PieMan2k Posted August 16, 2015 Share Posted August 16, 2015 Hi my name is Josh and I have been interested in reef tanks for the past few years but just really got into it a couple of weeks ago. At my dads house i had an old 20 gallon freshwater tank that we tore down a year ago and i was just thinking ," well i want a reef tank and we already have a tank and a filter" The equipment that I would like to use are ( if you guys think something needs to be changed tell me): Current orbit marine lighting 24-36 inch or an AI prime led (which one is better?) aquatop 100 watt submersible heater koralia circulation power head/ wave maker 20 gallon long tank and this canister filter www.google.com/shopping/product/1036108848003254195?q=canister+filters&espv=2&biw=1920&bih=979&bav=on.2,or.r_cp.&bvm=bv.99804247,d.dmo&ion=1&tch=1&ech=1ψ=QcPQVfa9HIK8eZ_RjsgC.1439744833892.5&prds=paur:ClkAsKraX-l12kK1cYXZOc91ZZgjtyNLxdbWacWh5dRIJ2XSBBgb1EQIFRW34U73V_Htbwa-l-nYV-wWpkvlUxOzlwWYnNJDPszWD7pB1A9svNHnJaSVksigKxIZAFPVH70rdJ3Qhs0--QFGbUXzqIXEAd5dIQ&ved=0CHEQpitqFQoTCIflpr6LrscCFUIlHgod5zwPAw&ei=SMPQVYehIcLKeOf5vBg Livestock: 10 lbs of live tukani rock 10 lbs of dry rock 2 bags of Carib sea live sand one pair of mated ocellaris clownfish purple firefish lawnmower blenny firefish a few snails and crabs (which ones are the most reef safe?) one xena colony a few zoas frogspawn down the road hopefully a long tentacle anemone, maybe a maxima clam, and some leather coral. Please let me know if this is a good setup and what I need to add/ change. Thanks for the advice and taking time to help me out here. Link to comment
Newtybar Posted August 18, 2015 Share Posted August 18, 2015 What are the dimensions of the tank? I would think you would need two primes, if it is more than 18" long. You may want to consider a NanoBox Duo. I have a 36" Orbit Marine on my 30L and it isn't nearly as nice as my NanoBox Duo lights. The lighting spectrum just can't be compared. Link to comment
fishstick41 Posted August 19, 2015 Share Posted August 19, 2015 Try a Kessil A160WE... works pretty well on my tank Link to comment
Dreichler Posted August 25, 2015 Share Posted August 25, 2015 Go with AI, whether it be 2 primes, 1 prime, the hydra 26 (my favorite). You'll appreciate the massive amount of control you have over the lighting and full spectrum ability. Link to comment
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