lights and sharks?

[nd200]

I just got a 40 gallon breeder and was wondering if 2 coralife 10k lights and 2 coralife 20k lights would be ok for that size tank? also would there be any shark that I could keep that would last a couple months till i could put it in a 220 gallon salt water pond? There will be an anemone with a clown fish and 1 coral (my zoas died) I was going to go with radons but then my fish store stopped carrying them and i didnt feel like spending the extra money on shipping. It will have a sump and a 60 gallon skimmer with a 70 gallon aqua clear filter. and two 800GPH Hydor koralias. If the sharks not an option i can wait till i build the pond but was just wondering

 

[DaveK]

I just got a 40 gallon breeder and was wondering if 2 coralife 10k lights and 2 coralife 20k lights would be ok for that size tank? also would there be any shark that I could keep that would last a couple months till i could put it in a 220 gallon salt water pond? There will be an anemone with a clown fish and 1 coral (my zoas died) I was going to go with radons but then my fish store stopped carrying them and i didnt feel like spending the extra money on shipping. It will have a sump and a 60 gallon skimmer with a 70 gallon aqua clear filter. and two 800GPH Hydor koralias. If the sharks not an option i can wait till i build the pond but was just wondering

The lighting you propose would be fine.

As for sharks, Even your 220 gal is way too small for a shark. The smallest sharks grow to about 3 feet, and a shark needs about 1.5 times it's length so it can turn around. This would mean a tank the is 4.5 feet long and 4.5 feet wide. This is not a practical tank size for most people.

Unless you are prepared to invest in that size tank, don't get a shark. Yes, I know shark eggs are available, and they will hatch, but the fish grows fast, and no one is going to want the fish once it outgrows your tank.

 

[nd200]

Ok thanks! I don't really feel like investing in a tank that size. So I was wondering about a memo tank. How many fish from the movie would fit in a 40 gallon reef tank for a couple months max of 4 till get the 220. (incase you haven't seen it there is a orange clown blue tang yellow tang cleaner shrimp, sea star, moorish idol, and royal gramma and a porcupine puffer. and a magnificent anemone. I have a 60 gallon skimmer, lights mentioned above, use the red sea coral pro salt, 110 gallon fluval aqua clear filter and a 40 gallon sum with a refugee, carbon and phosphate reactor. and bio balls and filter socks and two hydro koralia 800 GPH power heads

 

[blazend]

Do the puffer, gamma and orange clown. You can throw the cleaner shrimp in as well. Thats all that the 40 should hold.