doch Posted February 13, 2007 Report Share Posted February 13, 2007 i am looking tyo set up a salt water tank is anyone from the whitianga area able to advise me on how to start Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogmatix Posted February 13, 2007 Report Share Posted February 13, 2007 One of the best boks i can recomender for starters is Reef Secrets by Svien & Fossa. You can find it at amazon.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doch Posted February 13, 2007 Author Report Share Posted February 13, 2007 thanks dogmatix Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogmatix Posted February 13, 2007 Report Share Posted February 13, 2007 NP, what size are u think of do you want corals or fish only or both ? do you want a sump ? lots of things to consider, read as much as you can Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doch Posted February 13, 2007 Author Report Share Posted February 13, 2007 just fish i already have a 300 litre tank and bottom sump but need stuff for salt water Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogmatix Posted February 13, 2007 Report Share Posted February 13, 2007 Is it the empty one in your photos ? has ben drilled with an over flow ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doch Posted February 14, 2007 Author Report Share Posted February 14, 2007 no it is the full one but is now empty and has already been in use as a tropical tank with bottom sump all in working order Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogmatix Posted February 14, 2007 Report Share Posted February 14, 2007 Sweet as your best off getting a skimmer if u can, all u need is some sand no more than 10KG's unless u want to DSB (deep sand bed) or BB (barebottom) i preffer BB. Get some rock and salt water and cycle the rocks this could take up to 8 weeks. Do water changes over this period and test, the dead matter trapped inside the rocks should be enough to cycle the tank. The more flow the better the tank will be. One thing people dont appreciate enough is flow. HTH Ben Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doch Posted February 16, 2007 Author Report Share Posted February 16, 2007 where is my best bet to get a skimmer and what size ? do i get i need lots of help with this tank Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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