baron1282
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I am waiting to do a 90 gallon reef tank. Not so hard right?? I am about a year or so away from this project. I need a house first, and don’t want to move a lot with a tank set up already.
I know what aquarium I want. It will be predrilled with all the stuff set up when I purchases it. It’s a kit from Jacks Aquarium in Cincinnati. Now I know that I am going to need more than the kit, and I expect that. My goal is research right now. I had a 29 gallon fresh water tank, which I had two Clown Loaches in. I loved them Clowns and I was going to update to a 150 gallon long tank for them. I was going to add more Clowns for them to have the community that they like. Long story short I was attached to them (feeding them out of my hands), and they got ICK because I had changed a lot in the tank and it stressed them out. They died, even though I tried to care for them. I went into the 29 gallon tank without any information or research and it bite me. Never thought you could get attached to a few fish like I was.
As of right now I am going to be doing a Salt Water tank with my 29 gallon, and only put one Dwarf Lion fish in. I am on Dwarf Lion fish forums getting a lot of info for that. I believe my failure with my first tank was due to no info or research when I started.
So my questions are!!
1. How much live sand is good for a 90 gallon tank?
2. How much live rock should I put into my reef tank? I want some coral in my 90 (Not my 29), and was wondering if it was ok to build up with some cheaper rock, than put the live rock on top of the cheaper rock so the coral could grow on top near the light?
3. Should I build the rock in a mountain style, to allow the fish to swim around it, or is it better to build it in the back of the tank and have more swim space out in front?
4. My BIG QUESTION!! I want a community tank with some larger fish (That can be happy in a 90 gallon) and maybe some small colorful fish that can all be happy without eating one another. My wife and I like a lot of color and that is why we chosen to stay clear from fresh water and take on the challenge of a salt water tank. From what I have seen you can put a lot more variety of fish together in a salt water than a fresh water. Ones that are more colorful anyway and not just silver or dark colored. Also what is some good easy to keep coral that I should have in this tank and how much?
5. The tank I will get will have a sump tank, but what is a good filter for a tank like this?
Thanks for the help, and I hope to make a great tank!!
I know what aquarium I want. It will be predrilled with all the stuff set up when I purchases it. It’s a kit from Jacks Aquarium in Cincinnati. Now I know that I am going to need more than the kit, and I expect that. My goal is research right now. I had a 29 gallon fresh water tank, which I had two Clown Loaches in. I loved them Clowns and I was going to update to a 150 gallon long tank for them. I was going to add more Clowns for them to have the community that they like. Long story short I was attached to them (feeding them out of my hands), and they got ICK because I had changed a lot in the tank and it stressed them out. They died, even though I tried to care for them. I went into the 29 gallon tank without any information or research and it bite me. Never thought you could get attached to a few fish like I was.
As of right now I am going to be doing a Salt Water tank with my 29 gallon, and only put one Dwarf Lion fish in. I am on Dwarf Lion fish forums getting a lot of info for that. I believe my failure with my first tank was due to no info or research when I started.
So my questions are!!
1. How much live sand is good for a 90 gallon tank?
2. How much live rock should I put into my reef tank? I want some coral in my 90 (Not my 29), and was wondering if it was ok to build up with some cheaper rock, than put the live rock on top of the cheaper rock so the coral could grow on top near the light?
3. Should I build the rock in a mountain style, to allow the fish to swim around it, or is it better to build it in the back of the tank and have more swim space out in front?
4. My BIG QUESTION!! I want a community tank with some larger fish (That can be happy in a 90 gallon) and maybe some small colorful fish that can all be happy without eating one another. My wife and I like a lot of color and that is why we chosen to stay clear from fresh water and take on the challenge of a salt water tank. From what I have seen you can put a lot more variety of fish together in a salt water than a fresh water. Ones that are more colorful anyway and not just silver or dark colored. Also what is some good easy to keep coral that I should have in this tank and how much?
5. The tank I will get will have a sump tank, but what is a good filter for a tank like this?
Thanks for the help, and I hope to make a great tank!!