willanderz
Aquarium Advice Regular
Hey AA, I have kept fresh water fish for about two years now, and now I'm planning to get a tank for a reef aquarium. I don't know anything about SW and what I'll need so any help is great
First thing I'd say is take everything slowly. Make sure you properly cycle the tank without any living creatures inside the tank. Research everything you put in your tank a lot so you don't end up with things being eaten or dieing. Never listen to your Lfs without doing your research. I'd advise to look at the specific fish you want before buying anything too for example a blot of people start ith clowns which is all well and good except if you decide you want triggers or lion fish it's not oing to end well.
Equipment wise you'll need around 1lb live rock per gallon, power heads that will turn your tank over about 10 times per hour, skimmer dependant on tank size, sump would be advisable.
What set up do you have in mind?
What sized tank could you run a sump?
Lol no worries it's basically another tank below that you use as a filter you drain the water from the display tank in to the other tank then back in, you can put your heater skimmer, some macro algae in there and it's good places to grow things like Copepoda which your fish will eat and also for water changes it will keep your reef a lot more stable
Do what I done buddy come on the site ask lots of questions till your compleat ly sure of what your doing and listen to what these guys say they are very helpful and don't be imbarsed to say you don't no believe me fresh water is easy and if u don't mind me saying pretty boreing but saltwater an adventure everyday and always something different and most of all ur tank is a war zone lol but you'll love it hood u enjoy
And once you start ull never stop lol
So here's my list of questions
1. How big of a tank
2. What do I need for a reef tank
3. How do I set up a sump
Tank size the bigger the better you will need live rock live sand skimmer and a lot of time to do it rite the longer you wait to put things in the better it will be
Yeah larger the better tbh but don't go straight into reef keep it as fowlr for a bit
So here's my list of questions
1. How big of a tank
2. What do I need for a reef tank
3. How do I set up a sump