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[Czr073]

My tank has been throw a 6 month cycle and i think is ready for some coral.. My tank is 6ft long so lots of stuff can be put.. what should be the first corals i put into this tank?

 

[Ace25]

Need to know your lighting first.. then flow rates/pumps you have to start to give you an idea of what corals would work best for you.

 

[fsn77]

And, what kind of corals do you like?

 

[Czr073]

the lights were given to me from a friend. but i think its over like 15000k but not positive..

 

[OgreMkV]

What kind of lights? Power compact, T5s, metal halide?
Wattage?
How much live rock?
Current readings? (esp. salinity and calcium)

 

[Czr073]

actually i think its way over that but how do i find out..?

 

[Czr073]

like 160lbs of live rock..

 

[OgreMkV]

Easy way is to take a picture of the fixture and we might be able to figure it out. Also, take a picture of the bulbs (with the lights off).

A point of note is that six months is about the run time for PC and metal halides so you may need new bulbs soon.

 

[Czr073]

you cant tell anything with the lights off.. theres 3 white and one blue.. when he gave me the lights he said i needed to get another blue one.. but the only reason he didnt have one was because he had a extra white..

 

[Ace25]

Looks like an Icecap ballast running 4 VHO bulbs (Pre-T5HO bulbs). First thing, I would definately recommend rewiring the lighting setup so it isn't so dangerous. I would mount the ballast on the outside/back or top of the canopy and just have the wires for the lights come through little holes drilled in the back so you keep the ballast/power connections on the outside of the tank so they wont corrode from the saltwater.

Next, your lighting would be considered low/medium so that would limit you to softies and LPS corals and low light SPS corals like Monti's which is fine for a beginner.