7 gallon cube

[dcraveiro]

My LFS is selling a 7 gallon acrylic cube with a built in wet/dry filtration system, heater, light, sand, and everything you need to get started except for fish and water for about $238 (special deal for me )..... I'm thinking of getting that, putting an anemone in it, two clowns, 2 shrimps, and a crab.... What do you think? How does the price sound? Any advice? Thanks

 

[dcraveiro]

Oh, by the way...... Those are clown fish, as in the salt water ones... Not loaches! Sorry, should have specified things a little better!

 

[LobsterOfJustice]

No idea how experienced you are, but make sure you do lots of research. Saltwater is very different from fresh. Also, anemones need strong expensive lighting. Others should chime in about how much space 2 clowns and an anemone need but my hunch is 7 gallons is a bit small, just a guess though.

 

[dcraveiro]

Thanks, I spoke to the people at the fish store and the lighting they quoted me on was the best light that could fit that tank. I volunteer at the fish store (that's how i can get the discount ) and they said they would help me keep a close watch with my water parameters and they would help me maintain the tank. The people there are very knowledgeable. Any more advice? I'd appreciate every single bit of it!!!

 

[crimsontsavo]

I would NOT put two clowns in there. Most get too big and can be territorial.

 

[guppygirly]

I've been looking at 7 gallons lately (I want one for a planted freshwater). Anyways, you can get a whole saltwater starter for ~130 dollars, it's a 12 gallon cube not a 7 ,but more is better right??

here's one on e-bay

They also had some on aquabid for $100 plus shipping. HTH.

 

[Hazmat]

that price does seem a little high. I have a 10g that look almost like the one guppygirly posted on ebay and i got it for about $140 and it can be used for saltwater. That price included heater, gravel, decorations and fish. Right now it's set up for fresh but i think i might chang it over to a nano reef.

Oh BTW my price is in US $$$$$

Hazmat

 

[crimsontsavo]

Another thing-
Your anemone in such a small tank makes it easier for you to get stung.
They will move until they find a place they like- and with a tank so very small- there really isnt that big of a choice for them.

 

[Doggfather]

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No idea how experienced you are, but make sure you do lots of research. Saltwater is very different from fresh. Also, anemones need strong expensive lighting. Others should chime in about how much space 2 clowns and an anemone need but my hunch is 7 gallons is a bit small, just a guess though.

you do not need an anemones if oyu wish to keep clownfish, they seem to do fine without them

 

[DrOizo]

If you want sopm info go and see eddie in his saltwater forum. He'll be able to help. if you have no saltwater experience then a nano tank of 7 gallons is not going to be for you unless you are ridiculously on the ball and know exactly what you are doing

 

[sunbot]

7 gallon cube?

give me some

 

[sunbot]

Hazman i like your gromit picture

 

[guppymonkey]

^ Couldn't those two posts have been done at the same time? Looks like someone was just trying to get a higher post count.

7 gallons is amazingly small for a salt water tank. I wouldn't even recommend a 20 gallon tank for beginners in keeping salt water fish. With a tank that small the water parameters and salinity levels would be constantly changing. It would be hard to keep the temperature low enough because of the small size of the tank. As water evaporated the salinity would shoot through the roof. Salt water fish are not good with changing conditions. Two clowns wouldn't work in a tank that small. They can be quite aggressive to their own species and 7 gallons just wouldn't be enough room for them. I wouldn't try salt water in less than a 55 gallon to start off with. You might think small is easier but its not. The larger the amount of water is the easier it is to keep the conditions stable.

 

[FrankSlapperinni]

You also need a lot more equipment, a good skimmer ($100) and a RO filter ($100), in the end, if you bought a 29 gallon, it would be the same price, with even more options and stability.
It is literally imposable to keep a tank that small stable, most nanos you see have a equal sized/larger sump, doubling the water volume. Clown fish would not be compatible in a tank so small, and an anemone would surly die (not enough micro critters that grow on the live rock (which you would have to buy for an anemone)
Please, for the fish, buy a bigger tank.

 

[Inchworm]

Hi dcraveiro

I'm going to move your thread into the Marine and Reef forum. Since salt water fishkeeping is so different from tropical fishkeeping, I think you might get some helpful responses from knowledgable members who never come to the tropical forum.