Hello everyone. This is my 75 Gallon Saltwater Reef Tank Planning Thread. Mostly because I'm not entirely sure what I want to do with it yet.
So, this is the entire idea in a nutshell: Reef tank with at least 5 species of fish. Preferably low-maintenance.
The equipment is rather straitforward. 48in Dual Build T5 HO Light, an Eheim 2215 Canister Filter an 50-60lbs of Live Rock for filtration. 2X Powerheads for current (maybe more over time). Sand substrate, no sump, not too complex I would hope.
Now, my stock plan currently looks like this:
Plant Stock: Shaving Brush Plant (Penicillus sp.) - For added filtration and because I love plants.
Clean Up Crew: 4X Blue Leg Hermit, 4X Cerith Snail, 2X Peppermint Shrimp, Coral Banded Shrimp (maybe), Porcelain Crab - Because a clean up crew is needed.
Fish Stock: 2XFirefish, 5X Spotted Cardinalfish, 1X Sailfin/Algae Blenny, 2X Ocellaris Clowfish (tank bred) - I'm looking for another fish that is compatible with these without overstocking the tank.
Invert Stock: 2XFeather Duster - I love feather dusters!
Coral Stock: Green Polyp Leather Coral, Green Toadstool Mushroom Leather Coral, Evergreen Starbust Polyp Coral, Toadstool Mushroom Leather Coral (brown), Stylophora Coral (maybe), Birdsnest Coral (maybe). - I tried to find corals that were ALWAYS peaceful and were low-maintenance, but I'm not sure if I did. Anyone know knows how difficult these are to care for, please do speak up. Will they all be okay under a T5 HO light, dual bulb?
And that's the plan so far. The tank is currently being drained of it's old freshwater and will, over the next month, be refilled with salt water and have the rock scape set up. I hope to have fish in it by 2013, and corals by 2014.
Thank you for reading,
~Travis
So, this is the entire idea in a nutshell: Reef tank with at least 5 species of fish. Preferably low-maintenance.
The equipment is rather straitforward. 48in Dual Build T5 HO Light, an Eheim 2215 Canister Filter an 50-60lbs of Live Rock for filtration. 2X Powerheads for current (maybe more over time). Sand substrate, no sump, not too complex I would hope.
Now, my stock plan currently looks like this:
Plant Stock: Shaving Brush Plant (Penicillus sp.) - For added filtration and because I love plants.
Clean Up Crew: 4X Blue Leg Hermit, 4X Cerith Snail, 2X Peppermint Shrimp, Coral Banded Shrimp (maybe), Porcelain Crab - Because a clean up crew is needed.
Fish Stock: 2XFirefish, 5X Spotted Cardinalfish, 1X Sailfin/Algae Blenny, 2X Ocellaris Clowfish (tank bred) - I'm looking for another fish that is compatible with these without overstocking the tank.
Invert Stock: 2XFeather Duster - I love feather dusters!
Coral Stock: Green Polyp Leather Coral, Green Toadstool Mushroom Leather Coral, Evergreen Starbust Polyp Coral, Toadstool Mushroom Leather Coral (brown), Stylophora Coral (maybe), Birdsnest Coral (maybe). - I tried to find corals that were ALWAYS peaceful and were low-maintenance, but I'm not sure if I did. Anyone know knows how difficult these are to care for, please do speak up. Will they all be okay under a T5 HO light, dual bulb?
And that's the plan so far. The tank is currently being drained of it's old freshwater and will, over the next month, be refilled with salt water and have the rock scape set up. I hope to have fish in it by 2013, and corals by 2014.
Thank you for reading,
~Travis