is my tank too empty???

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currently i've 23kg LRs.......

[terryansimon]

what is the size of your tank?

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Juwel Rio 180 Tank: 101 x 50 x 41cm

Built in Mechanical & Biological Filter

1 Ehiem Pro II 2026 Cannister Filter

Red Sea Prizm Skimmer

1 25W Ocean Sun 10,000k wif reflector

1 25W Coral Sun Actinic 420Nm wif reflector

Ocean Free Cooling Fans (4)

#0 Sand 30kg

Local/Tonga/Fiji LRs: 23kg

[tansh]

What u intend to keep,if corals i dont think ur light is enough for the corals,just my 2cent

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i've seen ppl keeping corals wif my kind of lights b4....... though most of u will disagree....... but since i've got them, i might as well give it a try b4 changing lights.

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so anyone out there, any commentz??? according to my calculations, the LRs r juz about enuff, about 1.3 to 1.35 pounds of LRs per gallon of water........

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another view of my tank........ still cycling........about 11 days........ ammonia 0, nitrite 0, nitrate about 40 to 50 ppm now. when issit safe to add corals and LS????

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i've noticed last night there is a odd looking thing in my tank....... moves very fast....... suspect it's a mantis shrimp....... should i try to take it out??? what harm can it cost???

[blacknails]

Erm.. yeah, actually I've attempted to keep corals with your amount of lighting before as well.. They managed to survive but until I increased the lighting but alot, I never really got to see the potential of how my corals can thrive and even propogate... So yap, I would really advise on you spending a lil extra on your lighting cause it's like super important to corals!!

The fast moving thing? Unless you give us a description on it I think it can be anything at all..

But if it really happens to be an unwanted crab or mantis shrimp, then certainly you would want to remove it..

Just my 2 cents worth..

[tansh]

Just imagine I use 1X55W n 2X24W PL daylight for my 2ft tank still I think not enough athough my corals open up very nice,if got $$$ i will 4 150W mh light.

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Juwel Rio 180 Tank: 101 x 50 x 41cm

Built in Mechanical & Biological Filter

1 Ehiem Pro II 2026 Cannister Filter

Red Sea Prizm Skimmer

1 25W Ocean Sun 10,000k wif reflector

1 25W Coral Sun Actinic 420Nm wif reflector

Ocean Free Cooling Fans (4)

#0 Sand 30kg

Local/Tonga/Fiji LRs: 23kg

How do you managed to fit the Prizm skimmer onto your tank? Just curious coz I see that most Jewel tanks have a well-covered lid.

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i did not cover the rear lid all the way.......

[dr evil]

ur LR seems so little.........u can afford to have more btw, why not convert ur lighting to T5??

[Dispar_Anthias]

Yah with that kind off lighting, yes the coral will survive for song time, but definately not long

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i've juz bought the lights about 2 wks back, would be a pity to let it go now........ moreover, i'm currently waiting for updates from eaquanature on the T5 retrofit on juwel tank. as juwel tank uses original lights cannot anyhow retrofit. thks for the advice anyway, will be getting about 5kg more LR.

[blacknails]

Just imagine I use 1X55W n 2X24W PL daylight for my 2ft tank still I think not enough athough my corals open up very nice,if got $$$ i will 4 150W mh light.

Wah... I really think that your lighting is pretty strong already!!

I use 2 55watt PL bulbs for my 2 ft tank and my corals look pretty happy.. hehe..

May I ask like how much lighting is too much lighting? I read that there IS a recommended limit for Coral Reef Aquarium lighting right?

Would metal halide be too strong for Marine Aquariums?

[Dispar_Anthias]

Wah... I really think that your lighting is pretty strong already!!

I use 2 55watt PL bulbs for my 2 ft tank and my corals look pretty happy.. hehe..

May I ask like how much lighting is too much lighting? I read that there IS a recommended limit for Coral Reef Aquarium lighting right?

Would metal halide be too strong for Marine Aquariums?

No the more lighting the merrier, thats no way yuor lighting can be compare to sun light.....

BTw some coral cannot stand too much light for example mmushroom so if you keep them under MH try to place them near the bottom of the tank.