Well, I the new guy here. I've been looking into starting a reef aquarium anf have a few questions for you guys. I've had freshwater for the last 10 years and want to do something new. I've looked through old posts and talked to local stores and have come up with a setup according to them. I was wondering what you guys thought of it.
I have a 55 gallon with a emperor 400 now. one guy said i should do fish only and not a reef. the other guy said i would be fine with a reef setup.
I want to use the emperor i already have. It was recomended to use a fluval 404 along with it. Is this necassary? Seems like overkill to me. I want to use a sump setup with 10 gallon tank. I was told to use a 20 gallon instead.
two powerheads in the corners and later on ( like 6 to 8 weeks) get a protein skimmer.
For the substrate i will use playground sand and start with base rock when i add the water. When the temperature and salt mixture are correct I will add the live rock and a few damsels to get the tank cycled.
I will also be getting the correct lighting.
Do I have the right idea? Anything else you guys recommend?
I have a 55 gallon with a emperor 400 now. one guy said i should do fish only and not a reef. the other guy said i would be fine with a reef setup.
I want to use the emperor i already have. It was recomended to use a fluval 404 along with it. Is this necassary? Seems like overkill to me. I want to use a sump setup with 10 gallon tank. I was told to use a 20 gallon instead.
two powerheads in the corners and later on ( like 6 to 8 weeks) get a protein skimmer.
For the substrate i will use playground sand and start with base rock when i add the water. When the temperature and salt mixture are correct I will add the live rock and a few damsels to get the tank cycled.
I will also be getting the correct lighting.
Do I have the right idea? Anything else you guys recommend?