Marine Setup

[Jayarie]

1 x Orca TL450 Jumbo Nano Reef Aquarium
1 x MaxiJet MP400 Powerhead
1 x TetraTec Hydrometer
1 x Red Sea Coral Reef Salt 120ltr
1 x Live Rock Nano Boxes 2.5kg (to start off with)
1 x Hagen Glass Thermometer
1 x Tetra Test 5 in 1
1 x Underworld Coral Sand (4Kg)
1 x Aquascape construction Putty (Coralline Algae colour)


Sub-Total: £199.59

Would this be ok to start off with??


Thanks Jay

 

[ben1987]

seems ok to me.
1200l/hour flow rate over the two pumps will give you over 20x turnover
Sailfert seem to be the most favoured test kits though, with refractometers being prefered to hydrometers.

 

[Jayarie]

Im on a budget though and what is this turnover thing can someone explain

 

[ben1987]

the amount of water flow you have around the tank. The 450 comes with an 800l/hour pump and you are buying a 400 which gives you 1200/lhour total. Meaning you have over 20x the total volume of the tank which is 58l iirc. 20x turnover is recomended when keeping a reef which you may wish to do so in the future.

i reckon with the kit up there you should be able to run a basic set up if you are careful with water changes and keep on top of things. I reckon you may need a bit more live rock in the long run aswel.

What do you plan on keeping?

 

[Truck]

turn over is the amount of water movement. in a marine tank you need 20 * water movement to volume so 58*20 is 1160 or roughly 2000

 

[Jayarie]

Ok thanks

 

[CageUK]

Don't forget though to allow for displacement of your water by sand, live rock and equipment etc. A 100+ ltr JBJ that I drained a little while ago only had between 60 and 70 ltrs of water in total so this can effect what sort of powerhead you put in!

I think that 30-40% displacement would be fairly typical for a marine reef. This should also be considered when dosing/buffering the tank.

 

[westiemarble]

1 x Orca TL450 Jumbo Nano Reef Aquarium
1 x MaxiJet MP400 Powerhead
1 x TetraTec Hydrometer
1 x Red Sea Coral Reef Salt 120ltr
1 x Live Rock Nano Boxes 2.5kg (to start off with)
1 x Hagen Glass Thermometer
1 x Tetra Test 5 in 1
1 x Underworld Coral Sand (4Kg)
1 x Aquascape construction Putty (Coralline Algae colour)


Sub-Total: £199.59

Would this be ok to start off with??


Thanks Jay

I think you need at least 6Kg of LR - Google the lbs per gallon or Kg per litre for LR and you'll see a few differing opinons but either way 2.5Kg is not nearly enough. If you are buying your LR over the internet you will end up paying a fortune in postage (due to the weight) if you make multiple purchases. Save up and buy all your LR at once since when you spend over £50 the postage will be free.
I used 9Kg of sand in my 450 and put it in after the LR (to stop burrowing things from de-stabilising the rock; so said the internet!) and this gives about an inch depth of sand. 4Kg would be ok but if you want to keep sand burrowing snails I'd go for 9Kg.

Not sure how i put this into the original post - it was obviously a reply!

 

[Jayarie]

Free postage and packaging and i know im going to get bwt 10 kg in the end just for nice aquascaping its justr 2.5 to help the filter first

 

[Truck]

just remember live rock is going to add about £100 to your list.

my running total is £332.33
orca TL-450 nano reef aquarium with stand £149.95
10KG live rock nano box £99.95
SeaChem marine salt 200 liters worth. £14.95
aquascape construction putty rock grey £2.99
Instant ocean hydrometer £11.99
API master saltwater test kit.(ammonia, nitrate, nitrite and PH) will be picking up others £16.95
Hikari marine S 50 grams £2.95
4" fish net £0.95
algae magnet that floats if separated £4.95
algarde digital thermometer for inside aquarium £1.75
Seachem aragonite 9KG £24.95

that doesnt include frozen foods and fish etc

 

[Jayarie]

Im only getting 6kg of live rock like 1kg per 2 gallons

Right decided
1 x Orca TL450 Jumbo Nano Reef Aquarium
1 x Live Rock Nano Boxes (5kg) <-- extra 1 kg
1 x Seachem Marine Salt 200ltr Bag
1 x Instant Ocean Hydrometer
1 x Aquascape construction Putty (Coralline Algae colour)
1 x Hikari Marine MARINE S 50g
1 x Seachem Meridean Aragonite (9Kg)

£233

1) Can i use tetratest freshwater kit all in one it tests ph KH GH nitrate and nitrite i will ammoina aswell
2) Will i need more live rock than 6kg

 

[Truck]

the LR will cost you 75 punds for what you want from charter house. i recomend you go either API or salifert for test kits. i think 8 kg would be sufficient 6 might not be enough.

 

[Jayarie]

Ok but could i not use my freshwater tests i mean whats the differences the test ph ammoina carbonate general hardness and nitrate nitrate

Jay

 

[Truck]

i dont know if you can the only one i know of. is API 5 in 1 test kit. that does GH KH PH NO2 NO2 and then buy the amonia one separate

 

[Jayarie]

Ok thanks where do you get your RO water from?

Thanks Jay