Hi, everyone :wavey: so there's an upgrade planned for 2015. I'm getting an empty 55 tank and stand this weekend as my Christmas present. Upgrading from 30g hex.
Since I'm trying to plan ahead, I've been looking at options for fish, inverts and lighting.
I'm planning on cooking some dry rock and/or using completely cured rock from my 180 DT. (It's going to be rescaped in a couple weeks and has entirely too much rock in it. Whatever gets removed is going to the sump.) My bedroom carpet is going to be replaced by hard floor before the tank ever sees water. So, time is not an issue here. I want to take everything in stride and enjoy the ride.
Fish Stocking List :fish:
Fish by order of introduction. The clowns and firefish I have already. Once I have everything for the upgrade, they will be going in. I also have a six line that will be going in my 180, because he terrorized a goby added after him.
2 ocellaris clowns 3"
1 firefish 3"
1 orange stripe goby 4"
2 Banggai cardinals 3" (juvies)
1 grammistes blenny 3"
2 Conde's fairy wrasses 3" (juvies)
Is this a bit much for a 55? (Skimmer is RO BH-100)
Inverts
I currently have softies with a piece of frogspawn. I want to get into more LPS and will not be keeping SPS. I'm also debating on adding a bubbletip for my clownfish, as I believe they're wild caught and would host it. In a 55 with corals, is this asking for trouble since BTAs can wander/split, and get to be 1' across? I can live without it, just thought it would placate my clowns and keep them from claiming everything.
Lighting :lightbulb:
I've been eyeing the Reefbreeders Value LED with 120' optics. It's 16" long. Would this fixture cover the whole length of the tank (4') and put out enough PAR for everything? If not what about the Photon 32"?
Sorry for such a long post! Thanks for the input!
Since I'm trying to plan ahead, I've been looking at options for fish, inverts and lighting.
I'm planning on cooking some dry rock and/or using completely cured rock from my 180 DT. (It's going to be rescaped in a couple weeks and has entirely too much rock in it. Whatever gets removed is going to the sump.) My bedroom carpet is going to be replaced by hard floor before the tank ever sees water. So, time is not an issue here. I want to take everything in stride and enjoy the ride.
Fish Stocking List :fish:
Fish by order of introduction. The clowns and firefish I have already. Once I have everything for the upgrade, they will be going in. I also have a six line that will be going in my 180, because he terrorized a goby added after him.
2 ocellaris clowns 3"
1 firefish 3"
1 orange stripe goby 4"
2 Banggai cardinals 3" (juvies)
1 grammistes blenny 3"
2 Conde's fairy wrasses 3" (juvies)
Is this a bit much for a 55? (Skimmer is RO BH-100)
Inverts
I currently have softies with a piece of frogspawn. I want to get into more LPS and will not be keeping SPS. I'm also debating on adding a bubbletip for my clownfish, as I believe they're wild caught and would host it. In a 55 with corals, is this asking for trouble since BTAs can wander/split, and get to be 1' across? I can live without it, just thought it would placate my clowns and keep them from claiming everything.
Lighting :lightbulb:
I've been eyeing the Reefbreeders Value LED with 120' optics. It's 16" long. Would this fixture cover the whole length of the tank (4') and put out enough PAR for everything? If not what about the Photon 32"?
Sorry for such a long post! Thanks for the input!