Hi everyone - jumped on one of the Petco deals for a 40 gallon breeder and decided to build a reef tank. I knew absolutely nothing about reef tanks or saltwater tanks in general before deciding to go on this journey but I am very excited to begin.
I still know basically nothing about reef tanks but have spent dozens of hours the past month or so learning as much as I could to get started. I’m sure the equipment I chose isn’t the best, but I wasn’t ready to do a sump so I went with what I knew I would be more comfortable with. I don’t have any livestock yet and am already thinking about a bigger tank. I can already tell this is going to be a dangerous hobby for me.
I was planning on getting my clownfish today, but my water parameters weren’t quite right so I’m going to give it a couple more days.
40 gallon breeder
AquaClear 70 power filter
Cobalt neotherm pro heater
Viparspectra light (I know I probably need a second one but it will be a couple months before I get any coral)
Macro Aqua M-50 mini hang-on protein skimmer (a lot of micro bubbles)
Tunze 6025
Tunze 6045
Polycarbonate lid
25 pounds of rock (know I need more but am considering buying rock from a local LFS that has coral on it already)
Ocean Direct live sand
Any and all advice is appreciated.
I still know basically nothing about reef tanks but have spent dozens of hours the past month or so learning as much as I could to get started. I’m sure the equipment I chose isn’t the best, but I wasn’t ready to do a sump so I went with what I knew I would be more comfortable with. I don’t have any livestock yet and am already thinking about a bigger tank. I can already tell this is going to be a dangerous hobby for me.
I was planning on getting my clownfish today, but my water parameters weren’t quite right so I’m going to give it a couple more days.
40 gallon breeder
AquaClear 70 power filter
Cobalt neotherm pro heater
Viparspectra light (I know I probably need a second one but it will be a couple months before I get any coral)
Macro Aqua M-50 mini hang-on protein skimmer (a lot of micro bubbles)
Tunze 6025
Tunze 6045
Polycarbonate lid
25 pounds of rock (know I need more but am considering buying rock from a local LFS that has coral on it already)
Ocean Direct live sand
Any and all advice is appreciated.