Starting Back Up

[gudar]

The other day I was in Burmuda Triangle getting light bulbs for my dart frog vivarium, and I ended spending most of my time looking at there saltwater stuff. Now that I've moved back to town I'm thinking about starting up a nano, probably just soft corals. Are there any good local shops that are more knowledgeable then Burmuda Triangle around here? Also does the club still meet regularly?

 

[AlexStinson]

YAY! Andy is back! And no, best option in town is probably Bermuda. And you just missed our last meeting, hopefully there will be one if February.

 

[RacingTiger03]

It's looking like March for the next meeting unless someone steps up. Aaron won't be able to host until next month. - We're getting back to being active, check out the facebook group for some more fun as well

Bermuda staff is generally very knowledgable, the rest liveaquaria.com is a good QUICK reference, but dig a bit deeper before any major purchases like fish compatibility

 

[gudar]

It's been a good 4 years since I had a tank last, so what are some good resources for information? I don't know if too much information has changed in that time, but if so I'd like to be current. LEDs were just starting to be used, I haven't done too much research on them. Has anyone used them, if so do they work better than halides or T5s?

 

[AlexStinson]

LED's are the industry standard for the most part now, the options are freakishly large however. Other than that, I don't think too much has changed.

 

[gudar]

Alright, I think I still have one of the Aqua Medic nano waves. So I might set that up to start with since everything I need is already in it ready to go. The only thing is they use power compact lights, which I have noticed are starting to be fazed out. I think the power compacts will be enough light for what I want to do, which is mainly zoanthids, sponges, ricordias, and gorgonias. I might put a stronger power head in it. The tanks stock pump is decent, but there is always room for improvement.