Hello everyone!
This site has a ton of great info and I am glad to be part of it.
So I picked up my 55g tank today and it is a full freshwater setup. I found it locally on craigslist and got it for $100 with everything but a stand. It is the petco setup. I am going to switch it to saltwater FOWLR at first but add corals later on when I can afford a nice light
Now what I need help with is keeping this affordable since I don't have tons of extra money, but who does now a days
What I want to do is setup the tank with about 10-20 pounds of LR and about 50-60 pounds of base rock for my cycle, unless I should maybe use live sand with base rock??
Next, what will be my budget minded options for filtration? Can I just swap the HOB freshwater filter out for something else or is there some way to use the one it came with?? I plan on doing a sump down the road but not right off the bat if I can get things started without it. Also will the normal heater that comes with the freshwater tank work for now?
I am pretty handy and have lots of time on my hands if I can do some DIY stuff to help me out please let me know! I plan on building my own sump when the time comes.
I am going to upgrade all this stuff at some point or another but replacing them all at once will be murder on the budget! I apprecaite any help you guys and gals can give me and let me know if there is something I forgot to mention
This site has a ton of great info and I am glad to be part of it.
So I picked up my 55g tank today and it is a full freshwater setup. I found it locally on craigslist and got it for $100 with everything but a stand. It is the petco setup. I am going to switch it to saltwater FOWLR at first but add corals later on when I can afford a nice light
Now what I need help with is keeping this affordable since I don't have tons of extra money, but who does now a days
What I want to do is setup the tank with about 10-20 pounds of LR and about 50-60 pounds of base rock for my cycle, unless I should maybe use live sand with base rock??
Next, what will be my budget minded options for filtration? Can I just swap the HOB freshwater filter out for something else or is there some way to use the one it came with?? I plan on doing a sump down the road but not right off the bat if I can get things started without it. Also will the normal heater that comes with the freshwater tank work for now?
I am pretty handy and have lots of time on my hands if I can do some DIY stuff to help me out please let me know! I plan on building my own sump when the time comes.
I am going to upgrade all this stuff at some point or another but replacing them all at once will be murder on the budget! I apprecaite any help you guys and gals can give me and let me know if there is something I forgot to mention