new salt set up advice

[izauss]

New salt set up advice please…..

Hello all, I’ve been a fresh water person for a while and have always wanted to get into marine aquariums. Here is my current set up. I have yet to start anything and am still in the planning stages. Any advice is welcome. (of course I’m looking through fresh water lenses) My over all goal is an invertebrate/coral heavy tank with few fish.
Most of the gear (less protein skimmer and lights) I have from an old fresh water system.

Live rock (how much is too much, not enough for biological filtration?)
Live sand over inert sand, 4” deep total.
75 gal tank, glass with all glass top.
Custom (home made) stand.
2 Jebo 260w lights (520w)
20 gallon refugium below with single florescent light
One magnum 350 running a coarse mechanical filter out of the refugium into the main tank.
One additional magnum 350 running any needed chemical/mechanical filtration or a micron filter if needed directly to main.
Possible additional filstar with mechanical/biological filtration.
Each magnum is around 300+ gph (yea they say 350) the filstar is 300 gph
Protein skimmer
UV sterilizer
assorted power heads of various size as needed.

 

[FreddytheFish]

for live rock, most people suggest 1/2 lb. or 1&1/2 lbs. per gallon

 

[LordsSoilder]

New salt set up advice please…..

Hello all, I’ve been a fresh water person for a while and have always wanted to get into marine aquariums. Here is my current set up. I have yet to start anything and am still in the planning stages. Any advice is welcome. (of course I’m looking through fresh water lenses) My over all goal is an invertebrate/coral heavy tank with few fish.
Most of the gear (less protein skimmer and lights) I have from an old fresh water system.

Live rock (how much is too much, not enough for biological filtration?)

I've heard about 1lb-2lb per gallon (not sure if you can use too much)

Live sand over inert sand, 4” deep total.

If you buy a large ammount of nice play sand and only a little live sand it will all become live in a short ammount of time.

75 gal tank, glass with all glass top.
Custom (home made) stand.

Sounds good, got any pics?

2 Jebo 260w lights (520w)

I think you'll need more wattage. I've heard over 3watts per gallon / Ive heard Jebo isn't good.
20 gallon refugium below with single florescent light

sounds ok

One magnum 350 running a coarse mechanical filter out of the refugium into the main tank.
One additional magnum 350 running any needed chemical/mechanical filtration or a micron filter if needed directly to main.
Possible additional filstar with mechanical/biological filtration.
Each magnum is around 300+ gph (yea they say 350) the filstar is 300 gph

Don't know enought to say...

Protein skimmer

Definitely need a skimmer for a tank that size (IMO) large water changes over time will be costly and a pain

UV sterilizer

Good for kill bac and disease, Ive heard can take out the good as well?

assorted power heads of various size as needed.

Keep that flow up, and make sure its sparatic...

I put my thoughts in blue so you could see them easily. I'm a new and will be for a while, but I thought it might help...

Talk to Mo, he's the one you want... However there are plenty of knowledgable people on this site.

 

[pbrack]

The more live rock the better, but the more you put, the mroe it takes up space! You can't have too much, but you still want some space for fish to swim in!

Also, I went for aragonite (which is basically all they sell here), then got a bit of live sand from the shop. It helps with the cycling because of the bacteria.

As for lighting, it depends what you want. You could probably keep mushrooms under NO's, but if you want clams and anemones, definetely make the investment now for Metal Halide (which is I think what you've got)

Hope this helps and good luck!

 

[Gealcath]

You dont need a UV sterlizer.

 

[izauss]

info on tank

I've got about 7 watts per gallon with the two jebo lights. I've read good and bad things on this forum and dicided to take the chance.

I've dicided to forgo the UV as I don't want to take all the micro food out of the water. I'll also run the filstar with biological media out of the refugium into the main tank. The two magnums and power heads will work well to keep the water moving.