Lighting

mettjl03 · 05-11-2008, 02:52 PM

This is my situation... About 2 months ago I decided to start adding live rock to my fish tank (which has been fish only for over two years). I cured the rock and put it in the tank and all was well. About 3 weeks ago I bought some more rock, cured it, and put it in my tank. Had no problems for the first week, then all of a sudden my tank broke out into a huge bacterial infect and the ammonia level increased to 0.50. To make a long story short, all of my fish died except 1. So I have now decided this would be a good time to start a reef tank. Yesterday I bought 40 lbs of live rock and put it in the tank. However, I really have no clue what I am doing when it comes to reef tanks because all of my experience has been with fish only tanks. I know I need special lighting but Im not sure what would be the best thing to buy. Could someone please give me some advice on what I need to get to make this reef tank successful? I currently have a 72 gal tank, with about 50 lbs of live rock, and 1 yellow tank.

nikkipigtails · 05-11-2008, 03:05 PM

The type of lighting depends on the kind of corals you want to keep. An SPS tank requires a lot more light than a softie tank. Try this Lighting the Reef Tank: A Primer for Beginners by Doug Wojtczak - Reefkeeping.com

AQTCJAK · 05-11-2008, 04:17 PM

I would opt for T5's or LEDs depending on your budget

05-11-2008, 02:52 PM	#1 (permalink)
mettjl03 Fire Coral Join Date: May 2008 Location: Green Bay, Wisconsin Posts: 83 View Gallery Karma Komment	Lighting This is my situation... About 2 months ago I decided to start adding live rock to my fish tank (which has been fish only for over two years). I cured the rock and put it in the tank and all was well. About 3 weeks ago I bought some more rock, cured it, and put it in my tank. Had no problems for the first week, then all of a sudden my tank broke out into a huge bacterial infect and the ammonia level increased to 0.50. To make a long story short, all of my fish died except 1. So I have now decided this would be a good time to start a reef tank. Yesterday I bought 40 lbs of live rock and put it in the tank. However, I really have no clue what I am doing when it comes to reef tanks because all of my experience has been with fish only tanks. I know I need special lighting but Im not sure what would be the best thing to buy. Could someone please give me some advice on what I need to get to make this reef tank successful? I currently have a 72 gal tank, with about 50 lbs of live rock, and 1 yellow tank.

05-11-2008, 04:17 PM	#3 (permalink)
AQTCJAK Tiger Shark Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 7,111 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Lighting I would opt for T5's or LEDs depending on your budget __________________ A Wiseman once said build a stage add a pole & they will dance - Jack 2007 www.aquaticaggression.com Projects & Chronicels http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...car-buffs.html http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...nts-tanks.html

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