Equipment

[strttndrrn]

hello ive decided to go for it iam going to convert a spare 2foot tank i have into a marine tank. i currently have the glass tank with a built in lightbulb fiting and a heater. ive got a list of sum stuff i need on anothe thread including a rough price of each item. these include.

live rock £50
water £18
light blb £15
coral sand £12
blue paint for back £16

ive heard of other equipment would sum one tell me if i need these other things and a rough price of what i would get them for please.

refractometer
power heads
protein skimmer
salt water test

have i left any thing out or have i put in equipment that i dont need.

due to lack of money iam planing to build this tank up over the next lot of months and plan to buy each item bit by bit i was wondering what order should i buy these in what needs to come first. iam thinking of buying the coral sand and the light bulb first.

thanks for reading looking forward to any replies

 

[steelhealr]

Sea salt, mixing bucket, powerhead to mix it, RO/DI filter, gravel filter, thermometer, mag float or other glass scraper.

To name a few.

SH

 

[strttndrrn]

i just got an email from my local fish shop i emaild them asking for prices of a few things

are these resonable prices

Coral Sand ... £4.95
Live Rock ... £10 per Kg (You need 1Kg per 10Ltr)
Salt Water ... £4.00 per 25Ltr
Refractormeter ... £39.95 (Hydrometer will do same job for £14)
Korelia Nano ... £29.95
Protein Skimmer (V2 Nano) ... £49.95
Test Kits .... approx. £20
18" Marine White Tube ... £15.95

also as iam going to buy 1 thing every 3 or 4 weeks would sum one recommend a list of these things what order should i buy them in. i have pateince and dont mind waiting a while to buy fish so what should i buy first that would help the tank cycle

 

[Morri]

The prices seem about right but

Coral Sand ... £4.95 Seems good
Live Rock ... £10 per Kg (You need 1Kg per 10Ltr)best to look for second hand imo £5 a kilo
Salt Water ... £4.00 per 25Ltr very good price check which salt they use
Refractormeter ... £39.95 (Hydrometer will do same job for £14) hydrometers are not very accurate refractometer is best check for a second hand one
Korelia Nano ... £29.95 seems a bit high 18 on ebay
Protein Skimmer (V2 Nano) ... £49.95 second hand ones are commonly available
Test Kits .... approx. £20 very low at a guess 8 - 9 each need ph nitrite nitrate and ammonia to start
18" Marine White Tube ... £15.95 most prob cheaper I paid the same for a 36" tube

Order wise

Salt Water
Rock
Sand
Koralia nano
test kits
skimmer
tube

roughly

 

[strttndrrn]

ive just seen marine 150 litre marine protein skimmers on ebay from hong kong would that be any good for a 2ft tank ther for £15

 

[Morri]

A Boyu wg-310?

 

[strttndrrn]

sorry what do u mean

ive also seen a AQUARMOONLIGHT bulb for nine pound on ebay are they good enough to help soft corals grow. this marine stuff is hard compared to tropical

 

[Morri]

The skimmer is it a Boyu WG-310 from Hong Kong ?

Not sure on the tube I guess its a T8 ?

 

[strttndrrn]

the bulb is a t8 and the skimmer is the Boyu WG-310 cheers mate ur being a great help

 

[strttndrrn]

sorry fo al the questions mate but if i buy the saltwater and the live rock with my heater would the tank be ok siting for a few months without any thing else bought for it. would a small pump in it keep the water clean and would i have to perform any water changes.

 

[Morri]

If you are talking a few months I would recomend getting a circulation pump else you will end up with Nitrate problems

 

[strttndrrn]

u mean like a fluvel 2plus i have a spare one of them or do u mean just a powerhead sorry for the silly questions

 

[Morri]

You could use the fluval for flow as long as there are no sponges or media in there