looking for sting ray experiences

[whatcaneyedo]

You're going to want to have as little liverock in the main tank as possible to maximize the sandbed area for the ray so I would say do a large sump and fill it with rock so that you can receive all of the benefits that it brings. With any tank containing larger than normal species of fish you want to have a skimmer that is rated for much higher than the actual system volume because you'll be dealing with larger than normal inputs of food and waste. My skimmer is rated for 400gal for my large snowflake eel even though my tank is only a 120gal (270gal system). I believe you also want a 3-5" sandbed of very fine perhaps oolithic sand as well for the ray to be able to properly burry itself.

[karazy]

i know this may sound like a dumb question, but why not do freshwater rays?

[reefwars]

im going to get the biggest skimmer i can get to fit and i think im going to turn my 120 into a sump when my rays start to grow .as for rock im thinking some soft edged peices in the end and the rest will go in the sump.i was told no sump was needed but it cant hurt and id feel better knowing its running.im going to go for a thick sandbed varrying in depth across the tank.any ideas on lighting anyone???

im starting with a 120 because im not sure how this will turn out if i can get a little success i will upgrade to a tank im thinking the longer the better.

the reason im going saltwater is because if it doesnt work out i can switch to a reef tank easily or a aggresive fish tank and already have other tanks going, ive never had rays and ive only met a small handful of people who did and they tell me that they are more lively but from all the ones ive seen in the store id have to disagree their always buried and the freshies are always out.

plus i grew up near the ocean and the salt and ocean smell remind me of it lol thanks for all the advice guys!!

[Aqua Man]

I keep blue spotted rays (ribbon tail version) in a 400 gallon. They really like to eat mysis shrip. I am going to read all the posts on here and may have more comments, tips or even questions. So far mine are happy. I am curious as to your progress.

Corey