[tdanks]

Hey everyone I was looking for some suggestions on my new tank set up. This is my first saltwater tank its a 25gl 20hx24wx12d, I have about 14pds of live rock. I was looking for suggestions on lighting, powerhead types and placement, and filter upgrades. Currently I have the standard aquarium hood with the lighting that came with it, A maxi-jet 600, and a mellennium 2000 wet-dry filter. Also any suggestions for stocking would be very helpfull.

[BinaryReefer]

OOOooooeeee hehe.

With a tank that shallow you will be good with T5 lighting and will be able to keep just about anything you want with the right setup. Unless you plan on modding the maxi-jet (even so) I would recommend getting a koralia 1 or 2 depending on what you want to keep. With the correct ammount of live rock and flow you wont even need a filter and actually HOB filters can become nitrate factories anyways (non bio-wheel type).

So...the real question is, what do you want to keep and how much do you want to spend?

[tdanks]

hey thanks for the reply ok what do you mean by modding the maxi-jet and with the t5 lightng what kinda bulbs should I put in. I am probably looking to stock it with just begineer fish mabe clownfish or something.

[TimH07]

if your referring to your stock hood lights, you need more than bulbs

Nova Extreme T5H0 | Current What's Next

this is the lighting system i got, you should have at least 3-5 watts per gallon, and 1.5-2 lbs of live rock from all that ive reasearched

get that wallet out lol

[BinaryReefer]

WPG is an OLD rule of thumb these days. What really counts is the amount of PAR being delivered into the tank. That light will do a fine job of delivering it too hehe. Make sure you get the Pro model of the Nova fixture.

[tdanks]

ok cool and for bulbs do I need a white one and a blue one I read somewhere thats what I might need

[BinaryReefer]

For a 4 bulb setup the general consensus is that this is the best setup.

Front
ATI Blue Plus
UVL Super Actinic
UVL Aquasun
ATI Blue Plus

[tdanks]

do those get cycled or are all four on at once

[BinaryReefer]

It is a 4 bulb fixture, all bulbs are run at the same time.

[TimH07]

Originally Posted by BinaryReefer

It is a 4 bulb fixture, all bulbs are run at the same time.

the one i posted is actualy

front
actinic blue
10kk white
* 2 lunars *
actinic blue
10kk white

the blues are on a seperate switch than the whites and the lunars are on a seperate plug as is the lights fan so 4 powercords for that fixture total. so you can cycle the whole night/dawn/day/dusk/night cycle

[BinaryReefer]

Right, I was saying replace the :cough:crap:cough: original bulbs.

[tdanks]

so you guys think a the T5 would be better then cf for this tank I am looking to add a bubble tip anenome after I get the lighting right.

[TimH07]

from what ive read (and i did alot before i bought mine) T5's are better than compact flourecence.

i also think you should wait just a bit for the anemone. my 26 gallon is 2 months old and doing good and i want an anemone too but you have to be cautious with them and the longer you let your tank cycle the better (im assuming your new tank set up was close to your post date of 12/19 above)

[tdanks]

yeah thats what I have been reading too I was curious since it was such a small tank if it mattered to much. My tank is about a month and a half old now does anyone know if they anenome need the actnic lighting with the day light bulbs

[rjs5134]

The following links are two Mods for he Maxi-Jet.

Marinedepot.com Search results for 'EcoSystem Aquarium', 'Accessories'

Marinedepot.com Search results for 'maxi-jet', 'Algae Free', 'Accessories'