Lighting

[Jkraft136]

How will this work on my 75g for future endeavors (Coral,Anemones, Etc?)

http://columbus.craigslist.org/for/1010924879.html

 

[freshreef]

looks pritty good to me but i dont have any experance with anemones, i think your corals will do good i love my t5 lights

 

[daugherty]

no you need more than a 4 bulb fixture with no ir's

 

[Jkraft136]

So whats a decent one to get for a 75g tank then? Link me please :)

 

[daugherty]

here you go with this light you would be able to keep any thing you want but this light has to be hung over the tank. you are going to want at least 6 bulbs but here is a 8 bulb one

http://www.reefgeek.com/lighting/T5...igh-Output_Fixture_(Black)_by_Sunlight_Supply

 

[Bifferwine]

Here is another good one:

http://www.drsfostersmith.com/product/prod_display.cfm?c=3578+3733+13822+18700&pcatid=18700

The ones that you linked to will be fine for corals, but you would probably have a hard time keeping anemones with it. Anemones require stronger lighting than most corals.

 

[Jkraft136]

OK so i was able to talk the guy down to 75$ for the light and bulbs. My next question is. What kinda coral should i start out with?

What exactly is Lps?SpS?Frag?

 

[yote]

OK so i was able to talk the guy down to 75$ for the light and bulbs. My next question is. What kinda coral should i start out with?

What exactly is Lps?SpS?Frag?

All soft corals.Zooanthids,leathers,stuff like that.LPS would be fine also.Dont know that I'd try SPS with it.

LPS=Large polyp stony.Things like Hammer corals,frogspawns,brain corals.

SPS=Small polyp stony.Things like Acropora,montipora.

Frag=Fragment.

 

[Jkraft136]

So what exactly is a frag? Just a piece of coral u put in the tank that will later become a bigger piece?

 

[yote]

So what exactly is a frag? Just a piece of coral u put in the tank that will later become a bigger piece?

Pretty much.
Think of a frag as just a baby coral that you've got to love and care for untill its grown and starts bleeding you dry.
OOPPs,Got corals mixed up with my kids for a minute:mrgreen:

 

[Jkraft136]

Ok soooo i still can't decide on what to get first. The wife suprised me tonight with my first fish since i got rid of the puffer. Spotted Mandarin. I'm guessing i'm gonna have to buy a bottle of copepods to get the population started.

 

[dustin_P74]

if i were you i would buy alot more then one bottle

 

[Bifferwine]

See if the mandarin is eating frozen food. If it will take frozen food, you're golden. If it won't, then you're screwed. More like, the fish is screwed, and you should take it back to the store. They rarely survive in tanks that are less than a year old. It will eat the bottle of pods in no time since they scavenge non stop.