75 gallon tank

bookchevyboi · Apr 3, 2016

I wanna set up 75 gallon tank. Any ideas on tank, equipment, fish, & corals. I'm semi new.

ndz98 · Apr 3, 2016

For equipment the first things I could think of right off the top of my head are a heater, protein skimmer, and power heads. You could also get a drilled tank and have a sump underneath that way you won't have so much visible equipment on your display. You'll also need live rock and sand but the sand is optional. As for fish I would say you can never go wrong with clownfish. Coral you don't want to put in right away. You want to have an established tank and steady parameters before you add any.

caity · Apr 3, 2016

The one thing I would have done differently when starting my tank would be to use base rock and then splurge on a few nice pieces on live rock to seed the tank. It'll be cheaper and you can watch your tank grow and mature. A protein skimmer will be a must in the size aquarium. You will need a heater and a thermometer. Testing kits will also be a must if you are going to do a reef aquarium (even if you don't do reef you'll still need basic testing supplies to monitor ph, nitrates, nitrites and salinity.) You'll have to think about what type of lighting you will want especially if your end goal is keeping corals. You may want to consider a uv sterilizer to help with free floating algae and ich.
For fish I would definitely recommend some type of captive bread clownfish. It is tough to recommend a lot of fish though because most beginner fish are on the aggressive side (dottybacks and damsels) and will become more aggressive with age. It is really important the order that you add the fish to your aquarium or you could set yourself for failure.
I wouldn't think about corals yet but keep in mind you want to have a reef tank so you only add reef safe specimens to your tank.
Have you thought about a clean up crew yet?

The number one thing you will need for this hobby you cannot buy: patience. Have patience and don't try to stock too quickly or do too much all at once.