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Posted	setting up a marine tank
12-04-2006 23:41 by SAMMY	does anyone know how to set a marine tank up? and what i need? like live rock and stuff. many thanks if u reply to this thread
13-04-2006 00:45 by drummerduck	Money, patience and an understanding Partner!! My tank setup consists of Rio 400 (400lts), Ehimes 2028 external filter, V2 Skimmer, 25w UV, Tunze 6060 stream pump, eden 228 powerhead, 300w thermostat. 20Kgs Live rock but need more. I'm a novice round here, but the likes of Ed and Alan who know there Marines can point you in the right direction, there are many ways to skin a cat as they say.... not that i've actually tried that many!!
13-04-2006 20:58 by acidburn	i agree patience...a money is the key a good filter systerm to start with a make sur ur ro water is a plentyfull supply
13-04-2006 21:00 by acidburn	also plan ahead with what fish u wann put in their and check their caperbility to live with each other....
14-04-2006 00:06 by Willuk	You can find many a bargin on ebay for equipment also full set-ups. Stay away from the £600 up ones. Not because they are rubbish but because they are just expensive and at such an early stage you will need every penny you can get. You can get a top set-up for £500 and plenty big enough. Plenty of live rock about 1kg for every 2 gallons of water. This will be your main filter. Get a set-up with a sump. This holds any other filter media you may want to use as well as things like heaters etc. Good lighting, minimum T5. RO unit is a must. A skimmer seems to be a must but there are also aquarist who dont use them. I do. Best advice I can give is get to your nearest stockest, ask them to show you a working set-up and explain what is happening. Take note of there equipment then find it on ebay or local adds. Buy a cpl of books on marine set-up that for me was the best thing, it gave me a point of reference. Lastly the bigger the tank the easier it is to manage water conditions, well actually the more stable the water is. For example if ya heater plays up it will take longer to affect the water if it holds 120 gallons as apposed to 40 gallons. The trick is to keep your water consistent no large fluctuations! Lastly use this site we are here to help! Oh by the way the above is not a diffinative list just some pointers... Above all PATIENCE!!!!
14-04-2006 01:06 by SAMMY	thanks willuk thats what i needed to know. im only thinking of setting up a small 2 foot tank to get things started. i was told buy a couple of people to use a standard light. is this a list of items i need? to set a marine? LIVE ROCK MARINE SALT FILTER HEATER TANK AND LID SPECIAL SAND? if theres anythink i missed please let me know
15-04-2006 22:56 by Willuk	Ok my advice still is go to your local stockest. Get yourself a book on marine set-ups, it will help you. Special sand? No I use crush coral you can use live sand but I have no experience of it, could be hard to manage not sure! You only need about half to three quarter inch to cover the bottom of the tank. Lid? Best get a tank with a glass lid and place some T5 above. You can use T8 but would suggest min T5 lights. The list you have stated is really only part of what you need. Test kits is essential. RO water or produce yourself which is cheaper by the way. Go to www.roman.com. Try to hook up with Ed or Alan on this site they can offer you loads of help too.
18-04-2006 09:47 by Alan	What exactly do you want to keep in simple terms at the very least a marine tank needs the following: A will work on the basis of the tank being a 55 gallon 3 foot by 1.5 feet by 2 foot deep. At least 27.5 kilos of live rock A refractometer don't bother with a hydrometer these are notoriously inaccurate I have one reading 1.024 when in reality my salt level was in excess of 1.032. Good salt either reef crystals or the new TMC pro reef salt. Test kits to measure calcium alkalinity and ph as well as nitrate ammonia and nitrite. Lighting this is dependant on what you want to keep I would recommend a 2 bulb metal halide pendent of 150 watts per bulb for softies and easy hard corals and 250 watt each if you want to keep sps. You will also need a good skimmer either go for an internal airdriven skimmer such as a lees skimmer these are cheap and effective you will need an air pump with this or go all out and get a deltec hang on. You will also need an RO unit as willuk says ro man sell very good ones at a very good price I use the 6 stage 100 gpd unit best thing I have ever bought. You will also need 2 identical large buckets one will be for mixing the new water for water changes, I would suggest you get a pump powerful enough to pump the water into the tank from the bucket. The other bucket can sit in your garden and using a hose siphon water straight out of the tank into the buket out side. It is important that at water changes the amount of water you remove is equal to the amount of water you add back if you get this wrong it can result in a gradual increase or reduction in salinity which isn't good. In addition you will need pumps that combined will turnover the total tank volume of water at least 20 timer per hour preferably more either tunze or seio pumps will do the job.

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