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[tahir69]

Hi, I'm new and crazy abt marine fishes, but i need help, pls someone help me want to know abt setting up the tank, and the instrument, element, everything that i need before i can set up.

pls hurry!! tks

[alanyeo]

aha.... can tell you are impatient!

spend more time reading up before you begin, or else success continues to be at the end of the tunnel....

[FuEl]

So many links have been posted by other reefers in the new to marine section...maybe you could start by reading those first?

[shiraz]

i am very willing to help u dude...

BASICS

[alex_gan]

Hi Tahir,

You may want to check with LFS how to set up first.

Then ask where can look out for cheaper equipment by asking over this forum....i guess others member are willing

to help you....

[terryansimon]

never. EVER. ask LFS for advice. NEVER!

even if you do. take their advice with a bucket of salt.

[dr evil]

never. EVER. ask LFS for advice. NEVER!

even if you do. take their advice with a bucket of salt.

everyone had through this....this is what they call "paying school fees"..........

[terryansimon]

paying school fees with money is okay. but with the lifes of little fishies. no way.

[Tanggy]

This hobby is like mahjong! If you do homework and quick learner, pay a bit of school fees. If not then bo pian. pay more lor! :)

never. EVER. ask LFS for advice. NEVER!

This is like the first of the Marine Ten comandments. Never trust a LFS guy or min make a 50-90% discount on what they say. Especially when what they tell you require you to buy something (which is most of the time).

Read up first before to start asking for help. Jus so you'll help some ideal of wether what people is true or jus they think it's true.

Lastly. ENJOY the HOBBY!! must must after spending so much money, time and also have to listen to nagging by wife/girlfriend/mother. DIE DIE MUST ENJOY!!

[tahir69]

hei, guys tks for yr advise, let me do more research first then will come back again..tks bro!

[blueheaven]

go read bawater's guide. its VERY useful

[metals99]

please du hear the marine lfs advise as sometimes they dun really know to set up their own tank and keep in mind they wanna make $$$..

except u go to a nice shope with an honest owner.. good luck

[terryansimon]

du = do or don't?

[bwilly]

go library borrow books, then get a one yourself in your later years.

[Volitan]

everyone had through this....this is what they call "paying school fees"..........

Well it may not be exactly a fair statement. ML is 1 gd example, advise can consider rite?

On the other hand, I do agree that it would be more ex to seek LFS advise. Suggest u do some reading and list the more specific questions. Then SRC pple can help you better.

[harris]

Well it may not be exactly a fair statement. ML is 1 gd example, advise can consider rite?

On the other hand, I do agree that it would be more ex to seek LFS advise. Suggest u do some reading and list the more specific questions. Then SRC pple can help you better.

yeah Henry of ML is one guy that dishes out good advise, esp to newbies........jus went there this afternoon n heard him toking to a ###### abt setting up a tank......"its not as simple as mix water, put sand etc" well u guys know the rest

[terryansimon]

yes. Marine Life is one of the few exceptional ones. (=

[tahir69]

ok guys, tks...btw..can a freshwater top filter be use for marine..and i understand that a skimmer is a must.

[terryansimon]

hmm top filter? you mean overhead or hang on types? I've seen hang ons being used. should be no problem, I think. just the maintenance needed.

[tahir69]

but my frenz say that is not possible. maybe is a overhead, the motor is on top

[giantbicycle]

Hi there,, you may choose to use that but you can spent more money to buy a better filter..

[terryansimon]

technically, it is possible to even use an overhead filter. (= just thats its not recommended. why so? hmm. I can only think of salt spray as the main reason.

I've seen people using the Eheim hang on filters before. a good example is this friend of mine. or the display tank at Marine Life...although I heard that made way for a new display tank.

[Tanggy]

Not sure about ML's advise part. I have been there a couple of times. Their stuff not exactly cheap. Also just about everything I showed interest in is not for sale and for his show tank. I would say if it's not for sale, dont display it in you normal tanks or at least paste a sold or not for sale sign. The boss also a bit tao leh got those bo chiab kind and not very friendly.

Or maybe I just went at the worong time. maybe it's That Time Of the Month. Relative visit.

[tahir69]

actually where can i get a good stuff and cheap lah of coz, hmm and is a external drum filter good for marine, how much does one cost for a 3ft tank

[dr evil]

hi bro,

tell us your budget.......and what is ur size of the tank u looking at. maybe from there, we can tell what u need.....

are u keeping reef? fish only? etc..........