New To Marine

[mark34]

hi i am thinking about moving onto marine tank i am looking into what i would need to change on my system could any anyone help me out please

i have Malawi tank at the min see photo below that i am selling on ebay at the min but thinking would i need to sell it or could i just moved th fish on and add a skimmer ?

http/www.ebay.co.uk/itm/200679123074?ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1555.l2649

the filter system is a lotus otterbaby4000 and PISCES HYDRO-FORCE PLUS+ 13000 has a 11uv would these work or would i need to change them ?

it has about 70kg of OCEAN ROCK in it.

I am thinking i mint take some of the rock out as i thinking of doing a fish only setup !!

i am thinking about adding a Boyu DG-2516 skimmer

http/www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Aquarium-Marine-Fish-Tank-External-Hang-Protein-Skimmer-Boyu-DG-2516-/400255299409?pt=UK_Pet_Supplies_Fish&hash=item5d31132f51

i have there t8 lighting units 1xt8 10000k 1xt8 8000k 1xmoon light would theses be any good with fish only setup ?

sorry to keep going on am a newbie to saltwater

 

[MBOU]

Eh your setup could be ideal marine fish only! How many liters is it?? (sorry if i missed that bit).

Your pump might need changing, and the filter im unsure on, you need to make sure neither of them have metal componants. The pump needs to have a ceramic impeller shaft (both laguna and some/most of the hozelock pumps do) and for the filter, i assume it would be ok, what are you running in it at the moment as media? TBH so long as it has biomedia and sponges it would work fine.

You would need to switch out some of your ocean rock for liverock, a lot of the larger species of tangs, angels and butterflies all rely on copepods and little creepy crawlies and algaes that live in the liverock as part of their diet and there is no real substitute for having liverock.

Other than that, your tank is probably closer to being marine than any tank you would buy new!

EDIT: lighting is perfect!

You would need to switch out the water for R.O and add salt or buy premixedstuff (most shops will lend you barrels and do a deal for you to fill you tank from scratch if they have sense, just sold a guy 500liters of premixed).

Check your pumps for metal and switch if you need to...

Sort out your rock.

Cycle and off you go.

 

[mark34]

Tank is 470lts 5.3ft x 20inc x 2ft

thank you for your reply i have had a look at the filter and pump

there are screws in the pump case and the pond pipe there is a jubilee clip holding on the pipe have had a look around and all the pipe clips are metal so i cant use them
the filter has screws in the under side of the lid are they ok ?

http/www.aquatix-2u.co.uk/acatalog/pisces_hydroforce_plus.html filter

http/www.aquatix-2u.co.uk/acatalog/pisces_hydroforce_replacement_filter_foams.html media

This is the filter i have on the tank at the min more info if it help

this is all i can find on the impeller on the pump its the jubilee clip i am thinking about

http/www.joesaquaticworld.co.uk/index.php/replacment-impeller-lotus-otter-baby-pond-pumps.html


Am thinking about selling the pump and filter and getting 2 of these aps APS 2000 EF

http/www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Aquarium-fish-tank-external-filter-2000L-H-Free-Media-2000EF-/400251100928?pt=UK_Pet_Supplies_Fish&hash=item5d30d31f00

i have one already as it was on the tank before i chanced it to the pond system so thinking the pond pump is rated at 4000lph and the two 2000ef is 4000lph and the 2000ef it says they are marine safe

any help would be great !!!

 

[MBOU]

Jubilee clips and screws would rust in no time they do have ceramic impeller shafts though so thats ok...

I dont know anything about the APS pumps, all i know is they seem popular on this forum...