byteslurve Posted April 24, 2009 Share Posted April 24, 2009 Hi I'm new here, and I wish to set up a tank on my own, may I know normally how much will it cost for a starter tank and what are the fishes I can put in? Thank you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solo77 Posted April 24, 2009 Share Posted April 24, 2009 Hi, welcome to this hobby. First thing, you need to determine the tank size before moving forward. It will determine yr possible setup and also what kind of livestock setup. Try reading through the past postings to learn more. Cheers. Quote Tank : 4 X 2 X 2 with low iron front panel and external overflow Skimmer : BK SM200 with waste collector Return Pumps : Red Dragon 6m3 and Ehiem 1262 FR : 2 X Deltec 509 & powered by AB2000 Nitrate Filter : Deltec NF 509 and tee off from AB2000 Calcium R'tor : Deltec PF 501 with RM secondary chamber Kalkwasser R'tor : Deltec KM500 Chiller : Pansonic 1 HP Compressor with 20m titanium Coil Wave Makers : 4 X Tunze 6055 with 7096 & Vortec MP40w Controller : GHL Profilux Lighting : ATI Powermodule 10 or 8 tubes Water Top-up : Water Top-Up tank powered by Tunze Osmolator External Monitor : American Pinpoint pH and Temp. Monitor for main tank and GHL Profilux Controller to measure temp, pH, Redox Ozonizer : Sander C50 UV : Corallife 6x Algae Scrubbler Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member sunny03 Posted April 24, 2009 SRC Member Share Posted April 24, 2009 Hi, welcome to this hobby. First thing, you need to determine the tank size before moving forward. It will determine yr possible setup and also what kind of livestock setup. Try reading through the past postings to learn more. Cheers. listen to solo he been through this.... but first you should decide how long you going to keep on with this hobby. what are your budget as this hobby can be very expensive...(ask solo) after this you move on to think how big your tank is and what you going to keep. Quote Selling big game fishing equipment. Stella 20k / 17k .. made in Japan jigging blue rose / kabuzu popping rod... pm for prices Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member Thexder Posted April 24, 2009 SRC Member Share Posted April 24, 2009 You can refer to this thread as a guide... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
byteslurve Posted April 24, 2009 Author Share Posted April 24, 2009 Thanks to bro solo, sunny & thexder for your precious advices. I'm very happy that the people in here are so helpful, I will pay attention and will try to understand more. Thanks again bros Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member TayHongSiang Posted April 24, 2009 SRC Member Share Posted April 24, 2009 Thanks to bro solo, sunny & thexder for your precious advices. I'm very happy that the people in here are so helpful, I will pay attention and will try to understand more. Thanks again bros You can minimise expenditure by getting the essential stuffs like main tank, sump tank, pipings, lightings, skimmer, wavemaker and cooling fan. Later on, you can add FR, calcium reactor, kalk reactor, blah blah blah..and the list goes on. But getting hook into this hobby is priceless. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
byteslurve Posted April 29, 2009 Author Share Posted April 29, 2009 Yeah passion is forever priceless Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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