New member and new to marine fish

[MANCUNIA13]

I have set up a juwel trigon 190 with t5 lighting and separate led lights for moon light,,,,,,, internal juwel pump,,, internal juwel 3.0 skimmer,,,, I have a twin power head(wave maker).....25 kilo of live rock an live sand.... Live stock 7 turbo snails, 4 hermit crabs, 1 blue neon hermit crab, 1 sandsifter, 2 maroon clowns, 2 classic clowns( nemo style), 1 regal tang, 1 naso tang oh and my long spine sea urching.... All been running only 2 weeks, I do regular water checks and my levels are always perfect....

 

[MANCUNIA13]

Has any1 any advise on adding corals in the future..

 

[Mrc8858]

Welcome to AA and glad you found us here before adding corals you will want to get a test kit for alkalinity calcium and magnesium which you will get the proper levels using a reef salt mix like reef crystals. Also how many bulbs is your T5? That will dictate the light level of corals that will be good for your tank.

 

[Andrew McFadden]

to AA!

 

[MANCUNIA13]

It's just the t5 day night light that's built into hood, both white an blue lights are on together that why I bought the blue led's

 

[Mrc8858]

It's just the t5 day night light that's built into hood, both white an blue lights are on together that why I bought the blue led's

How many bulbs though 2?

 

[MANCUNIA13]

How many bulbs though 2?

1 white tube 1 blue tube and on the LEDs there is 72 bulbs..

 

[Mrc8858]

The LEDs more then likely won't count for much but 2 bulbs will be good for softies like mushrooms zoas and xenias

 

[Mrc8858]

A decent rule of thumb I like to follow is 2 bulbs for softies 4 for lps and 6+ for sps. Given the tank depth will effect that but most of the time that'll work out.

 

[MANCUNIA13]

Ok thanks there the type we were thinking about adding. How long before adding them as this is a new set up..

 

[Mrc8858]

As long as your cycled and testing low/zero for phosphates and nitrates you can begin adding your corals.

 

[MANCUNIA13]

As long as your cycled and testing low/zero for phosphates and nitrates you can begin adding your corals.

Thanks for your advise