Another lighting question...

[SammyDee]

I kinda need to know what kind of wattage etc.And what actinic is...how much I need etc. for a 55gallon 36x24x12.5 I have mostly dead rock too when can I ad live rock. Im at 1.018 now. How long to get the dead rock all purple?

[SammyDee]

Any suggestions to kick off my sump with Bacteria buy ading something. 15gal sump

[Pufferpunk]

Hard corals are referred to as "Small Polyped Stony" corals

[Mek0ng]

How long to get the dead rock all purple?

Really not a concern, it will happen under even normal output florescent (t8, t12)

Wattage alone is not important. Example, a 4x65 watt powercompacts are going to put out less light than 4x54watt T5s (with parabolic reflectors).

[Mek0ng]

Any suggestions to kick off my sump with Bacteria buy ading something. 15gal sump

are you connecting the sump to an already established system, if so, no concern.

[Nick]

Do not try any type of tropical anemone in less than 8wpg light... maybe a bit less for a bubbletip. Some "oddball" anemones will do ok with normal lighting ranges, but be careful with these. It's BAD when they die.

[Pufferpunk]

I've got a bunch of these tulip nems I could send you, along with some leathers, giant polyps, etc.

[SammyDee]

Wow guys thx for that great advice. PP I would definetly be interested. But im only at 1.018 SG right now. And I really want to be safe to not kill anything. Still need to add some live rock too. If its safe the buy all means. You should kno though I have no XP with SW soo.. how hard are they to keep. The polyps and nems. Great pics too.

And Id kno I could trust it coming from your tank too rather than the LFS thx. How bout a pic of the leathers too. Im not sure what they look like like and Im sure there a million variations too lol

Mekong- yes Id be connecting it to my BW setup should i just start running it. Right now its dry cuz i got the HOB filters on. But ill get it going ASAP so the sooner I can get rid of the HOB


I really want some nems but Im afraid the GSP will think theyre worms. Dont they sting?

[Pufferpunk]

The little tulips do not sting. It's hit-or-miss as to whether the puffers will nip at anything or not.

[SammyDee]

Should I worry about getting stung if they were bigger?

[Pufferpunk]

They never get larger than 2". They do not sting, not all nems do.

[SammyDee]

OKay coOl I will definitely Ask you about them when Im fully established SW im at 1.018 now.