Tropical Baker 17
Reefing newb
Hi everyone!
So I am currently in the process of starting up my first saltwater tank and am looking to get a little help and make sure I have everything I need to get myself up and running properly.
The tank is a 55gal tank, I currently have 55# of dry "live" rock from BRS, and am waiting on my live sand and a few other pieces of equipment to come before I begin to actually setup. The equipment that will be going into my tank is: Aquatech 30-60 filter (I do not currently have the ability to add a SUMP but plan on a in-tank Fuge in the future for some Chato and copepods), 3 Maxi-Jet Powerhead 600s, and a Finnex HMO 150W heater. In addition I plan on getting a Reef Octopus BH100 HOB protein skimmer before I add any fish or inverts to the tank. Also I need to get lighting for my tank before I add in any fish. Currently I have a 48" unit that takes T12 bulbs and was looking at getting a 48" VHO Super Actinic R UV bulb. I believe from what I read it runs a full 420nm blue spectrum and 12000K.
So, I plan on starting slow and going with a FOWLR tank for the first few months to a year before I start to add corals and make a reef tank. Is this equipment going to be sufficient? Will the light I listed above be sufficient to grow any coral? What will need to be upgraded as I begin to add in corals? I plan on starting with a few soft before adding some SPSs (admittedly I haven't done a super amount of coral research yet as it is further in the future). I do not have the lighting or heater yet so both of these items are flexible. I think I covered everything, any other specs I should have included?
So I am currently in the process of starting up my first saltwater tank and am looking to get a little help and make sure I have everything I need to get myself up and running properly.
The tank is a 55gal tank, I currently have 55# of dry "live" rock from BRS, and am waiting on my live sand and a few other pieces of equipment to come before I begin to actually setup. The equipment that will be going into my tank is: Aquatech 30-60 filter (I do not currently have the ability to add a SUMP but plan on a in-tank Fuge in the future for some Chato and copepods), 3 Maxi-Jet Powerhead 600s, and a Finnex HMO 150W heater. In addition I plan on getting a Reef Octopus BH100 HOB protein skimmer before I add any fish or inverts to the tank. Also I need to get lighting for my tank before I add in any fish. Currently I have a 48" unit that takes T12 bulbs and was looking at getting a 48" VHO Super Actinic R UV bulb. I believe from what I read it runs a full 420nm blue spectrum and 12000K.
So, I plan on starting slow and going with a FOWLR tank for the first few months to a year before I start to add corals and make a reef tank. Is this equipment going to be sufficient? Will the light I listed above be sufficient to grow any coral? What will need to be upgraded as I begin to add in corals? I plan on starting with a few soft before adding some SPSs (admittedly I haven't done a super amount of coral research yet as it is further in the future). I do not have the lighting or heater yet so both of these items are flexible. I think I covered everything, any other specs I should have included?