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| Posted | starting up a marine tank |
| 07-09-2006 14:45 by pennie |
i have been offerd a full marine setup it is just under 3ft the bloke wants £175.00 rocks fish tank stand ect but i was just wondering what i would need to set up my own i all ready have a 3ft tank and hood what else would i need also if i got the one that has been offerd to me how would i move it with out empting it also from the pic he sent it looks like it needs some tlc |
| 07-09-2006 15:05 by Malawimad |
Time, Money and lots of effort... |
| 07-09-2006 15:15 by darren653 |
i have to agree with malawi mad. Plus most marines are wild caught and will not breed an the aquarium. This means that you will be assisting the destruction of natural wild reefs. |
| 07-09-2006 15:23 by pennie |
but what about the one i have been offerd |
| 07-09-2006 15:25 by pennie |
not botherd about the effort as i am a house wife and have lots off time to spare |
| 07-09-2006 16:04 by kevin george |
salt,hydrometer,test kits,sand,filters of course,if fish only marine day tubes but if you r keeping corals t5s or halides r better if u can afford it and power heads for water movement and protien skimmer.ro unit aswell for top up and water changes. |
| 07-09-2006 16:13 by telboy |
Id go for the 1 on offer pennie,if its a running tank, all ya have to worry bout is getting it all home safe, youll also have everything that ya need, will prob be cheaper as well??? |
| 07-09-2006 16:18 by Malawimad |
Even moving it wont be easy Pennie i can assure you, You'll have to contain the majority of the water to take with you,Plus the livestock, tank etc etc
Effort is the easy part.... Its when it starts draining your money, I would never just jump into a marine set up without the knowledge, and no offence pennie you dont even know what equipment you need so you are a novice in them terms when it comes to marine, but if your hearts set on it go for it, But i would honestly start small and build up... I researched discuss for about 4 weeks before going into them, and still now forgetting to do things and making mistakes, but once i've cracked these marines will be my next move! |
| 07-09-2006 16:20 by PaddyD |
Be aware that the cost can differe greatly depending on the way you set it up and the equipment you buy. But excluding your tank you will need to buy:
Hydometer/test kits/food/backing/phosphate removers etc: 50-100 Heater - £20 Some sort of filteration either a couple of power heads and 10 KG of live rock approx £200-£250 - external filter - £100 Lighting - dependant on the animals that you want to keep - this can be simple flourescents of metal halids - Cost 50-300. But Do remember trhat even second hand you may need to change light bulbs/heater. Filtermedia etc. It is a difficult choice - it is cheaper to go second hand - but you don’t know if there are problems with the tank, or undesirable animals etc. If you have the funds gop for a bigger tank and set it up yourself- you will learn so much, and understand the tank better. - Marine tanks are a bit of effort, but as long as you plan and schedule your maintanence so you dont slip, and just go very slowley with stocking, you should be fine. |
| 07-09-2006 16:20 by kevin george |
ive had marines and have gave u rough idea what to get and u can always add things like a chiller and halides later on.its like anything its all about money and knowledge. |
| 07-09-2006 16:23 by Malawimad |
Paddy & Keith! |
| 07-09-2006 16:23 by Malawimad |
But Paddy, Would you go into it blind?
Did you just go out one day and think right i'm having a marine tank and i'm having it now, and did you suceed, i can see u know your stuff when it comes to marine, But for a novice such as me and pennie, would u advise to go for it without research or would you advise to read up and set your plan of attack prior to purchasing a set up? |
| 07-09-2006 17:16 by pennie |
it isent just a spur of the moment thing i have wanted a marine setup for years and over the years things have changed as i am sure others will aggree with me also and i havent gone into it blind ither all i asked was what would i need if i was to set one up myself as things have changed |
| 07-09-2006 17:20 by pennie |
thanks for the advice kevin and paddyd |
| 08-09-2006 13:06 by Malawimad |
I wasn't having a dig pennie, i was just commenting that marines aren't the easiest fish to keep..
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| 08-09-2006 14:35 by pennie |
its ok i havent decided yet wether to get it or not if i did how would i move it all the bloke has some large containers for the water the fish that are with it are yellow tang dory star fish crabs and damsil rock thats what he told me anyway |
| 08-09-2006 14:38 by pennie |
also if i did get it would i be better putting an exturnal filter on it has 2 inturnal filters at the moment |
| 08-09-2006 17:50 by mickyblu |
i am setting up a tank next month after my birthday.. I have been doing research for the last 2 months... Got books, did research on different species/marine worlds/rocks/equipment etc..
Believe me its wort every penny buying a couple of books.. looking on websites and talking to several shop staff.. It seems the brunt of the cost is live rock.. but if you look on the internet you can get 20KG of Live rock for under £200 which aint bad. this will give you the maint part of the filtration and its bound to help with maintainance levels.. What the others havnt said aout is a sump.. iv done my research and found its the best way to filter your tank. you can put all your equipment down there.. heater/filter media/skimmer and acts as a illness tank... hope thats a bit more help. But really.. do research.. cost things up.. see what you want in there and make sure they are ok together.. or youll loose the fish and loose hope. |
| 08-09-2006 18:44 by pennie |
thanks mickyblu have been doing lots off researsh on the internet and have wanted a marine tank for about 5 yrs i was thinking about a sump but i would haveto get hubby to build a unit for it to go in and so the tank would have somethink to sit on and my lfs said dont bother with a sump just continue with the filters that are in it then if i wanted to move it all to a bigger tank then put a sump on the bigger one i didnot want to start with a big tank seeing as this is my first marine this is a pic off it and i have been told that it has been running for a year
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| 08-09-2006 18:56 by pennie |
and some off the rock in it is 8 yrs old so his wife says |
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