hi guys i have an exsta tank and i love the look of a salt water tank. i have a 30 gallon long or a reg 20 gallon tank.... i have heaters,normal lighting, and filters...you probly need special filters though...
so i know quite a bit on gold fiah and tropicals but nothing an salt water and i was wondering if some one could clue me in on how to have a salt water tank.... my fave fiah are clown fish and thoughs tiny blue ones (see how much I know lol)
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You might need a protein skimmer and it is best to go with a wet/dry filter, some anemones can be very hard work, its best to get a magnificent, tube, or rose tip anemone (Tubes being the easiest) Be carefull of some anemones like caribeans cause they actually eat fish and inverts (Inveratabrates, like crabs etc., etc.)
Sun corals would grow too big for your tank, I would go for a tube anemone with some live rock, and cycle with a couple of shrimp, (Damselfish cycleing takes longer) then you could get clowns once fully cycled (Tank bred common or percula clowns are the best, they are much hardier)
You will also need a hydrometer to measure how much salt is in the tank, salinity is measured in SG (Specific Gravsomethingsomething) you will need to aim to keep the SG between 1.020 and 1.025 (1.023 is the best)
Temperature is best at 78F. You will also need marine salt to make the water salty, duh!
lol, Ph should ideally be kept between 8.1 and 8.3 (As close to 8.3 as possible is best)
Sun corals would grow too big for your tank, I would go for a tube anemone with some live rock, and cycle with a couple of shrimp, (Damselfish cycleing takes longer) then you could get clowns once fully cycled (Tank bred common or percula clowns are the best, they are much hardier)
You will also need a hydrometer to measure how much salt is in the tank, salinity is measured in SG (Specific Gravsomethingsomething) you will need to aim to keep the SG between 1.020 and 1.025 (1.023 is the best)
Temperature is best at 78F. You will also need marine salt to make the water salty, duh!
lol, Ph should ideally be kept between 8.1 and 8.3 (As close to 8.3 as possible is best)
Skip the wet/dry. They are a nitrate factrory.
A combination of live rock for bio filtration, protein skimming for mechanical filtration and refugium for nitrate reduction is the current standard in saltwater filtration. You will need a sump system to house all this. This mimics the natural process, and is complete. You will likely never change water.
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A combination of live rock for bio filtration, protein skimming for mechanical filtration and refugium for nitrate reduction is the current standard in saltwater filtration. You will need a sump system to house all this. This mimics the natural process, and is complete. You will likely never change water.
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JET
QUOTE(kissez_61 @ Jan 16 2005, 02:51 AM)
hi guys i have an exsta tank and i love the look of a salt water tank. i have a 30 gallon long or a reg 20 gallon tank.... i have heaters,normal lighting, and filters...you probly need special filters though...
QUOTE(PearlscaleFan @ Mar 20 2005, 09:18 AM)
some anemones can be very hard work, its best to get a magnificent, tube, or rose tip anemone (Tubes being the easiest).
I recomend that is you want to keep any type of coral that you get stronger lights, especialy anemones. I would also let your tank get mature before attempeting any anemone.
Marc
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