Very New, Please Help!

Hello and welcome to 3reef

 

welcome and i am alittle confused on the choice of the loinfish in a reef tank but just me. its amazing setup beautiful tank.

 

beware the greeedy lfs some of them are out just to make a buck some of them are passionate you gotta pick and choose being in the us your lucky man there are a lot more than here i have to do most of my ordering off the net cause there is only one good aquarium near me in melbourne and its about an hour away

 

hi George and welcome, do you have 2 tanks? i see pics of a 55g and a 90g are they both still running?
a refugium is a nice addition to your filtration. it will help exporting some nitrates out of the system. it is not an absolute must but it helps in extending the period between water changes and adds more biological filtration to your system.
if i were u i would start learning of what is the role of each equipment i have and stop adding any live stock till you learn all bout what you have and how to care for them.
i did not see any picture of the lights you have, just the moon light i suppose.

 

wow how cool does that tank look. i can't wait to see fish in that tank.

i do not think that i would be watching tv with a tank like like below it.

 

i started off with a a regular 55 gal tank then i thought it was too small so i was offered a 90gal oceanic about 3 weeks later. now present day i was offered a 120 gal oceanic and we are putting it in the first week of january. this weekend my fish guy will be putting in a refugium. just today he brought me an orange something that he put on the sand that looks like a silver dollar, with tentacles sticking up. also brought me two yellow assesor i believe, and a redtail wrasse. to answer your lighting question i have two hoods that are vented with some fat bulbs. i think 250 watt

 

i will add the new pics to photobucket and repost new link

 

Must be 2X 250w metal halide. Good choice. The coral atht was most recently added sounds like a fungai. It can move itself about the tank, similarly to the way an anemone does, but it is easier to care for.

 

aquarium pictures by geo284 - Photobucket

 

oh yeah it is very hard to pay attention to the tv!lol im not kidding. its like every 10 min of tv watching i try to watch is like 6 min of that would be looking at the tank.