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.
this project might take anywhere from 1-2 months.
Thanks everyone for the replies, i appreciate it.
Glad to see someone making their own rocks, and not damaging the environment.
The rocks are safe to use, after about 3 weeks or curing.
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)
I would suggest 1-2 tangs for your setup. Mandarin can be added after a year or so, once u have enough pods growing in your tank.
2. And do I require protein skimmer or water change will require? - Yes, you will need a protein skimmer. You can either go in for a bubble magus or a reef octopus ~get only the super reef series, not the older ones(NW series)~
3. What are the ideal water parameters...?? - Check This
4. is it necessary to keep live rocks ? what are the positives and negatives of LR ?? - There is no need to add live rock, you can use bacteria to see your MMLR (Bio Digest). Live rock tends to come with all sorts of pests, and by not using LR you are saving the environment.
5. what should be the ideal lighting for the fish only tank ? - A couple of tube lights should suffice.
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. - I'm not sure of that, but i would suggest u go for Coral Reef Live sand (White Buckets of 9kgs)
7. whether to go for sump or external filters ?? i have 3 canister filters that can be attached to this tank. - Go in for a Sump, its a lot easier to maintain and has a lot of advantages.
8. Can i keep Anemon if i go for Artificial rocks ?? - Yes
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Posted: Tue Jul 24, 2012 4:32 pm Post subject: Re: A new Adventure !!!
Glad to see someone making their own rocks, and not damaging the environment.
The rocks are safe to use, after about 3 weeks or curing.
thanks GatorX really appreciate some views from an expert like you
I would suggest 1-2 tangs for your setup. Mandarin can be added after a year or so, once u have enough pods growing in your tank.
1-2 tangs in the initial stages with the clowns or this stock should be permeant ??
Yes, you will need a protein skimmer. You can either go in for a bubble magus or a reef octopus ~get only the super reef series, not the older ones(NW series)~
can i set the tank and do the cycling and after 15-30 days of cycling i can add few fish and do the regular water change and then add the skimmer. will that do ??
There is no need to add live rock, you can use bacteria to see your MMLR (Bio Digest). Live rock tends to come with all sorts of pests, and by not using LR you are saving the environment.
what is it you use in your tank ?? same type of rock that i made ?? and what is the recipe you follow ??
A couple of tube lights should suffice.
planning for few LEDs from my planted setup. 2 nos of T5's and actinic light
I'm not sure of that, but i would suggest u go for Coral Reef Live sand (White Buckets of 9kgs)
i am not sure about the brand he told me but to roughly recollect it is the same brand that you suggested.
Go in for a Sump, its a lot easier to maintain and has a lot of advantages.
ok, most probably i ll call for sump, but due to family problem might have to opt for canister filter, what will be the special care to be taken in the canister filter ??
Posted: Wed Jul 25, 2012 8:22 am Post subject: Re: A new Adventure !!!
in a SW tank especially if it's gonna be a Reef Tank , it is advisable to go with calcium carbonate based sand bed, because any small amount of silicates in water will lead to nuisance algae.
a simple test to check if the sand is calcium carbonate based is to put some sand in a container with vinegar, if it dissolves it is calcium carbonate.
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Posted: Thu Jul 26, 2012 12:15 pm Post subject: Re: A new Adventure !!!
hello experts,
i am back again with a new problem, a sump problem
so, the tank i am getting is of my friend because he is discontinuing hobby and have huge tank, the tank which he has is 72X27X24 and its extra clear glass (all 5 sides ) and tuffened, so here comes the problem
tuffened glass cannot be drilled other wise it will go into bits and pieces, so how can i design the sump to get water out of the tank to sump and back to tank from sump. from tank to sump is not a big deal will use submersible pump of big capacity
but help me how can i get water to the sump from the main tank. how to design overflow ??
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