bob112233
Aquarium Advice Regular
afternoon all i want to start a reef tank with my old 30 glass tank. this is a starter for me so i can learn how to take care of a reef tank before i get anything bigger. my tanks as a lightglo hood with a 24" 20 watt tube and a aquaclear 200 filter. i want to get my tank started soon by purchasing my live rock i was going to get about 20 to 25 pounds,, some black gravel for the base of the tanks and the salt to mix into the water. here are my questions
should i upgrade light hood or can i just replace the bulb with a coral grow bulb?
can i use the filter i have for the first month untill i replace it with a protein scimmer in the 5th week
is there anything i should know about the first 4 weeks of my tanks these are the resources i have been using but they are for larger tanks
http://www.fishlore.com/SaltwaterAquariumSetup.htm
http://www.liveaquaria.com/general/general.cfm?general_pagesid=206
and when reading through them a little scary
if anyone knows of a faq or post with information on starting a small reef tank please post link but the main thing right now is what equipment will i have to buy right now to get started
thanks
should i upgrade light hood or can i just replace the bulb with a coral grow bulb?
can i use the filter i have for the first month untill i replace it with a protein scimmer in the 5th week
is there anything i should know about the first 4 weeks of my tanks these are the resources i have been using but they are for larger tanks
http://www.fishlore.com/SaltwaterAquariumSetup.htm
http://www.liveaquaria.com/general/general.cfm?general_pagesid=206
and when reading through them a little scary
if anyone knows of a faq or post with information on starting a small reef tank please post link but the main thing right now is what equipment will i have to buy right now to get started
thanks