what kind of tank?

[SALTYP]

hey guys what kind of tank should i start off with. i've been doing freshwater for a couple years now. it's a 75 gallon. so what size and filter should i use for a salt tank? thanks alot. :strip

 

[skipm]

First you need to decide what kind of tank do you want, full reef, fish only, species tank, etc. This will help decide what you need and what kind of equipment you will have to have. Also if you want corals decide what kind, this will aid you in choosing the lights. HTH, Skip

BTW :welcome to the friendliest board on the net.

 

[incysor]

Like skipm said, the stuff you want to keep will determine to a large degree how you need to set the tank up. A fish only with live rock, (FOWLR), tank can be lit with NO lights, and everything will be fine. A reef tank on the other hand will require higher lighting that will support corals. The types of corals you'd like to keep will determine what kinds of lights are appropriate. If you only want a couple fish then you can probably get away with less in the filtration dept. If you want several fish you'll need better filters and a skimmer. Types of fish will also affect this. If you wanted to do an agressive tank, then you're talking very messy eaters, and you'll need to filter more than if you have smaller fish.

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[SALTYP]

full reef would be cool. maybe 20 - 30 gallon tank?

 

[Chubosco]

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[dragon79]

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[Abarnswell]

full reef would be cool. maybe 20 - 30 gallon tank?

Really, you can use any size tank. It just depends on what you like, and what you want to have in it. I have a 15 gallon reef tank that is flourishing just after about 3 months in operation.

I prefer the long tanks (a 30 long would be great!). Because the depth isn't that deep, you don't have to go crazy on the lights if you want to keep corals. Plus if you have a few fish in it, they have plenty of room to spread out and set up their territories. I have 3 fish in my 15 gallon reef (two Clowns and a Yellow Watchman Goby).

Have you decided what you want to keep in it? Fish only? A reef (with corals and fish)? And if you want corals, you need to decide what type of corals: soft, large polyp stony (LPS), or small polyp stony (SPS)? These types of corals require differing levels of light, in that order (soft corals require the least amount of light and so on).