55g startup journal

[Clarkii3]

ok, so after starting a 10g nano, which crashed, i went to a 25g, which im selling. yes, time for an upgrade, so im am going to do a 55g reef. To start off here are the specs. tank won't be set up untill a month or so from now. hopefully sooner

Tank

55g aga (48x13x20)

www.ebay.com

Filtration/Circulation

CPR Bak Pak Dual Protein Skimmer w/ 2 mj 1200's

www.marinedepot.com

Seio 820gph pump

www.marinedepot.com

Heating
Visi Therm Stealth 200w

www.petsolutions.com

Lighting
48" Coralife aqualight 4x65w(260w) PC lighting

Substrate
2 x 20lb (40lbs) bags of carib-sea oolite aragalive reef sand

www.oceanproaquatics.com
Live Rock
#44 Fiji

www.reefscience.com
#25 Tonga Branch

www.liveaquaria.com

Fish
1 Yellow Tang

www.michiganreefers.com

1 Sixline Wrasse

www.jaxpoker.com

2 Saddle Brown Clownfish

www.liveaquaria.com

1 Neon Goby

www.oceanpets.com

1 Bicolor Blenny

www.brotherspets.com

1 Carberryi Anthias

www.liveaquaria.com

Inverts

1 Scarlet Skunk Cleaner Shrimp

www.motorworld.com

1 Fire Shrimp

www.brotherspets.com

5 Turbo Snails

www.fp.enter.net


6 Trochus Snails

www.aquacon.com

6 Nassarius Snails

www.ultamateaquatics.com

10 Cerith Snails

www.my.voyager.net

1 Queen Conch

www.justphish.com

1 Feather Duster

1 Emerald Mithrax Crab

www.wetwebmedia.com

1 Rose Bubble Tipped Anemone – Eventually if things go well, and corals thrive

www.aquacon.com

Soft Corals

Colt

www.guarriello.net

GSP

www.sevenseasonline.com

Xenia

www.garf.org

Anthelia

www.thomas-kuenhn.de

Button Polyps

www.beyondthereef.org

Blue Mushrooms

www.brotherspets.com

Yellow Fiji leather

www.reef-encounters.com

Red Mushrooms

www.bofinit.com

Toadstool Mushroom Leather

www.marinedempsey.com

Zoanthids

www.reefaquariumguide.com

LPS

Frogspawn

www.home.triad.rr.com

Candy Cane

www.isqs5338.ba.ttu.edu

Green Brain

www.home.comcast.net

Red Brain

www.petstown.net

Bubble

www.premiumaquatics.com

so what do you guys think? sorry for all the pics!

 

[fungia]

those are good hardy livestock choices. so far so good

 

[jetaero]

For equipment...

Get an AquaC remora instead of a BakPak.. It's well worth it.

Get a higher wattage light for keeping things... preferably a 4x 96w fixture.


For livestock...

Don't get the yellow tang, that tank is too small.

Don't get the anthias, you'll have an extremely hard time feeding it, and they do best in groups in much larger tanks.

Don't get the rose bubble tip anemone till the tank is setup for a while, and also you may need to get metal halide to keep it.

Otherwise it all looks good!

-Josh- 8)

 

[Len]

Is the Bakpak part of the packaged deal you talked to me about in #reefs? If so, it is okay. AquaC remoras are better, but you can get the Bakpak to work. A modification to have it powered by airstones makes it a much better skimmer IMO.

Personally, I think a small yellow tang is fine, but it will definitely outgrow your tank in time.

 

[Clarkii3]

yea, im getting the skimmer with the tank/stand/lights/etc, yea i don't plan on keeping the tang in there its entire life, just till it gets big enough, then i can sell it

 

[pwj1286]

Upgrade your lighting so you will be able to keep all sorts of livestock.

Usally the more expensive equipment is worth it. For example, MH and PC system, a bigger skimmer, sump..ect. Gives you more flexiability to change as you and your hobby grows.

Athenias can be hard true.

Yellow tang is fine. Get a small one though so he can grow into your tank.

I am keeping a yellow tang and a sailfin tang in a 55 gallon tank and they are fine. Both at 7-8 inches...they fought for a while, but now they are cool with each other, but occasionally get into fights.
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[Clarkii3]

i really don't care about sps corals or the anemone really, the coral i listed are the only ones im going to get, i like softies the best anyways, i don't really have room for a sump, i will barely get the 55g in my room. you can keep 2 tangs in a 55g? and about the RBTA, i doub't i will even get one anways. im sure the clowns will host something else.i know they don't need a host but it would be interesting to see.

 

[Anonymous]

I think it's gonna be a great success! If you don't mind me asking, what crashed the 10G?

 

[Clarkii3]

I think it's gonna be a great success! If you don't mind me asking, what crashed the 10G?

haha thanks! my 10g got overun by hair algae, i used tap. im planning on distilled or bottled RO for the 55g.

 

[Len]

Go with RO. Distilled *can* be good but RO is almost always better.

 

[pwj1286]

Len,

I've heard of that, why is distilled not a good choice?
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