Good Evening,
This is my first post here so please be gentle...
A little history...
My wife and I did FW for about 4 years and then moved over to SW and Reef as we found the challenge great...
I lost my job and was unable to secure another one so we pretty much sold everything from our setup.
Fast forward... I am now employed, my wife too and we have finally reached a stability point that we want to get back into SW again focusing on a Reef setup.
Our last SW setup was in a 65G with a Actinic 50/50 and a Power Compact setup. We had awseome growth, Corals thrived, fish lived (always a good thing)...
I know that a lot has changed in the 3 years we have been away... DSB are now the "thing" and removal of any Fluvals is highly recommended.
I need help on building my new setup...
Here's what I plan...
65G - 77G ( Due to weight)
DSB - 5" to 8" (Seeded with Live Sand)
Reef w/ Coral (All soft)
About $5000.00 to put into it.
Here is what we have...
65G Stand (New)
2 Fluval 304's
1 Trickle Filter (Bioballs)
1 Power Compact Dual White
1 50/50 Actinic Strip Fluorescent Lamp
6 Bags of Sand - New
About 40pds. Live rock
All the Chemicals (probably no good)
Here where I need some help...
What tank brand?
Should I go for a full setup? Tank, Stand, Canopy, Lighting?
What Filtration?
What Skimmer?
What Lighting?
Anything else....
I don't want to sound like a total idiot here, but three years is a long time and so much has changed...
Thanks in advance!
Cheers!
ReefFreak
This is my first post here so please be gentle...
A little history...
My wife and I did FW for about 4 years and then moved over to SW and Reef as we found the challenge great...
I lost my job and was unable to secure another one so we pretty much sold everything from our setup.
Fast forward... I am now employed, my wife too and we have finally reached a stability point that we want to get back into SW again focusing on a Reef setup.
Our last SW setup was in a 65G with a Actinic 50/50 and a Power Compact setup. We had awseome growth, Corals thrived, fish lived (always a good thing)...
I know that a lot has changed in the 3 years we have been away... DSB are now the "thing" and removal of any Fluvals is highly recommended.
I need help on building my new setup...
Here's what I plan...
65G - 77G ( Due to weight)
DSB - 5" to 8" (Seeded with Live Sand)
Reef w/ Coral (All soft)
About $5000.00 to put into it.
Here is what we have...
65G Stand (New)
2 Fluval 304's
1 Trickle Filter (Bioballs)
1 Power Compact Dual White
1 50/50 Actinic Strip Fluorescent Lamp
6 Bags of Sand - New
About 40pds. Live rock
All the Chemicals (probably no good)
Here where I need some help...
What tank brand?
Should I go for a full setup? Tank, Stand, Canopy, Lighting?
What Filtration?
What Skimmer?
What Lighting?
Anything else....
I don't want to sound like a total idiot here, but three years is a long time and so much has changed...
Thanks in advance!
Cheers!
ReefFreak