Just switched over my cichlids to hxn's old 75g so now I have my 60g hex tall tank not doing anything. I've been thinking of diving into saltwater but dont want to make a mistake using the tall tank if its not good for anything saltwater wise. What would ya'll do with it if anything at all?
Can a 60g tall hex be a good saltwater tank for anything?
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reefnetworth
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a 400w metal halide for light. flow/filtering should be ok if it can turnover 10X's water volume an hour. REEF-ON!
Yes tim, you will need intense lighting to penetrate such a tall tank. With enough LR it will look very nice with the corals ascending from bottom to top, instead of left to right like a regular tank. However, with such a small foot print, your lifestock choices will be limited. In addition, you will also need a chiller to cool off the heat coming from the "intense" lighting. I personally would not do it.
What they are trying to say not very clearly is that a taller tank can be OK, depending on what kind of marine tank you want to have:
FO- fish only (mostly small, do length for large fish)
Soft corals- can double up the lights, if you use different sizes, need to have good water circulation from bottom
Hard (stony) corals â€"œintense lighting is easier with metal halide bulb
The 60Hex I saw was actually a very natural looking soft coral display, with only a few small fish.
The cost of the tank and stand are only a fraction of the cost of the live rock and corals.
FO- fish only (mostly small, do length for large fish)
Soft corals- can double up the lights, if you use different sizes, need to have good water circulation from bottom
Hard (stony) corals â€"œintense lighting is easier with metal halide bulb
The 60Hex I saw was actually a very natural looking soft coral display, with only a few small fish.
The cost of the tank and stand are only a fraction of the cost of the live rock and corals.
alizarin
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There's no reason it wouldn't make a great non-coral tank - aka FOWLR (fish only with live rock). Might be the perfect choice for you since you're new to salt water - fish can take allot more mistakes than coral.
If you know you're interested in corals then you'd be better off getting a shallower tank where light penetration wouldn't be so problematic.
If you know you're interested in corals then you'd be better off getting a shallower tank where light penetration wouldn't be so problematic.
