soo excited!!!

stahlzoo · Feb 5, 2014

Went to our local petstore to look at tanks and happened to ask
How much an already drilled tank was since they have to special order
It and i was in luck they were on sale so i did a no no in my husbands eyes (lol)and ordered my 75 gallon tank!! Cant wait to get everything else and get started. Sorry got so excited and wanted to share... next purchase will be a stand for the tank

stahlzoo · Feb 5, 2014

So im starting a fowlr tank first and then working my way up to corals, so i want to get the stuff for corals now, so for a 75 gallon tank what size sump, lights and such should i get?

stahlzoo · Feb 5, 2014

stahlzoo said:
So im starting a fowlr tank first and then working my way up to corals, so i want to get the stuff for corals now, so for a 75 gallon tank what size sump, lights and such should i get?

Would a sump for a 125 gallon tank work or no?

KoleTang · Feb 5, 2014

stahlzoo said:
Would a sump for a 125 gallon tank work or no?

There is no reason it shouldn't. You could put a 200g sump on a 20g if you wanted.

mike007 · Feb 5, 2014

Sounds great also you will need a skimmer,powerheads for circulation and some good live rock. As for as lighting there are many choices from t5 to leds.

HiddenUser · Feb 5, 2014

Getting the largest sump you can for the space you have for it...Lighting will vary based on your budget and the type of lights that you want...T5, MH, or LED...

Small triggers · Feb 5, 2014

It's like Christmas as you start getting things ready!
Have fun!
Also, keep in mind that waiting and buying good equipment the first time is much better than buying certain things right now just because you think you need them

SeahorseKeeper · Feb 5, 2014

Small triggers said:
It's like Christmas as you start getting things ready!
Have fun!
Also, keep in mind that waiting and buying good equipment the first time is much better than buying certain things right now just because you think you need them

+1.

As far as the sump size, I would go with the biggest that you can fit under the stand and be able to do maintenance comfortably.

NC2WA · Feb 5, 2014

Stahlzoo,

first, welcome to R2R..

second, IMO the two most important pieces of equipment that you should NOT go cheap on are: skimmer and lights....figure out your fish list FIRST, then buy an appropriate skimmer to handle the bio load...(most people do it in reverse).

also, I would suggest in getting and reading this book while you are waiting for the tank:

The Conscientious Marine Aquarist: A Commonsense Handbook for Successful Saltwater Hobbyists (Microcosm/T.F.H. Professional): Robert M. Fenner, Matthew L. Wittenrich, Scott W. Michael: 9781890087999: Amazon.com: Books

It will answer most of the questions that you will have..it talks about tank setup, cycling a tank, live rock, disease and treatment, etc..

stahlzoo · Feb 5, 2014

Small triggers said:
It's like Christmas as you start getting things ready!
Have fun!
Also, keep in mind that waiting and buying good equipment the first time is much better than buying certain things right now just because you think you need them

thank you, i agree only the best just because i dont want to go a month down the road and wish i would of spent the little extra for something better. so it might take me forever to get everything i need, i want to be well prepared for my new adventure lol so a lot of research is going into this, i dont want to mess something up and the fish suffer for it

stahlzoo · Feb 5, 2014

NC2WA said:
Stahlzoo,

first, welcome to R2R..

second, IMO the two most important pieces of equipment that you should NOT go cheap on are: skimmer and lights....figure out your fish list FIRST, then buy an appropriate skimmer to handle the bio load...(most people do it in reverse).

also, I would suggest in getting and reading this book while you are waiting for the tank:

The Conscientious Marine Aquarist: A Commonsense Handbook for Successful Saltwater Hobbyists (Microcosm/T.F.H. Professional): Robert M. Fenner, Matthew L. Wittenrich, Scott W. Michael: 9781890087999: Amazon.com: Books

It will answer most of the questions that you will have..it talks about tank setup, cycling a tank, live rock, disease and treatment, etc..

thank you i will definatly get the book

im kind of stuck on getting clown fish, a coral beauty,blue pacific tang, stripped mandarin, and and emperor? the last two may never happen ive read the mandarins are hard to take care off. theres a couple more but cant remember the names.