hi guys
i do have some problem for setting up my marine tank. i had a bad experience b4, me staying in bt batok, so nearest lfs is bt timah lfs. bought some stuff there. GOT CHEATED by the owner. wanted to setup a 2ft tank.... and it cost me $68 just for 1 ungravel filter, air pump, salt, Hydrometer, a small bottle of kalkwasser and a bottle of EASY LIFE liquid [i guess it is bio-bacteria in a bottle.. or crystal clear stuff] damn EX. cannot really blame any1, is my own fault that i nv do research at all. i have learn my lesson.
1. i have a 2ft tank at hm, but i have found out that is better to setup a 3 ft tank. so for the min thickness is abt how many mm? 10mm enough?
2. FILTER, a sump or a canister filter, which 1 is better and is lower in budget. what if i get canister filter, eheim, Jagno, Fluval, which 1 is worth to get. any worth buying model to intro? if i do a sump, i must have 2 protein skimmer? 1 in sump, 1 in my main tank huh?
3. PROTEIN SKIMMER 3ft tank, if i use 1 orca skimmer, izzit gd enough?
4. CHILLER 3ft tank, izzit a must to have chiller? i can use av fan to cool it down at constant temp rite?
5. LIGHTING white FL gd enough for 3 ft tank? how to calculator it huh. how much lighting i shld put, i will be keeping mainly liverock, soft coral n fishes only, maybe a bit of hard cora
6. TEST KITS Sera, Tetra gd? how much it cost per set? izzit recommand to get 5 in 1 testkit?
7. LIVE ROCK, at this period of time, veri hard to find liverock rite? correct me if i m wrong. any recommanded place to buy cheap liverock, how many kg shld i buy?
i hope all this problem , u guys can help me. i m just a student, so on veri low budget, $400> i can get all my euqipment?
any reliable lfs or farm u guys can intro
i heard that nature aquarium selling equipment at cheap prices, izzit true?
hope u guys can help me out,
thanx 10000000xxxxx