Hey All ...

zippyjr · 08-09-2006, 04:40 PM

Hi all ... me and my daughter just started a 55gal saltwater fish tank about 2months and loving all the neat things that come from our rocks... we have a 55gal freshwater for about 2 1/2 years.... in our saltwater we have 41lb of live rock ... we have about 7 real fish and two cleaner fish ... we have some shrimp... we have a 50/50 light right now ... saving up to get the $$big lights$$ ... if you have any advise ... just let us know :-D ...
thanks Rose and Jessica

Gina · 08-09-2006, 04:44 PM

Hello and Welcome to RS!
What type of fish do you have right now?

boozeman · 08-09-2006, 05:05 PM

to RS!!!
lighting depends on what you are planning to keep

aquaman3680 · 08-09-2006, 05:50 PM

Welcome to RS!

Would the big lights be Metal Halides? Or Power Compacts? You want to go with Metal Halides. Also what kind of filtration are you running on your tank? Do you have a Protein Skimmer?

billyr98 · 08-09-2006, 06:36 PM

Welcome To RS!

blue_eyes53813 · 08-09-2006, 06:44 PM

Glad you joined us..... welcome to RS

zippyjr · 08-09-2006, 07:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Gina

Hello and Welcome to RS!
What type of fish do you have right now?

we have sleeper gold head goby, purple firefish, 2 clown fish, a six line wrasse (we got that one today) blue damselfish, domino, yellow tail damsel (NOT FRIENDLY) 1 urchin 2 pepermint shrimp, sea star, a few snails.
we aren't sure how many fish can go in a 55 gallon tank.

zippyjr · 08-09-2006, 07:39 PM

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Originally Posted by aquaman3680

Welcome to RS!

Would the big lights be Metal Halides? Or Power Compacts? You want to go with Metal Halides. Also what kind of filtration are you running on your tank? Do you have a Protein Skimmer?

for filtration we went with the RENA filstar canister filter the xp2, the man at the pet store said it would work the best for us, I hope he was right. No protein skimmer yet, they said that I did not need one until a little later when we get more things in our tank. As for lights we are not sure what to get I would rather not have one that puts out alot of heat. any advise on that?

Thanks

Gina · 08-09-2006, 07:44 PM

The general rule of thumb is 1" of fish per gallon of water.
I certainly wouldn't add any more fish right now especially since your tank is only 2 months old and needs time to become a stable environment.

You may want to consider taking the Damsels back and seeing if you can trade for something? Especially if they are showing aggression.

zippyjr · 08-09-2006, 07:49 PM

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Originally Posted by boozeman

to RS!!!
lighting depends on what you are planning to keep

well we would like to have some of the following (maybe in time)
some anemones not sure which ones,feather dusters,some soft coral, starburst polyp coral, button polyp, ast. mushroom corals, there are many things that we would like to have but we have to get more info. on these plus make sure we can keep them alive . so any info. that anyone can give us would be great!!
Thanks
Rose

zippyjr · 08-09-2006, 07:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gina

The general rule of thumb is 1" of fish per gallon of water.
I certainly wouldn't add any more fish right now especially since your tank is only 2 months old and needs time to become a stable environment.

You may want to consider taking the Damsels back and seeing if you can trade for something? Especially if they are showing aggression.

These little guys are hard to catch, I'm going to keep trying and they said they would take them back if I can catch them.
thanks
Rose

Rougiem · 08-09-2006, 07:54 PM

Welcome to the Sanctuary zippyjr!

Cheers!

aquaman3680 · 08-09-2006, 08:01 PM

Well if you really want an anenome then you are going to have to have Metal Halides. With these you will be able to keep what ever corals you want, clams, frogspawn, torch, hammer ect. These also do put out heat, most people can get away using fans to cool.

You deffinatly need to get a protein skimmer on there. The canister filter lower pH rapidly. You will have a real hard time keeping it up without a protein skimmer. The skimmer will balance out some of what the canisters produce.

If you have any other questions let us know.

Matt

lcstorc · 08-09-2006, 09:15 PM

Welcome to RS!
As you can see lots of friendly helpful people here.
Post some pics when yiu can. We love to see people's tanks.
If you want an anemone you will definitely need high lighting, and a well established tank. Good luck catching the damsels. I had lots of fun till my lfs bought a trap that they rent to people. LOL, I think it is a great idea,
Anyway, enjoy your tank and enjoy RS.

Frankie · 08-09-2006, 09:38 PM

Welcome! Id concider investing in a sump.

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zippyjr Tunicate Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Spring Hill, FL. Posts: 16 View Gallery Karma Komment	Hey All ... Hi all ... me and my daughter just started a 55gal saltwater fish tank about 2months and loving all the neat things that come from our rocks... we have a 55gal freshwater for about 2 1/2 years.... in our saltwater we have 41lb of live rock ... we have about 7 real fish and two cleaner fish ... we have some shrimp... we have a 50/50 light right now ... saving up to get the $$big lights$$ ... if you have any advise ... just let us know :-D ... thanks Rose and Jessica

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Gina Moderator Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Indiana Posts: 8,823 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Hey All ... The general rule of thumb is 1" of fish per gallon of water. I certainly wouldn't add any more fish right now especially since your tank is only 2 months old and needs time to become a stable environment. You may want to consider taking the Damsels back and seeing if you can trade for something? Especially if they are showing aggression. __________________ Gina and Mark's 75 Visit Our Sponsors Gina's Cube Gina

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