Hi All, glad to have found this forum
Ok, here is the deal.. My little girl's 5th birthday is coming up and she has her heart set on a small tank with possibly 2 clownfish. I would say a 30gallon setup. I'm not the kind of person that does things halfway and about 10yrs ago had a 60gallon marine tank that ran very well. I just want to make sure it is feasible and cost effective to setup a small tank, the technology has jumped quite a bit. I was wondering if I can get away with one of these as my filter solution:
http://www.petstore.com/ps_ViewItem..._Skimmers_Hang_On_Venturi_-vendor--tab-1.html
So if that works for filtering/skimming what else do I need to consider, it's been a long time since I was involved in the hobby. Should I have live rock in the tank or does this require special lighting that opens another whole can of worms. Would it be possible to have an anemone that the small clowns can play in and is that a requirement.. if so what do I need to worry about with anemone health and maintenance. My vision is to have a small 30gal setup with a few happy clowns and maybe the odd misc tiny marine life small shrimps, tiny crab that sometimes hide in live rock. Maybe a couple of tiny damsels since they are tough.
I would appreciate any advice, thanks!
Ok, here is the deal.. My little girl's 5th birthday is coming up and she has her heart set on a small tank with possibly 2 clownfish. I would say a 30gallon setup. I'm not the kind of person that does things halfway and about 10yrs ago had a 60gallon marine tank that ran very well. I just want to make sure it is feasible and cost effective to setup a small tank, the technology has jumped quite a bit. I was wondering if I can get away with one of these as my filter solution:
http://www.petstore.com/ps_ViewItem..._Skimmers_Hang_On_Venturi_-vendor--tab-1.html
So if that works for filtering/skimming what else do I need to consider, it's been a long time since I was involved in the hobby. Should I have live rock in the tank or does this require special lighting that opens another whole can of worms. Would it be possible to have an anemone that the small clowns can play in and is that a requirement.. if so what do I need to worry about with anemone health and maintenance. My vision is to have a small 30gal setup with a few happy clowns and maybe the odd misc tiny marine life small shrimps, tiny crab that sometimes hide in live rock. Maybe a couple of tiny damsels since they are tough.
I would appreciate any advice, thanks!