rollopac187
Reefing newb
Hey Folks, I've been reading a lot of good stuff from you all here. I have a few questions for you. I've had freshwater tanks for years but could never afford to voyage off into saltwater.
The Scenario: I'm being given a 70 or 75 gallon tank setup because a friend can't take it with him in a move. Th has been up and running for the better part of twelve years. Lot's of live rock in it, and a crushed coral floor. He hasn't spent much time on it in a little while, but it has been up and running. Not a ton of color in the rocks but I can fix that.
What I want to do first is change the CC to a sand bed. Any advice on this? Am I better off sticking with what's been in there this long?
I really want to put together a nice coral display, and if possible throw some anemonies into the scene. I really like zoanthids in particular. I know there a few different kinds of coral "families"-Hard corals, soft corals, sps, non-photosynthetic, etc. What do you reccommend with these? What can and can't go together?
I would like to keep a few fish in it as well. Would these critters live harmoniously together:? pair of clowns, 2 mandarin gobies/dragonettes(I've heard them called a few different names) maybe a dwarf angel a little later, don't really know about anything else yet(maybe seahorses down the road when I'm well seasoned. Are these fish compatible in a tank this size?
Lastly, I know I've read on-line to keep driftwood out of saltwater tanks, but if it makes any difference my driftwood has been in a freshwater tank for several years now. Probably doesn't matter though right?
Any advice is greatly appreciated. I am a patient person and am willing to take my time to do things correctly. Nevermind the fact that I don't have money to waste on doing things wronglyhttps://www.livingreefs.com/forums/images/smilies/skull.gif[/url]
:death:. thanks again
The Scenario: I'm being given a 70 or 75 gallon tank setup because a friend can't take it with him in a move. Th has been up and running for the better part of twelve years. Lot's of live rock in it, and a crushed coral floor. He hasn't spent much time on it in a little while, but it has been up and running. Not a ton of color in the rocks but I can fix that.
What I want to do first is change the CC to a sand bed. Any advice on this? Am I better off sticking with what's been in there this long?
I really want to put together a nice coral display, and if possible throw some anemonies into the scene. I really like zoanthids in particular. I know there a few different kinds of coral "families"-Hard corals, soft corals, sps, non-photosynthetic, etc. What do you reccommend with these? What can and can't go together?
I would like to keep a few fish in it as well. Would these critters live harmoniously together:? pair of clowns, 2 mandarin gobies/dragonettes(I've heard them called a few different names) maybe a dwarf angel a little later, don't really know about anything else yet(maybe seahorses down the road when I'm well seasoned. Are these fish compatible in a tank this size?
Lastly, I know I've read on-line to keep driftwood out of saltwater tanks, but if it makes any difference my driftwood has been in a freshwater tank for several years now. Probably doesn't matter though right?
Any advice is greatly appreciated. I am a patient person and am willing to take my time to do things correctly. Nevermind the fact that I don't have money to waste on doing things wronglyhttps://www.livingreefs.com/forums/images/smilies/skull.gif[/url]
:death:. thanks again
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