and the setup begins!!

[TANK0789]

http://appleton.craigslist.org/for/754036330.html
and
http://appleton.craigslist.org/for/754031242.html

would those work??? yours thoughts on those please!

 

[TANK0789]

anyone?

 

[Rustylugnuts]

http://appleton.craigslist.org/for/750455058.html

guys think i could buy that for like 400 just for all the equipment and live rock then go and sell the 90gallon and stand and in a sense make a good deal? think i could make a good deal out of that tank?

This would be a very good plan. If you keep the prices reasonable you'll be able to get rid of the equipment you don't keep very quickly.

http://appleton.craigslist.org/for/754036330.html
and
http://appleton.craigslist.org/for/754031242.html

would those work??? yours thoughts on those please!

Both of these would be ok for fish only but if you're goin for a reef setup you want to make sure that the T-5 HO's you get ahold of have individual reflectors. Something like the constellation or the tek lights would work nicely.

 

[TANK0789]

Ok awesome! Thanks a lot man! Think I'm going to order my ro di unit today. Off ygr website of the filter guys the 200 dollar one

 

[TANK0789]

Ok well I need to get a sump design. I will have two separate 20 gallon tanks umm how do I connect them?

Also how much live rock would be good for a 125?

 

[kar93]

About 180lbs and Google.

 

[TANK0789]

Ok thanks! Going to order my ro di system and now I need some lights. Umm hmm... Any good place to get lights?

 

[kar93]

Sorry, that sounded a little blunt. What I should have said was, If you google sump designs you will get some good ideas or go here.

 

[kar93]

Are you going to have a canopy or open top?

 

[kar93]

If you're going with open top then THIS would be a good fixture.

or

Something like THIS

 

[TANK0789]

Damn that's a lot of money...

 

[kar93]

Hard part of reefkeeping is if you aint got the money, you're wasting your time. Luckily alot of us know that when we get into it, it will empty our wallets.

 

[TANK0789]

Well I'm going to get it but you know lol

 

[kar93]

Yeah, sometimes it can be a shocker. lol

 

[TANK0789]

Lol yeah it is! So what are the bulbs that are what I need for corals? What are the night time ones?

 

[kar93]

What corals do you want to keep? The actinic (night time) aren't obligatory or essential but they do give better colours when mixed with the regulars.

 

[TANK0789]

I am hoping for some soft ones and maybe a few hards.

 

[kar93]

As you're new, i dont recommend getting any SPS. It would be best to start of with some softies like rics, leathers, polyps etc. And then as you get your tank more mature and stable and gain some more experience start adding some LPS if they interest you and then eventually some SPS.

 

[TANK0789]

Ok also will have an anemone or two does that matter?

 

[kar93]

Anemones need a mature tank of at least 6 months and aren't generally recommended for the beginner either.