nick.congelossi
New member
I just got a 55g tank from a friend that didnt want it taking up space in his garage anymore, it is a really nice tank with a beautiful wood cabinet base so i can't let it go to waste. the problem is all the equipment he gave me with it was for a freshwater cichlid tank...
i already have a 30g reef and i do not want to make too much more of an investment in lights, plumbing, coral and such for this new tank.
can i put live rock and sand under regular flourecent lighting or will it die?
what types of fish will do well in a 55g that is mostly open space in a pretty basic setup?
another idea i had was to stack the corals and LR i already have in my 30g on one side of the 55g and light only half the tank with my h/o light leaving the other half lit with plain flourescents, making half the tank a reef and the other half open water with sandy bottom. i think that would be some cool aquascaping but i'm new at this whole hobby so i could be totally wrong and i dont know if it would work.... opinions?
i already have a 30g reef and i do not want to make too much more of an investment in lights, plumbing, coral and such for this new tank.
can i put live rock and sand under regular flourecent lighting or will it die?
what types of fish will do well in a 55g that is mostly open space in a pretty basic setup?
another idea i had was to stack the corals and LR i already have in my 30g on one side of the 55g and light only half the tank with my h/o light leaving the other half lit with plain flourescents, making half the tank a reef and the other half open water with sandy bottom. i think that would be some cool aquascaping but i'm new at this whole hobby so i could be totally wrong and i dont know if it would work.... opinions?