WhitePanther93
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So I'm currently in the process of researching,saving, for my first reef tank, and would like any advice on what I've decided on so far.
I plan on getting a 72 bowfront. (im not sure of the brand i saw at my lfs but what i found online makes me think it's an aqueon megaflow)
He also told me there are two pre drilled holes one for drain and one for return. but if possible i would probably do a main drain and emergency drain and have the return go behind the tank. I would also like to do hard pvc piping. any guide lines as to pipe size would be nice. (I think it comes with a kit for plumbing but im not sure it will work for what i want to do.)
For lighting I'm thinking about a hybrid t5/led hopefully with controls. any recommendations would be welcome.
for the sump i was looking at the trigger systems sapphire 26.
for now i'll probably go pretty bare bones for equipment,(Though i will make a manifold for future possible equipment.) mainly just a protein skimmer and anything i need for an in sump refugium.(im hoping to be able to support dragonettes in the future.) maybe something for dosing calcium and alkalinity for corals that might need it. As for the return pump i might go for a dc pump probably around 1200 gph.
my choices for coral so far are xenia, some form of zoanthids, other than that im not sure yet. any cool suggestions that could be beginner friendly/ won't take over my tank would be nice. (if there's risk of out competing tell me so i can isolate it to it' own location or something if i decide i like it.
for fish I hope to have a flame angel as the centerpiece. i would love for some clowns. i've heard damsels can be a pain but there are supposedly some who are "nice" any tips there would be nice as i saw these little black and blue ones at my lfs the called sapphire damsels. i was hoping i could get a yellow tang as i've heard they're pretty good at grazing on algae, but im not sure i have a big enough tank. maybe some pajama cardinals and a fire goby or 2. (this amount of fish won't be too many would it? i'm coming from fresh water so i'm not sure of how each fish will impact the bio load yet.
and for the waaaaaaaay off future i was wondering if it would be possible to eventually get an anemone in a reef tank. as i've heard it can be difficult to get them to stay where you want. and they have a habit of stinging corals as they wander.
Feel free to comment on anything that you would deem important that important for me to know that have/ haven't mentioned. I probably missed something.
Thanks in advanced
I plan on getting a 72 bowfront. (im not sure of the brand i saw at my lfs but what i found online makes me think it's an aqueon megaflow)
He also told me there are two pre drilled holes one for drain and one for return. but if possible i would probably do a main drain and emergency drain and have the return go behind the tank. I would also like to do hard pvc piping. any guide lines as to pipe size would be nice. (I think it comes with a kit for plumbing but im not sure it will work for what i want to do.)
For lighting I'm thinking about a hybrid t5/led hopefully with controls. any recommendations would be welcome.
for the sump i was looking at the trigger systems sapphire 26.
for now i'll probably go pretty bare bones for equipment,(Though i will make a manifold for future possible equipment.) mainly just a protein skimmer and anything i need for an in sump refugium.(im hoping to be able to support dragonettes in the future.) maybe something for dosing calcium and alkalinity for corals that might need it. As for the return pump i might go for a dc pump probably around 1200 gph.
my choices for coral so far are xenia, some form of zoanthids, other than that im not sure yet. any cool suggestions that could be beginner friendly/ won't take over my tank would be nice. (if there's risk of out competing tell me so i can isolate it to it' own location or something if i decide i like it.
for fish I hope to have a flame angel as the centerpiece. i would love for some clowns. i've heard damsels can be a pain but there are supposedly some who are "nice" any tips there would be nice as i saw these little black and blue ones at my lfs the called sapphire damsels. i was hoping i could get a yellow tang as i've heard they're pretty good at grazing on algae, but im not sure i have a big enough tank. maybe some pajama cardinals and a fire goby or 2. (this amount of fish won't be too many would it? i'm coming from fresh water so i'm not sure of how each fish will impact the bio load yet.
and for the waaaaaaaay off future i was wondering if it would be possible to eventually get an anemone in a reef tank. as i've heard it can be difficult to get them to stay where you want. and they have a habit of stinging corals as they wander.
Feel free to comment on anything that you would deem important that important for me to know that have/ haven't mentioned. I probably missed something.
Thanks in advanced
