14g new tank set-up

[Chitownreefs]

Hello, i am setting up my first saltwater tank and looking to get some ideas on how to do it. So far i have an aqua-clear power filter, heater, dead rock, and standard 14g tank... What sand should i use, i plan on getting r/o water and mixing salt myself.. Also what lighting is best for the money and what are some stocking recommendations.. Thanks

 

[Eddie79]

Par 30 or 38 bulbs are good

 

[Chitownreefs]

Not to familiar with those what do you hook them up into?

 

[Eddie79]

Standard bulb fixture (desk lamp, cord from ikea, etc)

 

[Chitownreefs]

Can u hook up an atinic blue to that as well

 

[Siebo]

Par 30 or 38 bulbs are good

+1 on the par38. Get a hanging can light from home depot, put a hook in the ceiling above the tank, outlet timer for on/off and your set.

Coral compulsion, one of the sponsors on here, is great place to buy them.

 

[Chitownreefs]

Ok thanks

 

[Chitownreefs]

View attachment 1585View attachment 1586. Update on the tank, 3 yellow tail damsels, 6 line, and watchman goby

 

[Chitownreefs]

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[reefer60614]

That is a lot of fish for 14g!

 

[Chitownreefs]

Yeah i found that out after i bought them the kid that sold them to me said put 5-7 in and i thought that was crazy...

 

[jrwoltman]

That is a lot of fish for 14g!

Especially, 3 yellow tail damsels. Jim, did the LFS that sold all three of those to you know they would all be housed together in a 14 gallon tank? If so, I would advise you not to buy anything there again, or at the very least, don't trust any advice they give you. I would try and catch 2 of them and return them.

 

[Chitownreefs]

They are good people there, i did confront one of the guys there about it and they said they thought it was another tank... Dont ask how they thought that.

 

[Neebles]

Looks like you went bb, you still looking for sand suggestions?

 

[Chitownreefs]

I had bought live reef sand