starting 1st saltwater tank

[fletch]

Try this link I think it will help ................. John

http://www.aquarium-design.com/reef/lightingbasics.html

[Craig Manoukian]

1.026 at 80 degrees is perfect for a reef tank.

[Aquatic_Eddy]

my salinity is 32 right now and the sg in the tank is 1.024 temp is like 80-82 what u think???

[Craig Manoukian]

That's fine for a Fish Only tank, but 1.026 is better for a reef. The temp is right on.

[reefman_MC]

The link you sent me talks a little about haliene??

Did you mean Halide?

[Aquatic_Eddy]

yea i ment halide sorry........uhh hey how many lbs. of sand should go into a 55g tank??? how long does it usually take for anything to show up on live rock? o and when i got the LR i noticed that there were some worm looking things on the rock i didnt really do anything but now im having second thoughts, and should i get inverts like little crabs and such first then fish or fish first?....thats all i can think about right now...........thnx

[Jason McKenzie]

[quote author=fletch link=board=Newbie;num=1089604008;start=0#7 date=07/11/04 at 21:35:40]

Try starting with the 3 steps to setting up a reef tank

http://www.3reef.com/step1.shtml

http://www.3reef.com/step2.shtml

http://www.3reef.com/step3.shtml

John
[/quote]

Hey Aquatic_Eddy
* *Give these links FLECH posted earlier a read. *Matt the admin of this site has set up very in depth stages to setting up a reef aquarium. *Next after you have read I would grab a book. *There is a section on this site for *Book Reviews
Please don't stop asking question here as there are a ton of people that can help you. *My intension is just to point you in a direction where you can begin to help yourself and gain confidence.

Look forward to see and reading of your tank progression

Jason

[reefman_MC]

Aquatic eddy, if you in any possible way can get Metal Halides that's what you need to go with, but if you really can't afford it go with VHO(very high output). Before you decide on lights you need to decide what kind of corals you want.

[Aquatic_Eddy]

thnx....i already read all that and i went and got a book like 3 months ago but i jus ask so i can get some real life advice, um also i just found out that my tank is half an inch unleveled do u guys think this might b a problem??

[Matt Rogers]

Half an inch?
Is that from tank to stand or stand to floor?

Either way, that's a lot. I would try to fix it. It can cause a lot of stress on the tank when there is water in it.