Need oblige i am only almost to draw from my first submarine aquarium what lighting and filtration would be best ?
I would like to grow coral too
Answers: Most people who set up a reef tank will shift with liverock and a good protein skimmer as the main filtration for their cistern. You can also add on a sump and/or refugium to the aquarium.
As far as lighting it will depend on the type of corals you want to keep. I would suggest going next to either a T5 fixture (go with less bulbs whether you are going with low to moderate light needing corals or more bulbs whether you are getting higher light needing corals) or a metal halide fixture whether you want higher light needing corals.
Here is an article more or less items needed for a reef tank that might help out some as well. Many inhabitants have used it as a "checklist" when getting their items for their tank (http://kb.marinedepot.com/article.aspx?i...
Live rock is the best filtration. Get a lot of them and you can put it surrounded by a wet/dry filter system for filtration. Also have a lot of water movement going. You can use several pumps or one strapping duty one. For lighting, use several fluorescent lights. It may be expen sive setting up, but it will be worth it if you buy the right things from the beginning.
