Cwindless
New Member
Hello all,
Just wanted to introduce myself. I am new to the world of Salt water however I have more than done my research. I dove into the deep end and went big on my first one 220 oceanic. I got it for a steal on CL. Came with stand and canopy, sump with pumps and skimmer, the only major thing I need to purchase is good lighting it had a fixture with crow and 3x250w medal halides however all but 1 ballast is burnt out and I don't want to deal with that much heat or electric bill. I want to eventually get good LEDs but I am still recovering from the tank purchase. and will be for a while. I have found on Craig's list a T5 lighting system. However, it is not nearly enough for this tank. The tank was a running system so I got a little bit of livestock in the form of reef safe fish. Started 3 weeks ago, it went through a little mini cycle, lasted less than a week and has been stable ever since. I have added my first 2 corals already and they seem happy (green star polyps, green torch coral). Can anyone give me a list with pics of good starter corals... Prefer LPS and soft corals for now. Not ready for SPS and don't have the lighting for them yet I have plenty of room for the future.
1 Sailfin tang
5 Pajama Cardinals
1 Lawnmower blenny
3 Banngai Cardinals
1 purple dottyback
2 firefish
Just wanted to introduce myself. I am new to the world of Salt water however I have more than done my research. I dove into the deep end and went big on my first one 220 oceanic. I got it for a steal on CL. Came with stand and canopy, sump with pumps and skimmer, the only major thing I need to purchase is good lighting it had a fixture with crow and 3x250w medal halides however all but 1 ballast is burnt out and I don't want to deal with that much heat or electric bill. I want to eventually get good LEDs but I am still recovering from the tank purchase. and will be for a while. I have found on Craig's list a T5 lighting system. However, it is not nearly enough for this tank. The tank was a running system so I got a little bit of livestock in the form of reef safe fish. Started 3 weeks ago, it went through a little mini cycle, lasted less than a week and has been stable ever since. I have added my first 2 corals already and they seem happy (green star polyps, green torch coral). Can anyone give me a list with pics of good starter corals... Prefer LPS and soft corals for now. Not ready for SPS and don't have the lighting for them yet I have plenty of room for the future.
1 Sailfin tang
5 Pajama Cardinals
1 Lawnmower blenny
3 Banngai Cardinals
1 purple dottyback
2 firefish
