HI I'm new!

[lo sarg]

HI all!

I have a 75 gal tank.. about 2 1/2 -3 months running with 6 fish and 1 shrimp.
Our fish:
Striped surgeonfish
Clown Fish
Hawkfish
Cleaner Shrimp
2 Dominio Damselfish
Similar Damselfish

But I want to start getting into corals a lot.. What Lighting do I need to get? I currently have a one that came with my marine land set but its not strong at all.. Suggestions on best lighting/for the best price? I don't want to spend a fortune, but if i do, i want ones that will make my corals grow and thrive. So whats the best brand? Or specific lights for a 75 gal tank?

HELP?

TIA

 

[JumboShrimp]

Allow me to be the first to say, “Welcome!” Right now I’m FOWLR, so let me allow others with more experience to help you.

 

[Scotty Buttons]

Welcome to R2R! Glad your here.
To better answer your question, what type of corals will you be looking to keep? Softies, LPS, SPS? Or a mixed reef?

 

[James M]

Welcome to reef2reef!!
What is your budget ?
You definitely want to start off with easy corals and stay Away form anemones/corals like nps and sps until you get the hang of things . As mentioned you should look into soft coral and lps but be carefull with some soft coral as they can be invasive .

 

[lo sarg]

Soft corals for sure! I was going to start with the easiest ones.. My budget is probably about $500..

 

[JumboShrimp]

Florida Ricordea are colorful, and about as easy as mushrooms, I think

 

[Geebs19]

Welcome to R2R!

 

[James M]

Soft corals for sure! I was going to start with the easiest ones.. My budget is probably about $500..

That’s a good budget... how long is the tank?
Would you prefer leds or t5 ?

 

[Billldg]

Welcome to R2R!!! Lighting depends on what you want in your tank, lps or sps. I currently have the Maxspect razer X 200 watt fixture for my 120 gal DT and it does very good for lps and would also do good for softies, it only cost 600 dollars and for the price the quality is awesome. If you want to go sps then the price will go up as lighting is very very important.

 

[bsn_rn_cen]

Welcome to reef2reef.

 

[Idoc]

Welcome to R2R...

 

[Captain Quint]

Welcome to R2R!

HI all!

I have a 75 gal tank.. about 2 1/2 -3 months running with 6 fish and 1 shrimp.
Our fish:
Striped surgeonfish
Clown Fish
Hawkfish
Cleaner Shrimp
2 Dominio Damselfish
Similar Damselfish

But I want to start getting into corals a lot.. What Lighting do I need to get? I currently have a one that came with my marine land set but its not strong at all.. Suggestions on best lighting/for the best price? I don't want to spend a fortune, but if i do, i want ones that will make my corals grow and thrive. So whats the best brand? Or specific lights for a 75 gal tank?

HELP?



TIA

I'm sure we can help. Pics are always welcome.

What Surgeon Fish Species do you have? Any pics?

 

[cracker]

Welcome ! I have to difer to others about lighting but You stopped in a good place to learn.

 

[vic5hands]

Welcome to R2R

 

[Yvonne Wong]

If you want a simple light and plug n play, I recommend 2 Kessil A360. Good lights with beautiful shimmer.

 

[reef lover]

Welcome to r2r!!

 

[lo sarg]

Welcome to R2R!



I'm sure we can help. Pics are always welcome.

What Surgeon Fish Species do you have? Any pics?

 

[lo sarg]

SO last night i got a few small soft corals... i wrote down every one i got... but now i lost the paper. HELP!

 

[lo sarg]

SO last night i got a few small soft corals... i wrote down every one i got... but now i lost the paper. HELP!

 

[Captain Quint]

You have some really nice looking LR my friend. I really like that shelf piece a lot! You could make a real nice overhang with that.

Kind of hard for me to see the coral with it mostly closed up. Maybe some Zoas and Palys?

I do not see a surgeonfish tang in the pic. Is it really small? Can you get a closer view of it, please?