A Few Questions For Marine Keepers ;O)

hey good luck betta246,
65l is a nice size i think
is the tank rectangle???
my tank is only 32l but you have to start somewhere!!!
great idea the journal will be following you!
oh i didnt put a background on mine but wished i had
looks better,blue or black each to there own
have a great christmas betta 246 [You must be registered and logged in to see this image.]

Tank is rectangle and will have a blue background!

Merry christmas to you too!!!

Congrats on starting something new! I wanted to start a marine tank a while back but was told on another forum (*sigh*) that my tank was too small for anything marine (10 gallon). Good luck!

Thanks!

ok so....I will not be looking into corals till around 2-3 months after the tank is up and running. Or will i.. . Even then it will just be soft corals;- Till i upgrade the following year to a bigger tank (heres hoping! )

So... I will be mainly looking into Mushrooms and Zoa's (most probs). The current light is ((T8-15W X1)) and i can add a Flourecent Compact 9W to it, which will total 24W in 65L. Would this lighting be ok for the corals i mention. Or should i add another T8 starter? I dont want to go into *advanced* lighting atm, like MH's, PC's or T5's as i will be upgrading in 2011.

Or, are there any other corals i can keep with 24W, bear in mind, *easy* corals

Hope you can help!
oh and sorry for all the questions...!

im not sure bout keeping corals with t8s ive been told to steer clear unless i have a min of t5s

I know you can keep sun corals with low lighting, but i really want to keep Zoa's and mushrooms

think they need t5s

If you place the Zoas and Mushies up on the LR, they should ok. My Zoas and Mushies would grow at substrate level in a 20" deep tank

Just try a cheap one first

Vandraco aka Bronzecat wrote:If you place the Zoas and Mushies up on the LR, they should ok. My Zoas and Mushies would grow at substrate level in a 20" deep tank

With what lighting? Just seen some peoples nanos on UR they have so many corals!

Hoping to upgrade soon anyways, but i might look into better lighting after all the main marine equipment is out of the way. (hopefully)

they do advise better lighting betta246
but van is correct,
ive only got 11w in my tank atm
and i have toadstool mushrooms and flnger leather
and they are fine
not sure on the zoa`s i liked them but was told
lighting poor so stsyed away,
try one as van says get cheap one and try ok [You must be registered and logged in to see this image.]
has your rock and sand arrived???

nope.

I have ordered the sand, powerhead and testkits - they aint arrived yet.

need salt and a refratometer... then LR.

My LFS have put there prices up. They were first £7/KG now £10/KG

betta_246 wrote:
My LFS have put there prices up. They were first £7/KG now £10/KG

Bummer

Shop around, it may be that an LFS further away is cheaper and may offset the fuel costs.

In my tank although i had 120w of T5 lighting, the tank was 20" deep and had glass sliders between the lights and water, and the Zoas at sand level were really good. You can normally find a small piece of LR with a few Zoas on for about £10 or less. At one of my locals, they were doing 3 x small frags for £15

Bit of a problem... i asked a question Privately to a mod on UR, and they have really put me off.

They said i need a bigger tank, and this one is going to have loads of problems etc.!!!!!

But looking at other peoples Nanos, im thinking 'what the hey' its my tank and ill decide

Whatdya think... i am going to upgrade soon though hopefully!

There's always going to be people who say "this wont work or that wont work". Obviously the bigger the tank the better, but 65L is totally feasible. Just because the person you Pm'd is a mod, it doesn't make him any more knowledgeable than anyone else, and its just his view. The thing is, the more people you ask for advice from, the more views you will get.
You know people have smaller nano's than the one you are planning. Small marine tanks are harder work and need extra attention.

Thanks for that

yep im defos sticking with this tank for now!

I did reply back that they put me off staring my tank and others have done a nano tank so i dont see why i cant etc.

Ok, another question.

Do you all have phosphate removers? I think someone mentioned they did? Cant remember.

Do you suggest i get some Rowasphos? how do i use it? Just put it in net and place it next to the powerhead? How long does it last? Will i need a phosphate test kit aswell?

thanks

Hi
You shouldn't really have a problem with Phosphates with the Berlin system. Just test for it as a routine test. As long as you dont overstock or over feed you should be fine.

Just for info - Rowaphos needs to placed in a filter bag and put in a high water turnover area.

Im going to get some cheato, and put it in a container (with holes) in the main tank, i have no sump etc

Vandraco aka Bronzecat wrote:Hi
Just for info - Rowaphos needs to placed in a filter bag and put in a high water turnover area.

So that wouldbe a filter of some sort then? Canister, external, HOB?
Not a powerhead?