New to saltwater

[williama94]

For all The Experts I'm starting after 10 years of being afraid and this is what I'v come up with. I was going to start with a Nano Cube 12gal but changed to a 30 gal. If you all have any better suggestion please let me know. Thanks
1. 30 gal tank mer
2. aquac remora c
3. lighting 65-90 watt coralife 36 aqua
4. power heads 2 local
5. live rock dr foster
6. live sand
7. heater local

 

[lando]

Welcome to AquariumAdvice.com!!!
Your set-up looks great to start with. You must first ask yoursel what type of tank you desire...FO, FOWLR or reef. That will make a huge difference in the advice you recieve.

 

[williama94]

Thanks it will be a liverock w/some coral and a few fish..
Thanks

 

[lando]

Great. You will need to look into some higher intensity lighting. Do yo have a fish list in mind? Start there and work in the coral depending on light.

 

[mattt6511]

There are some nice 12,000k and atinic light setups that are 130 watts for sale on ebay, either a corallife, a orbit and a few others out there that run around 140 or so dollars that should be enought lighting for a 30 gallon thast a little more then 4 watts per gallon...

 

[Konrade]

Sounds good. You might also want to check out the lights on aquatraders.com, there are some really good deals.

 

[mattt6511]

yeah iv looked on there they do have some really good deals, i was looking for a halide light not sure how to spell it, but they are a little pricey

 

[theatrus]

Word of caution on aquatraders: most of the equipment is refurb equipment or equipment not covered by a manufacturer's warranty. People have not been too happy with the quality of the items shipped in the past as well. There are a few big threads on reefcentral about them.