New Marine Tank

[FiSh123FiSh]

I think I will have a look at the LFS's units but if I can find one cheaper on RO man.

 

[ben1987]

nah i meant buy the water from the fish shop til you get going. Its not too bad on a small tank. Cost <£20 to fill mine then like one 25l container a week after.
RO man are one of, if not the cheapest place to buy a unit

 

[FiSh123FiSh]

are ok i get you now!

 

[FiSh123FiSh]

Sorry I have to add is it possible to not run a skimmer if you choose the berlin method?

Will my tank be able to accommodate along with my clean up crew - an arrow crab and decorator crab?

thanks
Tom.

 

[Trod]

Yes I run my Tank with out a protein skimmer

 

[FiSh123FiSh]

ok, do you do regular water changes?

Do you find the berlin method of filtration effective?

Do you have any other type of filtration?

Do you think that those crabs above will be fine in my tank?

Regards and sorry for the stream of qestions.

Tom.

 

[FiSh123FiSh]

I found some new lights, they are 6500 kelvin... Is that enough for a soft coral reef tank.

 

[Truck]

its not specifcally the colour temperaure you looking for its wattage/intensity.

what size tank are you working with? how deep is it?

6500k will look slightly yellow

 

[FiSh123FiSh]

These ones 2nd one down.

 

[Truck]

but 6500k is good for corals

they look good but what starter are you using? as it doesnt state on the website whether there T8 or T5

 

[FiSh123FiSh]

So its fine for soft corals such as:

Kenya Tree Corals.
Mushroom rocks.
Zoo Rocks.
Leather Corals.
Gorgonia Corals


?

 

[Truck]

well i dont know what starter they require and 24 watts is not enough, your aiming for 1 watt per litre, i need the info such as tank size and depth.

these are good im using them on my new tank im using 2*55watts over 54 litres.

http/www.charterhouse-aquatics.co.uk/cat...dce29524d5b9e59

thats if the link works

 

[FiSh123FiSh]

oh sorry my tank is either a Rio 125
or a Roma 125
So I need 24" ones.

 

[Truck]

well you wont be able to just out a new tube in if you dont know the wattage of the starter, the starter type (T8 or T5)

 

[FiSh123FiSh]

The starter is T8 with the technology of a T5 (apparently)

and the wattage is 2x 28w for the rio and 2x 20w for the roma.