i got questions plz help

[hummer]

me and my boy bobert are looking at fish we like these kind first off how many fish can you intrduce at one time? in 55 gal tank second thing these fish we found said if intoduce at same time it would be ok cinnamon clown , ocellaris clown , black& white percula clown third thing should i have ananmies in tank fist and LR so thay have place to hide right? about lighting is 2 24inch one on each side coralife 20,000k lamps 20 watt ok or now and time on light is 12 hr cycle could i start my cycle at 2pm to 2am i work third shift im not donald trump lol lol more like donald duck rotflol..lol..lol

[lReef lKeeper]

for anemonies you are going to need way more light (at the very least PC's). you are going to need more lighting for ANYTHING other that fish. as for all of those clownfish ... IMHO, that will probably never happen. granted, it may work for a while, but they will eventually fight and kill each other. clownfish are a member of the DAMNsel family. the older and bigger they get (in most cases), the meaner and more aggressive they get.

[perpetual98]

With that lighting, anemones are definately out of the question. For right now, you're going to have to stick with fish only. There's few corals that could live under that light too. Maybe some mushrooms.

You'd be best getting a pair of clowns. Figure out which ones you like the best and get two of the same kind. There's less of a chance of them wiping each other out.

Save your pennies for new lighting before trying an anemone. Also, do research on which anemones clowns typically host in. You can get some cheap condilactis anemones at the LFS, but clowns typically won't host in them.

Happy Thanksgiving...
Eric

[lReef lKeeper]

check this link out for a compatability list, but to get the anemone and keep it healthy ... you need lights FIRST !!

http://www.captivereefing.com/showthread.php?t=309

[hummer]

thanks for the info and the site just saved it to my file what about the othere questions ? all bow down to the salt
s lol thanks again please feed me more info im hungry

[lReef lKeeper]

time on light is 12 hr cycle could i start my cycle at 2pm to 2am i work third shift im not donald trump lol lol more like donald duck rotflol..lol..lol

12 hours is fine, you could probably get away with 14 if you wanted to (with only 40w of light). if the tank is getting any direct sunlight, i would start my on time when the outside light starts hitting the tank. if there is no direct sunlight, i would say that you can set it up for when ever you want it on and off. just when you set it ... LEAVE IT. changing the lighting period puts additional stress on the fish that live in the tank. we all know what stress can do to fish !!

[Sea~Horse~Whisperer]

You can find good deals on lights on ebay.
Examples:

Power compacts

http://cgi.ebay.com/Odyssea-48-4x65w...QQcmdZViewItem

http://cgi.ebay.com/48-Power-Compact...QQcmdZViewItem

http://cgi.ebay.com/48-Aquarium-Lamp...QQcmdZViewItem

T5's

http://cgi.ebay.com/T5-HO-4-4-LAMP-F...QQcmdZViewItem


http://cgi.ebay.com/TEK-LIGHT-T5-HO-...QQcmdZViewItem

Metal Halide

http://cgi.ebay.com/Metal-Halide-Ret...QQcmdZViewItem

I hope that helps give you some ideas on lighting. For anemonies I would suggest T5's or Halides. With a 55g tank you could use 175w halides. If you think you may upgrade to a taller tank in the future, you can also get 250w halides. Retros are by far the most inexpensive.

Angie

[hummer]

bobby and angie thank 4 info was thinking of making my own hood 4 tank hood with halides , found halides fixtures at manards for $40.00 each and bulbs were $28.00 for 400 watts way too big for me but 175 or 250 watts sounds good ah ? ps ...how far should lights be off of top of tank? and should there be some kind of glass under them to protect the tank? , i only have a 55 gal. if you buld it thay will come .....lol and bobby ,no direct sun hits the tank but the room dose brighten up some .so2pm light start up time for 12 hrs ok then on timers

[graphixx]

put the lights at leave 4 inches off tank. and I think if you run the risk of spash on the bulbs then yes you should have them protected. and if you run good lights like MH you can run a shorter time. corals in the wild get all the nutrients they need from the sun in the first 6 hours of light everything else is unneeded. most people run 8-12 hour cycles

[dakar]

bobby and angie thank 4 info was thinking of making my own hood 4 tank hood with halides , found halides fixtures at manards for $40.00 each and bulbs were $28.00 for 400 watts way too big for me but 175 or 250 watts sounds good ah ?

Halide fixtures at Menard's??? That's got to be a new item for them, around us they have had mogul base halide bulbs for a while now but they are way down in color temp ~3900K or so... not very well suited for our tanks.... Next time you run through there and have a minute take a look at them again and report back what you find for fixture, maybe we'll get lucky and find a decent ballast in the fixture... who knows maybe they'll actually have something usefull... Gotta love 'nards!