Should i get a T5 lighting or a metal halide for my saltwater reef tank?
I have a 75 gallon bow front saltwater aquarium. I’m planning to start a reef tank. Should I get a T5 or a metal halide? I heard that T5 is fine for the height of my tank plus a metal halide tank is pretty expensive. Any suggestions?
If I get T5 lighting will I be able to keep many varieties of corals/clams or only a few since it is not as strong as metal Halide?
A 75g bow front is pretty deep and although T5 will work, the PAR available at the bottom of the tank is not going to equal that of the metal halide.
If you have room to put the halides about 8 inches off of the surface of your tank then the heat will not really be an issue and may remove the need for you to run a heater as long as you have adequate flow (20x the total volume including the sump).
The halide bulbs are expensive vs. the T5 but 8 T5 bulbs vs. 1 halide bulb? The costs are not that far apart after doing the math.
They both require ballasts to run so you really are better off in my opinion to run the metal halides. You can get a 250w pendant style halide unit with ballast and a bulb used in the hobbyist selling forum of http://www.reefcentral.com for about 150.00 so they are not that expensive plus with 250w halide over your tank, you can keep any type of coral/clam that you want.
I would look into an LED fixture before making my decision. They are low heat, low power consumption, no bulbs to replace for about 10 years or more, etc, etc, etc.
Clownfish and Anemone dominated tank reef aquarium
27 clownfishes in a 210 gallon reef tank with rose and green anemones and ritteri aka h. magnifica anemene. Two have paired up and are laying eggs next to the magnifica anemone.
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Saltwater Reef tank 220 gallon Part#4 the rest Live rock 310 pounds
I have added the rest of the live rock there was 140 pounds now there is 310
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New Marine Tank Set Up.
Latest tank video.African Malawi Mbuna Reef Tank in HD
Just a lil tour of my Malawi Reef 
3/03/09
Let me know what you guys think! It’s a new setup 
The fish loveeeeeeee it
I’ll keep you guys updated when the Salousi’s and Sunshine’s fully color up
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55 gal salt water tank
just moved to payson az. new set up. kinda dark… fish were hiding.. (need to re-due)
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My Salt Water Aquarium.
I thought I would show you my salt water aquarium its a 150 gallon tank.
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Salt water aquarium question?
I’m planning on setting up a small salt water aquarium, its a 10 gallon tank, i only plan on having a few saltwater plants and 1 small fish in there, ik i need something to convert the water to saltwater but i dont know what i need? other than that and a filter what do i need?
thanks
Here you go… Use Instant Ocean Reef Crystals. I service aquariums and find this salt mix good to be a nice mix between good cost and good salt. Get a good light, look for power compacts, T5 fixtures, or LEDs. LEDs being the best, T5’s being second, and PCs being the worse. Any other lighting would not work well on a tank like this. A good filter for a small saltwater tank would be a Hagen Aquaclear. Get the Aquaclear 70. It is big enough that it will work best and provide enough flow in the tank. Add live sand, a few pieces of live rock, and buy some plants, maybe a small coral, and through in a fish. If you have a tight fitting lid, I like flame fish or fire goby they are called. A clown goby works, and small shrimp gobies, a six line wrasse, a silver or spine cardinalfish, a neon goby, an ocellaris clown. These are all good candidates for a 10g tank.
Do water changes often on 10 gallon tank, like 3 – 4 gallons every week if you can. Do not need skimmer if this is done, small tank makes it hard to get a skimmer on there.
Use a turkey baster to lift any detritus up and clean out rocks and crevices. Clean filter at least once a month, clean impeller and change carbon and sponge, and rinse off the bio-media.
If you follow this you, should have an ice tank.
Can i run a salt water aquarium (fish only)with only a Canister filter.?
Meaning no need for Live rock,Sump, Bio balls, Protein Skimmer, UV sterlizer, or Chaetomorpha.
Just a Salt water Aquarium with a Cansiter filter and some decorations.
—I would think it could be done successfully,,, you dont mention SAND or any substrate, However ,I would recommend using ceramic media of some fashion in one of the compartments of the canister,,there needs to be some place for nitrifying bacteria to colonize which will help the tank cycle,,,and keep it cycled,,,
—the ceramics can be rinsed off, in old aquarium water, when doing the canister maintenance so that you have minimal impact on the tank cycle when water changes and maintenance are done,,,then replaced into the canister without sacrificing all the needed bacteria every time you work on it
Episode 81 pt6,The Jackson Hole WY Reef Tank, LA Fishguys
Lets go to Wyoming in the eighty first episode of LA Fishguys as Jim Stime of Aquarium Design in Thousand Oaks CALIF., starts operation of a 280 gallon coral reef tank and then adds 500 pounds of live rock to it.
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