well what i would like to keep is 2 clownfish and 1 firefish after that im not sure?
p.s. what is ro water
Reverse osmosis water, means it has passed through a filter to remove chloramine, heavy metals, phosphates etc a must for a reef tank and someone new to the hobby. You can buy your own ro unit for under the sink or buy your water from a lfs
When you are considering your clowns, do a bit of research, there are many different types out there and your lfs will usually order them in for you if they are a bit more unusal.
so, you have your basic plan:
a tank of 125 litres
your stock - 2 x clowns and a firefish, I suggest you have a look at gobies and blennys for the bottom of the tank
Seffie x
Seffie x
what type of gobies or blennys would be best for begginers.
also decided i would like to have a starfish also if it will go with the others?
ive been looking on the good old ebay
and the skimmer you suggested is quite cheap second hand (shame in not able to start it now)
Hi, Star fish make a good addition to any tank as they are, imo, interesting to watch. I have a sand sifting starfish [which my little boy has named 'patrick'] and I love watching him, especially when he climbs up the glass and then falls on his back and flips himself over again.
Unfortunatley tho, Star fish are for established tanks only, not sure about others but sand sifters are scavengers and rely on uneaten food etc that sits under the substrate for their diet.
Personally, I'd give it a year or so for the tank to establish itself before you think of buying one. Or you could just over feed slightly to accomodate it, tho I would'nt recommend it as it will push your Nitrate levels up thus requiring more water changes.
Have you decided on one what type of setup you'd like [e.g fish only / FOWLR / Reef] as this would help in deciding on what equipment you would need!
Regarding flow, you need to be aiming for 20 x T/O [turnover]
My tank is 128 L and thanks to 1 x 900lph P/H , 1 x 3000 lph P/H and a 720lph pump I'm getting over 36 x T/O.
You can never have too much flow when live rock is concerned but you need to be careful when coral are involved as some like high flow, some mediate and some low.
When picking your live rock, try and go for cured live rock as this will reduce your cycling time.
You'll need around 12 - 15KG [30 - 35 lbs] for your size tank.
To save money, you could always cure the rock yourself. I'm currently in the process of curing 10kg of live rock in a seperate container.
All thats required is ro water [salted], heater, powerhead/pump/ test kit for testing ammonia/nitrite and the rock.
LFS sell uncured lr for around £2.50 kilo. Cured lr can be anything from £8 - £10.
Maybe in a years time i would have some cured lr to sell, if it takes off for me [£6 per kilo] lol
to the salty side of the forum 
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However you sometimes end up with some interesting hitchhikers that make it through the massive cycle. If you are interested my sister did this when setting up her five footer, was quite interesting, its in her journel.
