starting a 2ft marine tank budget

[humblereef]

good morning,

i am new to maine fish keeping although now keeping freshwater fish arowana.

i have a spare 2x1x1.5 ft tank on a WI stand. and a evo 3w led x 6 light 10000k and 6700k.

wondering i can use my spare equipment to startup a budget marine tank for less than $100. What other equip do i need? i dun think my mr aqua OHF will be of any use?

maybe 2 fish and some live corals? i dunno what's the cost for the marine stock. btw in live in the west, any good lfs in the west?

Thanks in advance.

[sherman]

You can modify to be use as Algae scrubber.

In the west you can visit ML in Clementi

[humblereef]

You can modify to be use as Algae scrubber.

In the west you can visit ML in Clementi

u mean mod my OHF to be algae scrubber? oh.. my workplace at clementi.

[Kakani]

good morning,

i am new to maine fish keeping although now keeping freshwater fish arowana.

 

i have a spare 2x1x1.5 ft tank on a WI stand. and a evo 3w led x 6 light 10000k and 6700k.

wondering i can use my spare equipment to startup a budget marine tank for less than $100. What other equip do i need? i dun think my mr aqua OHF will be of any use? 

 

maybe 2 fish and some live corals? i dunno what's the cost for the marine stock. btw in live in the west, any good lfs in the west?

 

Thanks in advance.

 

 

 

Start up cost for marine is quite high if you wish to maintain a good system. You need skimmer and wavemaker also. If you go tight budget can source for second. $100 it abit hard as you also need liverock, mech filter like coral chip. Coral itself some maybe cost you around $15 - $30. In the west is Marinelife at clementi. You need to read up more before you really start. Because it a no end road.

[humblereef]

Start up cost for marine is quite high if you wish to maintain a good system. You need skimmer and wavemaker also. If you go tight budget can source for second. $100 it abit hard as you also need liverock, mech filter like coral chip. Coral itself some maybe cost you around $15 - $30. In the west is Marinelife at clementi. You need to read up more before you really start. Because it a no end road.

i have a spare 12000l sun wavemaker.. but i guess it is too powerful for a 2feet. how much for a brand new skimmer? how much does clown fish cost?

[Evolutionz]

How thick is ur 2ft tank? Most freshwater 2ft tanks are too thin for marine.

[mw1611]

West also has Sea Life, at Bukit Merah.

Yup, I believe bro Sherman is referring to your OHF. If you mod your OHF to an ATS, then you should be able to do without a skimmer. I believe you'll need a wavemaker too. If you're looking for cheap I guess you can look at brands like sunsun. But IMO, should try to get reliable brands like tunze. You can look out in the pasar malam section, occasionally there are reefers letting go of their old wavemakers.

Do you have any form of filtration built in with the tank? Like an IOS or even external one like a cannister filter? You'll need filter media to house bacteria.

[Endorrachua]

I also just started my humble 2ft tank, at starting tot that 1k budget if everyting get 2nd hand. Sad to say, till now at the starting of stocking up y tank, i had already spent about 2.5k!!!. But the end result is really can't be described.

[humblereef]

How thick is ur 2ft tank? Most freshwater 2ft tanks are too thin for marine.

mine 5mm i just measured.

West also has Sea Life, at Bukit Merah.

Yup, I believe bro Sherman is referring to your OHF. If you mod your OHF to an ATS, then you should be able to do without a skimmer. I believe you'll need a wavemaker too. If you're looking for cheap I guess you can look at brands like sunsun. But IMO, should try to get reliable brands like tunze. You can look out in the pasar malam section, occasionally there are reefers letting go of their old wavemakers.

Do you have any form of filtration built in with the tank? Like an IOS or even external one like a cannister filter? You'll need filter media to house bacteria.

but ohf, i afraid will suck in the sand? cant put the pump at the bottom? no ios no cannister.. old setup using ohf with eheim compact 1000.

I also just started my humble 2ft tank, at starting tot that 1k budget if everyting get 2nd hand. Sad to say, till now at the starting of stocking up y tank, i had already spent about 2.5k!!!. But the end result is really can't be described.

wow.... 2.5k on a 2 ft tank setup? most on equip or livestock? can break down for me?

[Evolutionz]

5mm too thin for 2x1x1.5.. at least 8mm i would say.

[humblereef]

5mm too thin for 2x1x1.5.. at least 8mm i would say.

if so will give up the idea for now. will set aside more $$ for a nice sump tank in future...

thanks for all your advice guys!

[Endorrachua]

Sure! Tank with normal glass 10mm, sump tank 6mm, extrusion stand (DIY) and plumbing(DIY) est. $950 Skimmer and chiller (2nd hand) est $600 Wavemaker, LED and Return pump (2nd hand) est $500 Dead and liverocks (for safety and quality reason, buy from coral farm) est $200 Test kits (ammonia, nitrate,KH, calcium, phosphate) est $100 Refratometer(2nd hand), TDS (2nd hand) and PH meter, est $100 DI unit (DIY) est $100 Preparation for tank start up water with salt mix, est $100 Hope this breakdown help

[humblereef]

Sure! Tank with normal glass 10mm, sump tank 6mm, extrusion stand (DIY) and plumbing(DIY) est. $950 Skimmer and chiller (2nd hand) est $600 Wavemaker, LED and Return pump (2nd hand) est $500 Dead and liverocks (for safety and quality reason, buy from coral farm) est $200 Test kits (ammonia, nitrate,KH, calcium, phosphate) est $100 Refratometer(2nd hand), TDS (2nd hand) and PH meter, est $100 DI unit (DIY) est $100 Preparation for tank start up water with salt mix, est $100 Hope this breakdown help

thx for the breakdown.

[Veronica Yunc]

Sure! Tank with normal glass 10mm, sump tank 6mm, extrusion stand (DIY) and plumbing(DIY) est. $950 Skimmer and chiller (2nd hand) est $600 Wavemaker, LED and Return pump (2nd hand) est $500 Dead and liverocks (for safety and quality reason, buy from coral farm) est $200 Test kits (ammonia, nitrate,KH, calcium, phosphate) est $100 Refratometer(2nd hand), TDS (2nd hand) and PH meter, est $100 DI unit (DIY) est $100 Preparation for tank start up water with salt mix, est $100 Hope this breakdown help

wow nice break down... guess i have to look for some eq already... sry bro to chat in ur topic... i am also new to this too just finish cycle my tank only..hope u don mind