i had major problems when i had my 22 litre nano, my salintity got up to 1.038 because it evaporated so fast and my hydrometer was stuffed, my clowns survived but my shrimp died when i first put him in

Forgot about evaporation :facepalm: my 58 lite evaporated really quickly. Well nano is out of the question then.

I live in Sumner so I can get saltwater but I don't think it is clean. My tropical 200 litre had its front glass panel smashed in the febuary quake it had a stand and a hood do you think.it would be worth trying to replace the front panel and converting it to a saltwater tank?

I live in Sumner so I can get saltwater but I don't think it is clean. My tropical 200 litre had its front glass panel smashed in the febuary quake it had a stand and a hood do you think.it would be worth trying to replace the front panel and converting it to a saltwater tank?

yea probably be worth it, since ive upgraded from 90 to 180 its easier to keep the salinity at 1.024 - 25

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Parents are quite anxious about me setting up another big tank with the shakes still going so setting up the 200 litre all comes down to them :-?

Good brand for protien skimmers?

Parents are quite anxious about me setting up another big tank with the shakes still going so setting up the 200 litre all comes down to them :-?

Good brand for protien skimmers?

Bubble Magnus,Deltec are both good brands :thup:

Bubble Magus is awesome.

http://www.deepblueaquarium.co.nz

Thanks will get a bubble Magnus skimmer .

Thanks for all the help

i have a nac 6a its great

you are probably best to work out how much room you have for a sump and cabinet space etc or if your even going to have a sump before you rush out and buy a skimmer

i have a nac 6a its great

you are probably best to work out how much room you have for a sump and cabinet space etc or if your even going to have a sump before you rush out and buy a skimmer

I was going to have a sump or isn't it really necessary

By no means necessary, but in so many ways beneficial. If your overflow/flow in your tank is good, you shouldn't get any of that surface build-up stuff. Not too sure what it is exactly, but yeah. Go for the sump man, so many advantages

Do you have to be a diy person because I am really not :-?

Depends what you want to do man, pretty sure tank makers will make sumps if you give them designs. Does the tank you have now have overflows drilled? Or are you getting a new tank

Depends what you want to do man, pretty sure tank makers will make sumps if you give them designs. Does the tank you have now have overflows drilled? Or are you getting a new tank

Cool. No is doesn't have overflow holes. I'll get it done by a tank maker

get a overflow box, with the hole in the bottom sheet of glass, like a weir, this will mean that you skim the surface of your display tank, stops some of the scummage that some people experience. also means you can go straight through the stand to your sump.

I say this because it is what I have and has worked well for me so far.

get a overflow box, with the hole in the bottom sheet of glass, like a weir, this will mean that you skim the surface of your display tank, stops some of the scummage that some people experience. also means you can go straight through the stand to your sump.

I say this because it is what I have and has worked well for me so far.

Well it must work well for you to use it lol will get one done. My wallet will hate me for all of this....