marine tank

[feddyyeo]

Hi...i was juz asking u how to set up a marine tank? i got a 5 feet overflow system..wat should i do in the first place?

[reefer guy]

water cycling.... at the same time make plans as to what u intend to keep and read and learn more about it....check as to how far r u willing to invest on this hobby and weigh ur needs and wants...

[ozy]

Hi...i was juz asking u how to set up a marine tank? i got a 5 feet overflow system..wat should i do in the first place?

Well, I think the first question to ask is what is the thickness of the glass of the tank. You won't want to burst your tank when you have finally loaded the substrate and the live rocks. They can weigh considerably... not to mention the heavier salt water.

[feddyyeo]

I have a 5ftX2.5ftX2ft(12mm glass) I already mix slat water reading-->1.023. And it cycling already 2 days.Sand and live rock are not ready to put at first.What i need yo do to buid bacteria and wat i need to test the water, do i need to put in sand and live rock?when should i put in live-stock such as fish and coral.. What i hear frm my frend that i need to put in a dead prawn to cultivate bateria...is it right to do that? What ever do i need to do?

[hotsoup]

Let the sand and LR(uncured) sit in during the first stage together with the newly mixed water to kick off the cycling process. Many of them opted using raw prawn some use chemical reaction solution but the main intent is to cutivate bacteria growing

[Morgan]

Feddy, please read this first

http://www.sgreefclub.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=2032

It will save you some of the problems later.