Debating Going Marine.

[Philuk]

Hey guys. I currently have 4 tropical tanks.

a 5ft 460L Tank
a 3 ft 160L tank
a 3ft ish 125L tank
and a little cube effort

Im debating changing the largest one into a marine setup using Live Rock, Skimmer and a fluidised bed filter. Keeping the 2 external canister filters for dirt trap and water movement. But i dont think that i could fit a sump to it because the cabinet will loose all the downward slats and im not convinced it would be strong enough with these missing.

Would this work?.
I currently have 2 T8 light tubes which i would have to change but would i have to go for T5 tubes or is there some t8s that would work?

I kno not many people do it but can the heaters stay in the tank?

Any other things i would need. execpt alot of salt! and obviously test kits etc.

Cheers!

 

[jeasko]

What sort of tank are you going to set up? Reef or FOWLR or FO?

The type of tank will determin the equipment you need

 

[lljdma06]

I kno not many people do it but can the heaters stay in the tank?

Stable reef temperature is important. But, if you keep your heater, it must be a heater that can be used in both fresh and SW systems. I've had friends crash their tanks because they used a cheap heater that's only for FW. Should say on the packaging whether it's rated for both fresh and saltwater.

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[Philuk]

Was thinking Reef system really. with the size of the tank id like to get as much out of it as possible if you get me! I know that if i did fish only then id only wanna put corals and such in at a later date!

 

[kj23502]

Since you want to go reef, I'd put in the effort to get a sump in there. Get a new stand or something. Eventually you are not going to like all the clutter that having the extra things in the tank gives it. ie. heater. maybe a hob skimmer, hob reactor etc.

Go sump.