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I found few worms in my tank not sure how they got in. Is it necessary to cover the tank?

That's a very nice nano setup. Hows your water change routine like? I just started a nano/pico and would like to learn from experienced bros here.

I have started cycling by putting a market prawn into the tank. After a day it smells so I removed it. Does nsw has expiry date after purchasing from lfs?

thanks for the replies. i understand the limitation of space so i would be very careful not to overstock. i will put bio-home from my existing freshwater tank into the dymax iq5 tank. i just came back from irwana. bought some live rocks and nsw. the lady boss is kind enough to give me some spare sand instead of me buying one big bag. i am thinking of using deep sea bed method to help to remove nitrate. but given the size of my tank i am not sure if it will work.

Fantastic writeup on nitrogen cycle. It re-enforces whatever I have already known. Do you guys use bio-media like biohome or ceramic rings to increase the area for the beneficial beterial to cultivate?

i have not decided what fish to keep but most likely it would be a pair of clown fish or so. i understand that marine and freshwater bio-filtration is pretty different. in freshwater, i use various medias to convert ammonia to nitrite and then to nitrate. as a result i need to do frequent water change if i want to get rid of nitrate. in marine, i understand that most bio-filtration is done via live rock and live sand, right? if so do i still require to have additional bio-media in my filtration?

Thanks for the reply. Since I have already bought the Dymax IQ5 nano tank, I will just use it first. As mentioned currently I am having a space constraint so getting a bigger tank might be an issue for now. As for the evaporation issue I would need to top up with maybe distilled water before performing water change with nsw. I might put a cooling fan blowing at the tank instead of at the water itself. Will monitor the temperature first. Thanks for the offer for live rock. I am not sure what landscaping I like to do due to the space limitation so I am think about the design first. Or maybe I will drop by Irwana to buy the rock and sand plus water. What kind of sand would you suggest?

Hello fellow forumers, I am new to Marine setup. Recently I was just poisoned by a friend who is setting up his marine reef tank. For me, I have always been a freshwater fish hobbyist so I am stepping into foreign land. Due to space constraint, I would be setting up a nano fowlr only. In fact I just purchased a Dymax IQ5 tank yesterday. I guess the next step is to get live rocks, natural sea water and substrate to start the cycling process. I dun think I would be keeping many live stocks, just a few clown fish maybe. Hope to learn from all the experience members here. All advice and comments or suggestions are welcome. Thank you.