What Would I Need?

[Knox213]

Would all the Equitment I need.

To make life easyer for you.

I Will put them into questions

What type of Lighting would i need? ( I Have a Rio 180 )

I Noticed theres ALOT of pipe work. What are these? And how much does it cost?

What Kind of sand would i need?

What type of food do they eat?

Do They need Good filteration?

How does the Sand get around the tank ( Is this what the pipes are for? )

Do you need to check the water levels every couple Hours Or Days?

How many water changes a week?

What Type of water test kit do you need?


Thanks for reading And im awaiting a Reply.

For my Birthday im going to buy marine books and study down on it (June) xD!

 

[seffieuk]

Would all the Equitment I need.

To make life easyer for you.

I Will put them into questions

What type of Lighting would i need? ( I Have a Rio 180 )

Well you already ha ve t5 tubes, you could just change the tubes to Marine

I Noticed theres ALOT of pipe work. What are these? And how much does it cost?

Pipe work for a sump - i don't have a sump, so no pipework! The pipework takes the water to and from the tank to the sump

What Kind of sand would i need?

Aragonite

What type of food do they eat?

All according what fish you are talking about

Do They need Good filteration?

As do all fish

How does the Sand get around the tank ( Is this what the pipes are for? )

You pour it in

Do you need to check the water levels every couple Hours Or Days?

OMG every couple of hours would be a nightmare every couple of days is fine

How many water changes a week?

In a tank your size, 1 x a week of approx 20%

What Type of water test kit do you need?

To start: salifert - ammonia, nitrite, nitrate, ph

Thanks for reading And im awaiting a Reply.

For my Birthday im going to buy marine books and study down on it (June) xD!

Woo hoo

Seffie x

 

[Knox213]

What i ment by getting the sand into the tank i ment Keeping the water Salty ( If you understand what i mean ) Because i tohught the salt Sinks to the bottom? And i thought it needs to transfer around..

Also

What Tempeture do MOST Fish get on with?

 

[seffieuk]

What i ment by getting the sand into the tank i ment Keeping the water Salty ( If you understand what i mean ) Because i tohught the salt Sinks to the bottom? And i thought it needs to transfer around..

the salt dissolves in the water, so no, it doesn't sink to the bottom! We have powerheads in the tank to keep a good flow of water over the live rock to keep bacteria alive (thats what makes live rock, live)

Also

What Tempeture do MOST Fish get on with?

do you mean marine fish?

 

[Knox213]

Yep

Also

What books would you recommend?

 

[seffieuk]

Yep

28 c

Also

What books would you recommend?

The Book Eric Bourneman, coral Husbandry
anything by Scott w Michael or Bob Fenner

Seffie x

 

[Knox213]

Thanks What corals are easy to keep ad witch are harder to keep?

 

[seffieuk]

Thanks What corals are easy to keep ad witch are harder to keep?

most soft corals, but not all are easy to keep along with a few lps such as euphyllia. Stay away from sps (you will have to go and do your h/w to find out what sps and lps means )

Seffie x

 

[Knox213]

Ok.

is cycling the tank the same as cycling a tropical tank? Or Diffrent??

 

[seffieuk]

very different.

Homework:

Research: how to cycle a marine tank using live rock - to be in by tomorrow morning

Seffie x

 

[Knox213]

I Will Infact start Reasearching small things first.

Add most of what i've learnt on Notepad. Then add it up here!

 

[seffieuk]

Seffie x

 

[indigoj]

Knox, I don't want to stem your enthusiasm but have you had a look at the cost of marine equipment and running costs - never mind fish etc? Bearing in mind that right now you can't afford a test kit for your tropical tank maybe you need to research that side first before getting your heart set on a marine tank? It may be something you need to wait for until you have a job and can fund it yourself?

 

[Knox213]

Im Not setting one up Just yet. Its a Future "things To Do."

I Am Simply Just preparing for the marine things witch i will be setting up in 2011 ( at the latest ) And After June Saving up towards marine life.

( Gives me 6 months to sort out my current aquairum )

And Yes Hopefully the test kit will come soon as i ordered one last night

And Yes. i have seen the costs for marine aquiarums.

They can cost well over £1000 On equitment alone.

Another Edit :

Even if i Cant set it up myself. I Can Still Try And if i figure its too much work then i will remain on tropicals.

 

[indigoj]

Excellent!

Look forward to seeing it in time then.