New tank set-up

So I have lights on the way! I got t5 metal halide lights with lunar leds for night... It is 406Watts for a 58 gallon tank... Hope this is good

• 1x MH 250W 15000K
  
• 4x 39W T5 HO Actinic Blue
  
• 4x Dual LED
  
  Now that I have lights covered and my sump is built I need some plants for the sump and some live rock up top to start to aquascape my tank alittle... Kinda boring with just water and salt! ha... Any ideas on rock? Any ways better than others to aquascape? rock first then sand correct?
  
  Marine land skimmers any good?
  

Lights should be great for that size tank IMO.
I would get some eco-rox from bulk reef supply and then just get a few pound of live rovk from some were same with the sand get some dead stuff and then a few pounds of live from an exsiting tank. I did mine that way with the rock and then the sand.

I have not had that kind of skimmer so I am not much help with that.

Thanks, this time of year is difficult to get stuff without it freezing in shipping... never thought of that before I started this project/ hobby! ha thanks for your help

The lights will work but im not sure about that skimmer. I know of noone that uses it. Whats you budget for a skimmer?

I am kinda open the cheaper the better for now being I have rock and all of that coming up...

Coldwave21 wrote:I am kinda open the cheaper the better for now being I have rock and all of that coming up...

This is what i use on my 75g

http://www.marinesolutionsinc.com/catalog/Protein-Skimmers-Bubble-Magus/c22_84/p375/Bubble-Magus-NAC6-Protein-Skimmer/product_info.html

If i had the cash i would have piced up this one

http://www.bulkreefsupply.com/store/octopus-extreme-160-protein-skimmer.html

I agree with danreefs. I just sold a octopus nw 110 think I paid like $150 new. You don't see them for sale often. I liked mine just decided to go skimmerless with a dsb and turf scrubber instead.

Yeah a skimmer is one piece of equipment you don't want to skimp on because you will get what you payed for, the Octopus is a desent skimmer I use a MSX 200 and love it. I have used just about every skimmer out there and I prefer the MSX skimmers for the money.

So I came across some live rock that a guy had, it was sitting in buckets from when he took his tank down... Rock was not fully submerged but moist non the less.. I picked it up ( about 200#'s worth )
I have about 3.5 extra 5 gallon buckets full...

I would love to see some pics of what you have so far.

Coldwave21 wrote:So I came across some live rock that a guy had, it was sitting in buckets from when he took his tank down... Rock was not fully submerged but moist non the less.. I picked it up ( about 200#'s worth )
I have about 3.5 extra 5 gallon buckets full...

You will need to nuke that rock.

nuke?

Coldwave I am looking for live rock at a reasonable inexpensive price.

Sent you a PM

Coldwave21 wrote:nuke?

If the rock has been out of the water for a while or even if it has not been it woul dbe a good Idea to give it an acid bath with muriatic acid this will clean the rock of any unwanted pests and junk that maybe in side of the rock. Do a search to find out more an how to do it. I have doine this 3-4 times with rock I have got.

Here is a link for you
http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1748423&highlight=muriatic+acid+to+clean+dead+rock

Thanks