the tank is coming!

[Zacktosterone]

So.... My 65" x 30" x 24" rimless reef is going to be on my door step in two hours.

I never thought of what I should put in it! So let's take it to the polls!!

SPS and LPS dominant with reef safe fish
Or
SPS with angel fish
Or
Freshwater... I'm kidding

 

[Dmorty217]

Sps with angels without question

 

[AntiSatan]

I'm actually going sps angles in my new tank on order

 

[reefgeezer]

I really like the SPS & Angels idea.

 

[igot2gats]

I voted SPS dominant.

But, it really should be what you want. It's your tank.

 

[Donkeykong]

When you walk up to a fully established tank, what is the first thing you notice SPS or LPS? the answer to that question should be what you keep in your tank. Personally I like variety so I would go with a mixed reef with a variety of fish

 

[igot2gats]

When you walk up to a fully established tank, what is the first thing you notice SPS or LPS?

It depends on what kind of tank it is.

 

[Zacktosterone]

I don't really know what oI want to do. That's why I'm starting this thread! There are some cool LPs but there are some cooler angels haha. I wonder. Can I have a torch or elegance or maybe a flower pot with angels? What's everyone's experience??

 

[phillrodrigo]

Your taste changes over time so it's hard to say. I prefer lps I like stuff like euphyllia that moves around. I was never a fan of sps but lately my taste has changed a bit. I still prefer lps but sps seems to be easier to get for the high end pieces. You can get a strawberry short cake or a red planet any were. Try and find a orange hammer or any crazy one in a lfs it's very hard to find

 

[Donkeykong]

So another question, how much experience do you have with reefs? A dedicated SPS tank is not for a beginner, I am not saying you cant do it just know a SPS tank is something that takes even longer to establish and mature, where as with a mixed reef you can add hardier corals sooner and slowly build up to the high end LPS's and then the killer SPS's.

 

[Allmost]

how much headache or challenge do u want ?

 

[Spiffy]

SHARKS! Lol!

 

[igot2gats]

I don't really know what oI want to do. That's why I'm starting this thread!

So another question, how much experience do you have with reefs?

Then this is the first question you have to answer, so that we can better help you.

What have you had in the past, or is this your first reef?

 

[Zacktosterone]

So another question, how much experience do you have with reefs? A dedicated SPS tank is not for a beginner, I am not saying you cant do it just know a SPS tank is something that takes even longer to establish and mature, where as with a mixed reef you can add hardier corals sooner and slowly build up to the high end LPS's and then the killer SPS's.

I had a really nice sps system in my 90 that I took down for this tank. The experience isn't a problem. Ive done both. Its just a matter of what I would like to do now. I've done lps , sps, reef safe with caution fish. The only thing I haven't done is FOWLR, NPS, and anything zeovit. I don't even know ehsy zeovit is haha. I really love angelfish but I also live LPS so its a matter of what this time.

 

[PaleHorse]

how much headache or challenge do u want ?

LOL very true.

SPS Only tank vote!!!!!

 

[Donkeykong]

I had a really nice sps system in my 90 that I took down for this tank. The experience isn't a problem. Ive done both. Its just a matter of what I would like to do now. I've done lps , sps, reef safe with caution fish. The only thing I haven't done is FOWLR, NPS, and anything zeovit. I don't even know ehsy zeovit is haha. I really love angelfish but I also live LPS so its a matter of what this time.

So you know what it takes to run both and have successfully done both. So now since you cant make up your mind, you just want a bunch of strangers on the internet to tell you what to do???

Well my vote is mixed reef with tons of fish

 

[wrott]

So now since you can't make up your mind, you just want a bunch of strangers on the internet to tell you what to do?

Isn't that how you got your tank started?

It can't hurt to get a few votes on certain species, like which SPS or nice looking LPS are the hardiest.
I'd go angels.

 

[Tommy081708]

I have a LPS dominant w/SPS, a coral beauty and flame angel. They all co exist in harmony with the occasional chase across the tank. They have never once nipped at the corals, just the plugs of new additions

 

[Tommy081708]

Oh forgot to add the unbothered LPS consist of torch, Duncan, red people eater, mind blower paly, red clove, war coral, and several dif types of zoas.

 

[sirreal63]

If you like all of it, then try to incorporate it all in the tank, some angels are better than others with corals, but with that one exceptopion, you could do all of it then decide for yourself which is better for you, it will happen as it will.