My wife got me a saltwater tank from a friend of hers and they delivered it last night from about 3 hours away. The set up went well asides from getting very wet and the horrible smell. 2 of the fish didn't survive the trip, a Yellow Tang and something with stripes (I forgot what they called it) plus a a black spiney ball (Urchin?) but everything else seems OK so far.
I thought I would post up a list of equipment and livestock and solicit your opinions on where I should go from here. I should mention that this is my first foray in to the saltwater realm although I did have a 60g Chiclid tank for about 5 years when I was younger.
90g glass tank 48w x 24t x 18d
2 - Emperor Bio-wheel 400
Jebo 180 skimmer
4 - Powerheads (2 currently in the tank, no idea what they flow)
1 - 48" light (I think fluorescent) that has smaller white and blue tubes
2 - Marineland LEDs with 6 white and 3 blue each
2 - Blue Chromies
2 - Clown Fish
1 - Sand Sifter (not sure if that's it's proper name)
1 - Brittle Star and maybe 5 very tiny babys
2 - large snails about the size of a radish
There are a few Corals but I don't know the names of them. Some are extremely tiny tubes with yellowish hairs coming out of them. There is a Plate Coral, some brownish tree looking ones and a chubby hand like one as well. I obviously have a lot of research to do.:mrgreen:
I don't plan to add any more fish until I have some practice testing / mainlining the water and get the equipment I want. I think I would like a sump system or something along those lines but again more research is needed.
I'd really appreciate any thoughts or tips you might have regarding any aspects of my setup. I attached a few pics but keep in mind we put the rock in while the tank was super cloudy and couldn't see a thing. We waited until it cleared to add the corals and fish. I did go back later and build a cool fort for the Clowns which they seem to like.
Thanks!
I thought I would post up a list of equipment and livestock and solicit your opinions on where I should go from here. I should mention that this is my first foray in to the saltwater realm although I did have a 60g Chiclid tank for about 5 years when I was younger.
90g glass tank 48w x 24t x 18d
2 - Emperor Bio-wheel 400
Jebo 180 skimmer
4 - Powerheads (2 currently in the tank, no idea what they flow)
1 - 48" light (I think fluorescent) that has smaller white and blue tubes
2 - Marineland LEDs with 6 white and 3 blue each
2 - Blue Chromies
2 - Clown Fish
1 - Sand Sifter (not sure if that's it's proper name)
1 - Brittle Star and maybe 5 very tiny babys
2 - large snails about the size of a radish
There are a few Corals but I don't know the names of them. Some are extremely tiny tubes with yellowish hairs coming out of them. There is a Plate Coral, some brownish tree looking ones and a chubby hand like one as well. I obviously have a lot of research to do.:mrgreen:
I don't plan to add any more fish until I have some practice testing / mainlining the water and get the equipment I want. I think I would like a sump system or something along those lines but again more research is needed.
I'd really appreciate any thoughts or tips you might have regarding any aspects of my setup. I attached a few pics but keep in mind we put the rock in while the tank was super cloudy and couldn't see a thing. We waited until it cleared to add the corals and fish. I did go back later and build a cool fort for the Clowns which they seem to like.
Thanks!
