Starting 65 gallon reef tank

[super7]

Just wondering where i can get live rock while not spending more than $200. I all ready have 20-25 pounds. Also what is a good sand sifting fish/star.

[super7]

Also Whats base rock

[Mik_101]

Hey super7 if you need help eting up your tank send me a pm im just over by anville are.

A good sifting fish would be a yellow watch man goby.

[SeaHorse_Fanatic]

PM sent.

[super7]

Thanks for the info and offer Mik 101

I have a pump listed at 580 g/h that I am hoping to use in the sump is this enough, I do have others and I am only looking for circulation between sump and tank as I do have Powerheads/Korallas(?)(propellors)

Thanks

[Redrover]

There's good article on setting up a reef tank...a good read :Fade-col:
www.aquarticles.com

[super7]

Thanks Redrover,
What would be a good Angelfish in a 65G reef along with a tang, Thinking powder brown.

[Redrover]

I would go with the smaller angels...Flame / coral beauty...you take a chance with angels as some like the taste of corals.
Tangs : yellow / purple...tangs are swimmers so they need lots of room:robot:

[michika]

Like Redrover said in a 65g you could consider dwarf angels, depending on what else you want to keep. As for tangs I would strongly recommend to avoid them, they require a good deal of swimming length to remain healthy, as well the minimum tank size is probably around 100g or so.

What is happening with your system now? Is it full of water, or just waiting to be assembled?

[mseepman]

Just wondering where i can get live rock while not spending more than $200. I all ready have 20-25 pounds. Also what is a good sand sifting fish/star.

As for a good sifter, you might try a sand-sifting starfish. They are pretty low cost and they don't dump sand on your corals sitting lower in the tank. I had two golden head sleepers that did a great job but everything in the tank was covered in sand. The starfish has kept things even cleaner and he doesn't harm a thing.

[Chowder]

For cheap rock I would read for sale posts hear. There is always someone selling it here for cheap. For a sand sifter I would go with a orange spotted goby . They do a great job and don't go into the water collum while filtering the sand through there gills and cover your corals like the yellow headed goby.

[Mik_101]

For tangs their are a few I'm aware of that can go into a 70 gallon tanks such as kole scops and convict tangs.

[super7]

What is happening with your system now? Is it full of water, or just waiting to be assembled?

It will be assembled after I get back from kayaking Johnston strait, so the few days before school.:sad: it is my final year though:lol:

[super7]

My tank is cycling! finally, looks good but need more live rock

[danny zubot]

I have a 65 gallon tank and I've had a regal tang in it for over two years now. Regals are amoung some of the smaller tangs you can get, I would suggest sticking with the smaller variety in a 65 gallon, and buy it young so that it adjusts to the tank size better.

I also have a bi-color angel fish which is a dwarf as well. A gold striped maroon clown, yellow watchman goby and a lawnmower blennie make up the rest of the tanks inhabitants. Hope this helps.

[super7]

i got my tank running but my heater is not doing anything, just gave up and I am currently out of money(really sucks) does anyone have any solution until my next pay day,
Temp is 24 C at day 20 C at night.
Thanks

[scsi]

does anyone have any solution until my next pay day,
Thanks

ummm.... a loan from Mom or Dad?

[super7]

They dont do that, problem was solved though, boss loaned me one.

[super7]

since I will be getting a new heater what would you guys suggest. Fluval heaters are they any good.

[Mik_101]

since I will be getting a new heater what would you guys suggest. Fluval heaters are they any good.

I have a hydro it works grate.

some other good heaters
-Hagen
-jager
-fluval

[super7]

My Tank is now up and running. Wondering what would be a nice sps or lps to go into the tank.
Thanks Super7

[saltynuts]

give your tank some time to break in.
then start slow.
you need mh,s for sps as well as good flow.
not to sound like a d**k but i would do some reading on
what you want.
make a list and look them up.
not a cheap game to play when you have to buy frags all the time.

[super7]

I have all my lights, current and all that, I work at a fish store, what I was wondering was what other people like concerning hard corals and what they found worked and what didn't.
Thanks Super7

[Okguy]

I'm another person who doesn't want to sound like a d**k but you need to slow down and research, research, research. I see you work at a fish store, but depending on which one that might necessarily be the best place to do research. Almost all my bad advice came from well meaning fish store employees. A Tang is too big for your tank let alone Tangs. Most Angle fish are notorious for eating coral.

I have no idea on the type of equipment you have other than the size of your tank but a tank 1 month old is not the place for any corals (especially hard). You need to finish cycling and stabilize before you even consider introducing an easy to care for soft coral (3-6 months from now IMO).

If you want to eventually have hard corals growing in the tank you will need a calcium reactor. Even if you do have one now I doubt it is dialed in perfectly after only a month.

You were having problems affording a heater and if you don't slow down and do more research you will be broke and out of the hobby in under a year.
Trust me no one here wants that as the more people in the hobby the more people to trade frags with. :mrgreen:

Remember the Ocean wasn't created in a month!

Good luck

[danny zubot]

How long has the tank been up now? There are some hardy corals you can place, like green star polyps and some leathers. LPS and SPS are a bit tricky though especially if the tank is new. you tank will probably go through an algae cycle which is not good for SPS. What kind of lights do you ahve right now?

[super7]

Little over a month all LR was cured except 5 out of 40 Lbs. Also I am not planning on putting Hard corals in now but later want to see what other people like so I can narrow my search down before I start then get my boss to get them in takes a while.
Thanks Super7

[super7]

Heres my setup I have a 150W halide, two highoutput atinics at 24w each and I am going to make a CA reactor. I also have a 20G sump with a little giant pump pumping 1000G roughly. I also have a hydor koralla. I am probablly missing something.

[super7]

I forgot my skimmer, It is a renora aqua c but don't think that it will be enough. What do you think.
Thanks Super7

[michika]

Any photos?

[super7]

there could be but my camera is always white under the MH lights any advice on how to fix that.
Thanks Super7