R*Frost* Posted January 27, 2003 Share Posted January 27, 2003 hi all im new to the board and have found every 1 dead freiendly love soem of the tanks on here, well anyway back to the questions do u think that this setup would be alright: 36x12x12 uk 20 gal ( i think uk gals are bigger) 1. D+D solutions mega twin T5 lighting (2x aquablue tubes is this ok on thier own) (is this good enough to grow some sps and a few LPS corals) 2. 20-22 lbs of Stm's LR (in eng this is good) 3. A 2-3" DSB (bit smaller than normal but limited tank height) 4. i dont in tend to include a flilter 5. i dont really want a skimmer but i have no problem soing 1-3 gal water changes weekly more time with my tank 6. maxijet 1000 powerhead. Plz give me any advice you have got it would be a real help. If you no any good fish for my tank or some good hardy/med hardy corals plz post Thx again Simon, Link to comment
Dave ESPI Posted January 27, 2003 Share Posted January 27, 2003 Thank you for "FIRST POST" posting with intelegence. Your tank is a US 30 gallon. use: 3 powerheads, 3 inch sand with special grade aragonite mixed on the top layer, and a skimmer might be a good idea as water changes can get very bothersome 3 x a week(and expensive) the LR you speek of is decent aparently, so Id say 30 #s will be the ideal area (if not +10 # more added later) the T-5 are "OK" but see if your budget can afford some 200+watts of VHO's the T-5 are still not tested to be proven usefull (but by all means be a gunnea pig for us ) and PLEASE use a good salt. Tropic Marin should be accessable at a decent price as well as www.Aquacraft.net salts. I believe they sell it retail in some shopts in the UK. invest in an RODI unit, and read a LOT of old threads on this board and utelize the "search function" before asking whatever questions pop into your mind.... chances are the answer is just a few clicks away... if you STILL have questions.. by all means ask..... it's just better to read and achieve than to ask and recieve.... (A beating) LOL Cheers ! Link to comment
tufty711 Posted January 27, 2003 Share Posted January 27, 2003 frost i used to have pretty much exactly the same tank as yours but i changed my tank to 18" deep. i have added a crappy seaclone skimmer but it helps alot and i only do water changes once a fortnight. t5 lights are actually good and my corals have grown loads but only softies , i have them and also a NO 25w blue tube and am experimenting with sps corals soon. so your tank sounds good but im not sure about having 78w over a 20uk g tank for sps. Link to comment
R*Frost* Posted January 27, 2003 Author Share Posted January 27, 2003 the only reason that i am going for T5's is mainly necuse my tank isnt deep enough for Mh's and i cant find ANYWAY in my area or english shops that sell VHO's or PC's if i got a skimmer would a prizm skimmer HOB be any good Link to comment
JIM27 Posted January 27, 2003 Share Posted January 27, 2003 Personally I'd go with MH's sonce you seem interested in keeping sps. And you dont need a deep tank to have mh either. Link to comment
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