What Do I Need

[demonmagus]

I know this may sound a bit strange, but I like the cleanup crew (and those shrimp ) more than I do the fish, so would I need as much equipment as a normal marine tank?

Thanks

 

[maestro]

I know this may sound a bit strange, but I like the cleanup crew (and those shrimp ) more than I do the fish, so would I need as much equipment as a normal marine tank?

Thanks

you could get away without a skimmer and just use normal T8 tubes if you kept up the water changes, you could probably have a small tank bred clownfish with them as they are about the hardiest fish.

You would still be looks at about £150-£250 for a simple small basic setup

 

[demonmagus]

yeah, would this tank be maintenance high?

 

[steelhealr]

Any marine tank can be 'high maintenance' potentially....even FOWLR tanks or plain invert tanks can get cyanobacteria or hair algae..but..without corals it is MUCH easier to manage. SH

 

[demonmagus]

would it need lots of lighting?

 

[steelhealr]

The lighting is less important without corals. A plain strip light would be fine in a FOWLR tank. You could always upgrade your lighting later if you decided to 'go reef'. SH