kiwis Posted January 13, 2017 Report Share Posted January 13, 2017 Hi As per my other post I'm looking at a new marine tank to see if I enjoy the up keep and look of it. to keep things simple I'm going bear bottom and no coral to begin with. So I'm looking at fish health and water quality. can I get some feedback on the below equipment MUST HAVE (and have) * Canister filter * heater * Skimmer * thingie to check salt content * salt itself Do I need? * wave maker * special lights (refer to other post) anthing else?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livingart Posted January 13, 2017 Report Share Posted January 13, 2017 17 hours ago, kiwis said: Hi As per my other post I'm looking at a new marine tank to see if I enjoy the up keep and look of it. to keep things simple I'm going bear bottom and no coral to begin with. So I'm looking at fish health and water quality. can I get some feedback on the below equipment MUST HAVE (and have) * Canister filter No they can trap nutrients and create problems in water quality * heater * Skimmer Get a decent one Bubble Magus, Reef Octopus etc * thingie to check salt content Refractometer * salt itself Can use collected from the ocean just before high tide Do I need? * wave maker * special lights (refer to other post) anthing else?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiwis Posted January 13, 2017 Author Report Share Posted January 13, 2017 Thanks so much for the reply. A couple of comments/questions 1. Can you not use a canister or prefer not to use one?? 2. How do you ensure you're natural salt water is clean? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livingart Posted January 14, 2017 Report Share Posted January 14, 2017 https://aquariumworld.nz/forums/topic/42139-collecting-salt-water/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ira Posted January 14, 2017 Report Share Posted January 14, 2017 9 hours ago, kiwis said: Thanks so much for the reply. A couple of comments/questions 1. Can you not use a canister or prefer not to use one?? 2. How do you ensure you're natural salt water is clean? 1. Yes, but there really is no good reason to. 2. Collect it at high tide, when there hasn't been much rainfall recently. Even collecting it in poor conditions it's pretty much guaranteed to be cleaner than the water in your tank you're changing it with. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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