Marine Tank

[rodandalisonthompson]

Well...i finally got my first marine tank - secondhand although everything was as new.

Never again will I look to move a working 77gallon tank!

The two heaters both failed within an hour of each other - I suspect damaged in the move. The two powerheads both turned the tank live - probably due to the way the cable was wrapped round them for transport. The Eheim filter (2327 wet dry thermo filter) refused to prime for ages. A new heater and two powerheads later....

Anyway there she is as a starting point. Only two fish at the minute - a Coral Beauty and a Lemonpeel Angelfish. There were three other fish in the tank which I took to my LFS as a felt they would be too agressive - a Blacktailed Humbug, an Indonesian Damselfish and a Hawkfish.

Ive added two more corals straight away just to get a bit of colour going (the Asparagus Tip and Devils Fingers. There is only so much live rock you can look at......



So what should I do ? Do I need more live rock? What would be good non agressive tank mates?

 

[Ter]

rock looks good... how many pounds you got? I wonder how did u go about moving it.. what was your procedure? did you remove the rocks? and did you have 70gallons of salt water already ready?
btw whats in the eheim filter?
Ter

 

[rodandalisonthompson]

rock looks good... how many pounds you got? I wonder how did u go about moving it.. what was your procedure? did you remove the rocks? and did you have 70gallons of salt water already ready?
btw whats in the eheim filter?
Ter

There is 106 pounds in weight of live rock.

I moved all the water in sealed buckets, all the rock was taken out and put in buckets as well. The fish were moved in a bucket which a heater was put it as soon as it arrived.
Biggest issue was setting up the live rock as every time you moved it the tank went very cloudy and you couldnt see what you were doing.

 

[Ter]

ok... well thats enough live rock. might want 2 remove that filter.. and use powerheads and the liverock for biofiltration, whats in the filter? only carbon? or pads also? ceramic?
for fish.. well this place should give u a good idea...
whats your lighting setup?
Ter

 

[SkiFletch]

First thing I'd do is wait and get familiar with water chemistry . Tank looks great so far

 

[tmreynolds]

Yeah, get a decent test kit that at least measures ammonia, nitrite, nitrate, ph, alkalinity and maybe phosphates. The move and stirring up the water could cause a mini cycle/ammonia spike. Best be ready with some RO water and salt just in case.

But, looks a great starting point for a great setup.