Just some recommendations on a 55 Gal - Aquarium Advice

toad268 · 07-12-2006, 02:43 AM

Tank Size & Description

Lighting: 130W Power Compact- 10,000k Premium Daylight & Ultra Actinic Lamp
Filtration: Emperor 400 Dual Filtration System
Protein Skimmer: Excaliber Skimmer
Pumps: Penguin 550
Heater: ViaAqua Aquarium Glass Heater 300W
Base: 40lbs Live Sand & 10lbs Aquarium Gravel

Fish

1 3" Tall Horned Bannerfish
1 3" Long Foxface Lo
1 1" Jewel Damsel
1 1" Green Chromis
2 1" Yellowtail Damsels
2 Sergeant Major Damsels, 1 2" long & 1 1" long

I currently have no coral or Inverts, but want suggestions on what to get, what you think works, and also, I am looking to get some live plants, just curious what kinds look best and are hardy for a starter.

seaham358 · 07-12-2006, 08:21 AM

Not sure what you mean by Plants? Macro algae? caluerpa?
With that light IMO corals will be boarder line, maybe a kenya tree or some shroons. Inverts get a good mix or blue legged, scarlet hermits and cerith and nass snails.

No live rock?

toad268 · 07-12-2006, 06:58 PM

no, like bigger plants that wave in the current, as you can see I don't know much about them... one question, why are corals borderline?

**roka64** · 07-12-2006, 07:01 PM

I don't believe there re "plants" in SW, you are loking for algae.
http://www.liveaquaria.com/product/s...cfm?pCatId=490
Like these.
Seaham was saying your lighting might be enough, barely for some corals, i think...

toad268 · 07-12-2006, 07:28 PM

What do they attach to? I have live sand and dead coral remains, I mean, say I go out and buy them, how do I put them in the tank?

**lando** · 07-12-2006, 10:21 PM

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no, like bigger plants that wave in the current,

I beleive you are refering to corals. These are animals and not plants. Many do wave in the current.

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What do they attach to?

The base for any reef tank is LR. This is the structure the reef is built upon. When you purcahse corals, many will come already attachd to a chunk of LR. It is just a matter of setting on the exisitng rock work.
Keep in mind that most corals are light-dependant animals. They require special lighting over them as they gain most of there energy from this light. 130watts of CF lighting is just enough to keep many corals species at all. Perhaps some polyps or mushrooms but that would be about it.

toad268 · 07-12-2006, 10:29 PM

I know what corals are and they are sometimes separated from the rock, I know you can get these from the store for a tank and not have any Live Rock. I know that much, just not too much about the plants or algae as I was corrected earlier. I do have 130W subcompact, but with 20k not 10k as I said earlier...

Lighting: 130W Power Compact- 20,000k Premium Daylight & Ultra Actinic Lamp

Just let me know what works best.

**roka64** · 07-13-2006, 10:27 AM

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about the plants or algae as I was corrected earlier.

Don't feel bad, I asked the exact same question.

demodiki · 07-13-2006, 05:01 PM

So you want recommendations on corals that will not or do not have to be attached to LR? Shrooms possibly? Without a base to anchor down to things tend to float away. With the weaker lighting it is preferable to have a LR structure so that you can keep corals up a little higher than the sand bed.

All kinds of ways to do a marine tank...there's just more challenges doing it certain ways.

**lando** · 07-13-2006, 07:08 PM

You need to be a bit more specific as the type of "plant" you are interested in. get a name, scientific name or picture at least.

07-12-2006, 02:43 AM	#1
toad268 Aquarium Advice Apprentice Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 10	Just some recommendations on a 55 Gal Tank Size & Description Lighting: 130W Power Compact- 10,000k Premium Daylight & Ultra Actinic Lamp Filtration: Emperor 400 Dual Filtration System Protein Skimmer: Excaliber Skimmer Pumps: Penguin 550 Heater: ViaAqua Aquarium Glass Heater 300W Base: 40lbs Live Sand & 10lbs Aquarium Gravel Fish 1 3" Tall Horned Bannerfish 1 3" Long Foxface Lo 1 1" Jewel Damsel 1 1" Green Chromis 2 1" Yellowtail Damsels 2 Sergeant Major Damsels, 1 2" long & 1 1" long I currently have no coral or Inverts, but want suggestions on what to get, what you think works, and also, I am looking to get some live plants, just curious what kinds look best and are hardy for a starter.

07-12-2006, 08:21 AM	#2
seaham358 Aquarium Advice Addict Moderator Emeritus Join Date: May 2004 Location: Poughkeepsie, NY Posts: 3,296 Images: 21	Not sure what you mean by Plants? Macro algae? caluerpa? With that light IMO corals will be boarder line, maybe a kenya tree or some shroons. Inverts get a good mix or blue legged, scarlet hermits and cerith and nass snails. No live rock? __________________ 9/02-125 REEF, 125 lbs LR,LS 4x160 VHO, Reef Devil /Sump, Fuge 7/03-55 FOWLR 60lb LR, 50 lb SD sand 2x40 NO strip light, Reef Devil/sump, Fuge TANK PICS http://www.aquariumadvice.com/viewtopic.php?t=98202

07-13-2006, 07:08 PM	#10
lando Aquarium Advice Addict Community Moderator Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Savage, MN Posts: 7,669 Images: 46	You need to be a bit more specific as the type of "plant" you are interested in. get a name, scientific name or picture at least. __________________ Some people are like slinkies...they serve no real purpose yet can still bring a smile to your face when you push them down the stairs! Have a great day! Brian

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07-12-2006, 06:58 PM	#3
toad268 Aquarium Advice Apprentice Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 10	no, like bigger plants that wave in the current, as you can see I don't know much about them... one question, why are corals borderline?

07-12-2006, 07:28 PM	#5
toad268 Aquarium Advice Apprentice Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 10	What do they attach to? I have live sand and dead coral remains, I mean, say I go out and buy them, how do I put them in the tank?

07-12-2006, 10:29 PM	#7
toad268 Aquarium Advice Apprentice Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 10	I know what corals are and they are sometimes separated from the rock, I know you can get these from the store for a tank and not have any Live Rock. I know that much, just not too much about the plants or algae as I was corrected earlier. I do have 130W subcompact, but with 20k not 10k as I said earlier... Lighting: 130W Power Compact- 20,000k Premium Daylight & Ultra Actinic Lamp Just let me know what works best.

07-13-2006, 05:01 PM	#9
demodiki Aquarium Advice Freak Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Round Rock, TX Posts: 300	So you want recommendations on corals that will not or do not have to be attached to LR? Shrooms possibly? Without a base to anchor down to things tend to float away. With the weaker lighting it is preferable to have a LR structure so that you can keep corals up a little higher than the sand bed. All kinds of ways to do a marine tank...there's just more challenges doing it certain ways.