REVISED tell me what ya think

[Skimmerking]

Well I was talking to doug tonight and he let me get bit by the bug !!!!! I'm looking for a small tank to start a small system for my room for the end of summer .

I'm probably goin to have a 30- gal tank with fowlr and a 2 perc's and starfish 1 blue and 1 red, maybe a TANG probably a faiywrasse no DSB and as much rock i can put in there PURE REEF LOOKING TANK .
lighting hagen glow mat 2x20w 40 w total or maybe a 175 MH 20K
and a ac 500 for filter and carbon

mike

[Bob I]

IMHO a 30 is far too small for a TANG, and too small for a Fairy Wrasse too.

[AJ_77]

Much too small, yes. That's quite a range of options you're throwing out there - go with the MH over the NO I would think, for starters.

I have a 29 with 2x55 PC over it - barely bright enough. Supplemental feeding, supplemental natural daylight, etc... And a pair of Ocellaris clowns, and one other tiny fish. That's about all. Certainly no TANG...

You're really limited in this size range, unless you put a lot of resources toward filtration, and maybe a sump.

Nice thing about the 29, it has no center brace, so a single MH is an option.

[Beverly]

Michael,

Have sent you a PM about tanks.

Have to agree with boB about having a tang and a fairy wrasse in small tanks. Fairy wrasses grow to about 4"-5" long and are better in a 4' tank. A yellow coris wrasse might be okay in a 30g, though, as long as the tank is long. Tangs grow BIG, unless you fold them

For lighting, you wouldn't need a MH for a fowlr, and 40 watts may not be enough to get good coraline growth. Maybe a PC setup would be a better solution, giving quite a bit of light, but not so much as to be a waste on a fowlr tank.

[Skimmerking]

PSOT REVISED SORRY ABOUT THAT


that the tang was a joke i just forgot to add the laughing face there



like that

mike

[AJ_77]

Yeah, I THOUGHT you might be baiting us... Putting the TANG in CAPS perhaps was a clue...

You go, Mike! A smaller tank can be a lot of fun, like my 29. Got a nice BTA in there, and the clowns too. It's a nice centerpiece when you don't have room to go BIG. That will be an adjustment for you.

[Skimmerking]

Well talking to Bev about her other tanks ,and it looks like MAYBE ,i will be getting her BOW front 28 gal

should be fun
still thinking if i should drill the tank..

opinions

[Bob I]

As a sumpless guy. I am going to say don't bother drilling it.

[Skimmerking]

cool thanks



BOB

mike

[Delphinus]

As a sumpful guy. I am going to say, drill it if you want. A sump is a good place to hide heaters and perhaps other equipment, provide constant water level up top in the display, and so on. A good place to dump topoff or even include a float valve to provide constancy of SG, etc. etc.

But only if you want to. It's really about what's easiest for you.