55 gallon

[Jake9487]

ive been here 4 awhile just never set one of these up:

55 gallon all glass
adhi wet/dry filter
coral life 48" compact with 2 10000k and 2 actinic and 4 moon lights

40 lbs of live rock
30 lbs of live sand

fish:
true perc
false perc
yellow tang
wheelers goby

inverts:
sabae anemone
frogspawn
xenia
maxima clam
2 turbos

 

[zy112]

Do you already have this set up or are you currently setting it up? I would recommend a good skimmer in there as well. Are you from IN?

 

[Jake9487]

 

[Jake9487]

i have it set up already my wet/dry has a skimmer on it and im from illinois

 

[Jake9487]

would like to put a couple more fish and some inverts and a lot more coral ne ideas?

 

[in_a_days]

Beautiful set-up Jake!

 

[zy112]

Hmm, I would say your close to your fish limit in a 55. Soft corals would be good for your set-up.

 

[Jake9487]

well im thinkin about gettin rid of the tang to free up a lot of space

 

[goldenmean]

Do you have bio balls in your wet dry?
Those are not good for a reef set up as the are nitrate factories.

I'd also say you are a little short on Live rock. 1 to 1 1/2 pounds per gallon is recommended. I have 90# in my 55 - not that you need that much.
Another 20 lbs would be good for your system tho.

 

[reefman420]

u have a clam and a seabae in their under those lights?how long have you had them,they wont last that long under those lights

 

[Jake9487]

ive had my sabae since july and my clam since august

 

[Jake9487]

n i know i need more rock just never got around to it

 

[Jake9487]

what would suggest instead of the bio balls?

 

[reefman420]

nothing,throw some macro algae in their,and please think about a light upgrade

 

[Jake9487]

how many total watts should i have?

 

[goldenmean]

what would suggest instead of the bio balls?

LR will do the job that the Bio Balls do - only much much better

 

[Jake9487]

so just have nothing in my wet dry then?

 

[goldenmean]

well you could keep chaeto or some other macro algae in there.
You could also run carbon in it as needed.
Is there much room in the wet/dry?
Could you fit a skimmer in there?
I think a skimmer would help your system a lot.
From your pics it looks like you have some cyno and algae issues.
If there is not room for a skimmer i would look into a HOB skimmer or just get rid of the wet/dry and buy a small tank and make a DIY a sump and or refugium

Oh I see your wet/dry has a skimmer.
How is it working? Does it produce a lot of skimmate?
If it is not very productive a skimmer upgrade may be a good idea.

How about a pic of the wet/dry?

 

[Jake9487]

my skimmer works awesome it gets full like every 5-6 days i only have 2 turbos as far as my clean up crew goes that prob has a lot to do wit it

 

[Jake9487]