Can I Start a Marine Tank with all these

[sheristopher]

Hi Guys,

Can I start a fish only marine tank with the following equipments that I currently have:

2" by 1.5" by 1.5" 6mm tank

2" normal pink color light

Weipro 2013 hang on skimmer with a 1600l/h china brand pump

normal overhead filter using 1200l/h china pump

a small bag of ceramic rings

a few dead "live" rocks

Are the above items enough to start a fish only marine tank? I am going for budget spending.

Subsequently if I wanted to go for reef tank, what else do I need minimally?

[dnsfpl]

you can ditch "normal overhead filter using 1200l/h china pump"

"Weipro 2013 hang on skimmer with a 1600l/h china brand pump" should be sufficient for low bioload setup

for reef tank, the first thing you need to change is your lights, at least to 2 x T5

cheers

[Zee123]

Are ya keeping a reef tank or a fowlr tank?

[Ah-lim]

Hi hi, pls take a while and read this

[Athier]

Take note of what u gonna feed your fishes later.

What LS will u plan to keep?

Also ensure there will b sufficient wave created in your tank.

[nwyk153]

+1 Chiller and wavemaker for reef.

[sheristopher]

Note with thanks!

Currently just intend to go with FOWLR.

[sheristopher]

how come with skimmer, we don't really need other filter?

I tot by putting those filter media in OHF is good for the tank?

[RushAct]

hi bro, i got almost same exact tank size. 1.5x1x1.5

im only running a hof,5inchDSB n 2 t5

my routine is pretty simple.

i feed 3 times a day n WC 5%? everyweek

[Zac]

yup just take note of

1)salinity keep it constant at 1.025 ,top up with distilled water whenever needed.

2)water change is crucial for exporting of nutient. weekly 10-20% will be good.

you should be fine then enjoy!

[sheristopher]

I wanted to include skimmer hoping to reduce the frequency of water change beyond 2 weeks.

[raymus]

I wanted to include skimmer hoping to reduce the frequency of water change beyond 2 weeks.

IMHO

Fish only Tank, with skimmer is fine to last thro 2weeks .

Fishes tolerate higher NO3'

Of course, it would be best to at least change water once a month.

The crucial part is cycle your tank correctly for fear of losing life stocks.

Just my 2 cents

[bluemask]

yup just take note of

1)salinity keep it constant at 1.025 ,top up with distilled water whenever needed.

2)water change is crucial for exporting of nutient. weekly 10-20% will be good.

you should be fine then enjoy!

Need to add on for pt. 2 - Also to replace lost trace elements