbl · Nov 14, 2018

Welcome to R2R and thanks for signing up.

IslandLifeReef · Nov 14, 2018

Welcome to R2R! :)

The corals will be ok without light for a few days.

bsn_rn_cen · Nov 14, 2018

Welcome to reef2reef.

Captain Quint · Nov 14, 2018

Good morning and welcome to R2R arabianmagicat.

Do you plan on using the same metal halide lighting system on what I gather a newly purchased tank? If the bulb went out I would be curious as to if it was the bulb or ballast. If you refer to the light having a broken thing. Is it a leg which slides onto the fixture itself? They can be replaced.

Do you have a pic of the lighting system itself? It could help us help you. Or are you going another route on lighting?

I'm just a bit confused with a new tank purchase and don't know your plans. I'm sorry. Pics would greatly help.