johnhawk811
Reefing newb
Hello all,
After playing around with a 5 gallon Eclipse corner w/11 pounds of LR, 1 small clown, and 3 peppermint shrimp, for about 2 months, I'm now ready to move up. I found a 20g tall with hood and stand on Craig's List for $35, and a 10g for sump for $7. I have some odds and ends (Koralia 1, submersible pump) that I've collected during my 5g Eclipse experiment but also know that lighting is VERY important for a reef tank. I'm looking to do 20-30 pounds of LS and add another 25 pounds of LR for the 20g.
I want to take my time in putting this together and get my materials in order before putting one drop of water in this tank.
My first question is what kind of lighting should I be considering (Coralife; Hagen; Current USA, etc.), also, T5, Halide, with LED or does it matter. I'm not looking at spending $700 on a 24" light but am willing to pay a fair amount for what will work best ($250-$400).
Any recommendations would be greatly appreciated.
After playing around with a 5 gallon Eclipse corner w/11 pounds of LR, 1 small clown, and 3 peppermint shrimp, for about 2 months, I'm now ready to move up. I found a 20g tall with hood and stand on Craig's List for $35, and a 10g for sump for $7. I have some odds and ends (Koralia 1, submersible pump) that I've collected during my 5g Eclipse experiment but also know that lighting is VERY important for a reef tank. I'm looking to do 20-30 pounds of LS and add another 25 pounds of LR for the 20g.
I want to take my time in putting this together and get my materials in order before putting one drop of water in this tank.
My first question is what kind of lighting should I be considering (Coralife; Hagen; Current USA, etc.), also, T5, Halide, with LED or does it matter. I'm not looking at spending $700 on a 24" light but am willing to pay a fair amount for what will work best ($250-$400).
Any recommendations would be greatly appreciated.