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[ftoland]

Hello, My name is Franklin from Portsmouth Ohio, new to site. Looking forward to meeting new friends, gaining new techniques and advice. Currently maintaining a 100 gallon tank, with sump, skimmer, canister filter, and uv sterilizer. Old school lighting, 2-400 watt mogul halides. One 10k the other 20k.  2-48 inch 54 watt T5  acentic blue fluorescent bulbs.  System been up and running for three years. Over my lifetime I've owned, bought, sold, traded almost every kind of freshwater and marine fish available. Within the past few months I stared to collecting coral. it's a whole new game to me and I hope everyone on this forum will help me with this learning process.
Current livestock
Sailfin tang
Bi color beauty
Coral beauty
2  Ocellaris Clownfish
Pseudochromis diadema
lawnmower blenny
2 yellow tail damsels
Pincushion Urchin
Serpent star
12 peppermint shrimp
4 fire shrimp
8 turbo snail
and to many to count various leg color hermits and  Nassarius Snail.

I also maintain a 100 gallon and 55 gallon Freshwater tank and a 55 gallon puffer tank.

Not very many corals yet, making sure I can do it before I spend a lot of $$$ on them. Added some pics.

[Steve]

Welcome to Ohio Reef!

[JayMc]

 

[delta1190]

Welcome reef on man

[dustinbrearton]

Sounds like a great stock list.  What kind of coral have you started with?

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[bearsfan420]

Welcome there's lots of great info on this site and i ask questions anytime im not sure and everyone is so helpful

[Twizted1]

Welcome to Ohio Reef.

[Travis8896]

Welcome

[Kenn]

Welcome aboard!

[ftoland]

Question for the members. Should I upgrade to led lights or stick with my current set up. Not sure which is best for coral growth,

[wrassel]

Welcome you'll find lots of info and help here.

[Wall_Tank]

Question for the members. Should I upgrade to led lights or stick with my current set up. Not sure which is best for coral growth,

Well you have to decide what type of corals you want to have.   The LPS and soft coral that you have in your tank today require much less light.   The 400w halides that you have are way too much power for them.   If you want to keep SPS, then the 400w Halides are a good setup.  10k bulbs and actinic lighting from the T5 is good coral growth setup.

The conversion to LED is more about personal preference.   If you have a heat problem, and are trying to avoid chillers, that is one reason many decide to make the switch.  If you decide to do LED,  But even then you have to decide how much LED light you need for the inhabitants.

[ftoland]

thanks for the info Wall_Tank. I've never had a problem with heat from my lights, tank has never been over 80 degrees. Right now just trying soft and LPS to see how it goes, if they do well i'll invest in some SPS. Just ordered a bunch of Acans, polyps, Leptastrea, and a Chalice. A lot of money wish me luck.

[bbtm64]

Welcome to W.O.R.C.!

[TroyReeF]

WELCOME!!!