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Posted: Wed Jul 18, 2012 11:42 am Post subject: A new Adventure !!!
Hi All,
Its been a long since I had a desire to keep a marine tank, now slowly thinking up the plan to have it finalized..
would appericiate your help in my marine tank preparation, now experts jump in and answer the queries please
Tank size : 5X 1.5 X 2 feet
1. Will be keeping only percula clown fish may be a small group of them(like most of the hobbyist, Nemo Inspired me a lot fell in love with them but never had chance to get one ) and then once the aquarium is set may be few tangs and my dream fish Mandarin. (this ll be later part may be after 6-8 months one the tank has been started)
2. And do I require protein skimmer or water change will require?
3. What are the ideal water parameters...??
4. is it necessary to keep live rocks ? what are the positives and negatives of LR ??
5. what should be the ideal lighting for the fish only tank ?
6. what is the best substrate to go for ? LFS who deals in the best of marines and have successful marine running since quite long suggested me to go for chinese made live sand.
7. whether to go for sump or external filters ?? i have 3 canister filters that can be attached to this tank.
8. Can i keep Anemon if i go for Artificial rocks ??
i want this tank to be more on low maintenance so planning for artificial rock, but if you guys advise to keep live rock and can share the full details of maintenance of live rocks, i am ready to keep them. As such LR is working out to be much cheaper than artificial rock, but i have to cut down on maintenance.
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Posted: Tue Jul 24, 2012 12:43 am Post subject: Re: A new Adventure !!!
your rock looks perfect to me, i think you should have used rock salt of size around 5mm or even finer.... i think the rock may break into pieces once you put it in water...
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Posted: Tue Jul 24, 2012 11:00 am Post subject: Re: A new Adventure !!!
ok friends heres an update....
took the rock in hand, and trust me its HEAVY
the final product is pretty nice, i found it pretty fragile though
according to my driver(who is best family member, he only supports me in my hobby :LOL :LOL ) this portland white cement will dissolve in the water with time and no longer safe for the fishes.....what you guys think.....
i put it in a bucket of water and will wait for few days now...
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