frkid247's 65 gallon in progress

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  1. frkid247

    frkid247 Sea Dragon

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    okay so im upgrading from my 30 gallon to a 65 gallon. i will be using the 30 for an upgrade on my mantis tank so miss manti will be very happy! she is an o. japonicus anyways the 65 will be a reef tank like my 30 i will just be moving my coral and gettin rid of my fish and gettin all new fish. so i am saving up to get the set up. i will be using my 20 gallon fuge for my filtration and just going to upgrade my return pump. i will get some more sand and get another 150 watt metal halide and add 4x39 watt t5's so i will have 300 watts of MH and 156 watts of T5. think this will be enough?i will be runing 10k ushio bulbs on it cause i like the color they give i have one right now on my 30 gallon. i am gonna try and get 75 pounds of live rock to put in the tank cause someone nearby is selling live rock for cheapp!!!
    so tell me what you think of the set up and what kind of fish i should add.
     
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  3. 2in10

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    You are going to need to give out sunblock with the lighting, LOL.

    Sounds like you have it all well planned. Good luck on the execution.
     
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    do you think its too much? its not all gonna be running at once. t5's will have actinics like super blues and purples.
     
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    It is hard to say if it is too much, but you will definitely want to light acclimate any coral you add.

    Be careful on the types of fish you add, make sure they like lots of light or you may not see them much.
     
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    well i was gonna do a pair of clowns for sure and a wrasse. maybe a whale shark? haha jk you got any ideas?