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	Freshwater to Saltwater 75g tank need help
eureka red Hobbyist Posts: 86 Kudos: 95 Votes: 0 Registered: 04-Apr-2004	I currently have a 75g tropical tank and are thinking of swapping to a salt tank what do i need and can i use the following from tropical tank setup to use in a salt water setup. Im also just waying up how much its going to cost to swap to a salt water tank 1200ltr/h cannister filter 2 x 300w heaters 2 x 48' lights
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:20
dthurs Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 4340 Kudos: 4170 Votes: 529 Registered: 18-Feb-2003	The canister filter is optional, but there is no real reason to use it. The heaters will be fine, the lights will also be fine as long as you have a fish only tank, or a FOWLR tank. If you want to do a reef, then you will need a lot more light. You will need to add a pair of powerheads to your set up. Dan
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:20
eureka red Hobbyist Posts: 86 Kudos: 95 Votes: 0 Registered: 04-Apr-2004	how much more light would i need to have coral and live rock in my tank and what are the two power heads for
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:20
lil_mikey69 Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 3180 Kudos: 2380 Votes: 1 Registered: 22-Jan-2003	Depends on what corals you'd want to keep. I have 500 watts for my 75 gallon. I'd also suggest more powerheads. I have 3 Maxi Jet 1200's in my tank, plus two RIO Seio 820's, in addition to a Mag 3 that operates my skimmer. Thats like 3,000 GPH of flow I have. Basically, the ocean is a turblent place, and you need to re create that as best as possible.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:20


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