Hello everyone,
I am planning my first SWreef tank and was wondering if my idea will work.I have some questions and options for this set up.I already have the Black back 40gal truvu to start with.Please bear with me since I am jumping into SW tanks only 3 months after starting FW. Here are my Q's,How many lbs of live rock do i run?How many lbs per gal was it? I will be running about 2000GPH flow with a combination of powerhead and FX5 can modded for slightly more flow filled with live rock, this should be about 50 x flow per tank size enough?How much lighting do I need to have a nice tank I am planning HQI but will T5 run just as nice coral?.How much livestock can I run if properly added and tank cycled.I want almost no filtration.Well below are my plans so everyone feel free to comment and let me know if I can sustain lush life with the proposed SW tank.With my plannes equipment will I be able to run a lush reef system with the plans below?
TruVu 40 Gal spec. l30" x d18" x h16"
150w or 250w HQI lighting
FX5 with elements removed for 800GPH+
Turbelle nano stream 1000GPH+
Live rock and 2"-4" sand
Planned Livestock:
2 Percula Clown pair
3-4 Anenome
1 Goby/pistol shrimp pair
1 Chainlink moray eel
2-3 Turbo snails
2 Emerald crabs
2 Dwarf blue leg hermit
2 Electric blue hermit
2 Nassarius snail
2 Super tongan nassarius snail
Various coral and feather duster possibly?Can I add another fish to my mix? How much bio-load max can a tank this size handle?
I am planning my first SWreef tank and was wondering if my idea will work.I have some questions and options for this set up.I already have the Black back 40gal truvu to start with.Please bear with me since I am jumping into SW tanks only 3 months after starting FW. Here are my Q's,How many lbs of live rock do i run?How many lbs per gal was it? I will be running about 2000GPH flow with a combination of powerhead and FX5 can modded for slightly more flow filled with live rock, this should be about 50 x flow per tank size enough?How much lighting do I need to have a nice tank I am planning HQI but will T5 run just as nice coral?.How much livestock can I run if properly added and tank cycled.I want almost no filtration.Well below are my plans so everyone feel free to comment and let me know if I can sustain lush life with the proposed SW tank.With my plannes equipment will I be able to run a lush reef system with the plans below?
TruVu 40 Gal spec. l30" x d18" x h16"
150w or 250w HQI lighting
FX5 with elements removed for 800GPH+
Turbelle nano stream 1000GPH+
Live rock and 2"-4" sand
Planned Livestock:
2 Percula Clown pair
3-4 Anenome
1 Goby/pistol shrimp pair
1 Chainlink moray eel
2-3 Turbo snails
2 Emerald crabs
2 Dwarf blue leg hermit
2 Electric blue hermit
2 Nassarius snail
2 Super tongan nassarius snail
Various coral and feather duster possibly?Can I add another fish to my mix? How much bio-load max can a tank this size handle?
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