Setting up new marine tank

[teebs]

yup.. almost 800+ litres of water.. i going to stock approx half first..

so how much salt will i need?

what salt to go for? tropic marine pro reef, oceanic, ME? any suggestion?

How are you going to stock 400L+ of water? 20 jerry cans??? Your bathroom will be full of jerry cans...

10kg of salt will make approx 250-300L of salt water... so you will need ard 30-40kg of salt...

I have only used Reefmax and Tropic Marin Pro Reef. In terms of solubility, Reef Max is better. Price wise, Reef Max is much cheaper.

[Peihao83]

How are you going to stock 400L+ of water? 20 jerry cans??? Your bathroom will be full of jerry cans...

10kg of salt will make approx 250-300L of salt water... so you will need ard 30-40kg of salt...

I have only used Reefmax and Tropic Marin Pro Reef. In terms of solubility, Reef Max is better. Price wise, Reef Max is much cheaper.

haha.. i found 3 big tubs to store water.. each tub can store 150 litres..

reef max is a better choice huh?

[comycus]

I have only used Reefmax and Tropic Marin Pro Reef. In terms of solubility, Reef Max is better. Price wise, Reef Max is much cheaper.

Actually I've never heard much about reefmax salt. bro care to share what are the parameters for this salt? Can't find much info on it online either...

[teebs]

haha.. i found 3 big tubs to store water.. each tub can store 150 litres..

reef max is a better choice huh?

wow...how big are these tubs and how much are they???

Reef Max is the cheaper choice...

What I can say is that my corals and fishes are doing well in either salt mix...

Only problem I have now is that my Koran Angel is now nipping on my all my 3 brains and they are no longer opening.... Just hope my brains do not die before my new tank comes and is cycled...

[Peihao83]

wow...how big are these tubs and how much are they???

Reef Max is the cheaper choice...

What I can say is that my corals and fishes are doing well in either salt mix...

Only problem I have now is that my Koran Angel is now nipping on my all my 3 brains and they are no longer opening.... Just hope my brains do not die before my new tank comes and is cycled...

i amend to 2 tubs.. each not much than $30.. so its about 300 litres..

i have a spare room to temp store all my equipments and stuff while waiting for tank to arrive.

bro, good luck to yr corals n tank..

[teebs]

i amend to 2 tubs.. each not much than $30.. so its about 300 litres..

i have a spare room to temp store all my equipments and stuff while waiting for tank to arrive.

bro, good luck to yr corals n tank..

How big is each tub???

[Peihao83]

How big is each tub???

1 tub is 150 litres lo.. plastic tub..

[teebs]

1 tub is 150 litres lo.. plastic tub..

Where you got it from??? Must be huge...

[jackywongto]

sorry I saw your SMS late Peihao.

thought you would have posted your query up here.

[jackywongto]

BTW. I used ME salt in the past. served me well. dissolves easily.

[comycus]

Many reefers have used various salt with varying degrees of success. Can find their accounts easily. Same as many popular equipments and questions on setup

[Peihao83]

Where you got it from??? Must be huge...

ya lo.. there's even a bigger one.. that's 200 litres but thats is exp..

found it thru a friend lo..

a reminder, wash it first before using it.. hehe

[Peihao83]

BTW. I used ME salt in the past. served me well. dissolves easily.

just back from AM.. they are selling 3 packs for $100 of ME..

bro, so whats ur comments on ME?

what salt u currently using huh?

[jackywongto]

just back from AM.. they are selling 3 packs for $100 of ME..

bro, so whats ur comments on ME?

what salt u currently using huh?

My tank not running yet..... how many times must i tell you LOL.

I have a box of leftover ME salt from my previous tank.

kept in the storeroom for donkey years already.

I remember that they dissolves quite easily.

I might be wrong hor... just let the bros correct me if I am.

Actually I think all the reputable salt about the same especially if you are going to dose additives / trace elements.

(I know by saying this, you will go around asking.... what additives should i get arh??? Hehehe)

just make sure you get those salt that dissolves easily.

But you are quite an interesting character. I remember I start my tank 20 years ago, LFS sell me what salt, I blur blur just buy.

Nvr check so much... Of course that time dun have SRC.

But it is good that you ask, show that you care.

So keep firing away.... Maybe Mod can pinned this up in starters forum.

All newbies can read through this as a startup guide. hehe.

[jackywongto]

just back from AM.. they are selling 3 packs for $100 of ME..

bro, so whats ur comments on ME?

what salt u currently using huh?

I think they might do delivery if you are getting a few packs.

go confirm with them.

[teebs]

Actually I think all the reputable salt about the same especially if you are going to dose additives / trace elements.

(I know by saying this, you will go around asking.... what additives should i get arh??? Hehehe)

just make sure you get those salt that dissolves easily.

All salts are the same especially if you are going to dose all the additives and trace elements.

Wah...wat additives u should get huh??? Two words...A Lot...

[tanit]

Why not try Sea water? I found it cheaper and faster cycle specialy for bigger tank

[Peihao83]

Received my 2 big tubs for storing water today.. each tub can hold 150 litres..

my second hand arctica 1/3 HP chiller.

[sherman]

Bro,

Your chiller need to cleanup .The radiator look clog with dust

[Peihao83]

Bro,

Your chiller need to cleanup .The radiator look clog with dust

yup, quite some dust there.. will call for servicing soon..

[Peihao83]

does wrasse clear off worms completely?

[andylee]

Actually to be frank, rather than you keep asking questions here, all your questions might be answered faster if you just do a search in this forum.

Alot of stuffs u ask have already been discussed in the forums and quite a few are pinned up as well.

Many of them are even polls of more than tens of fellow reefers, so u get more varied reviews.

And if there are really questions still unanswered, then feel free to ask here

Just a suggestion to you, no offence

[mitlancer]

wah, took me quite a while to read till here... but loads of useful information contributed...

Enjoy setting up your new tank!!!!

[Peihao83]

Actually to be frank, rather than you keep asking questions here, all your questions might be answered faster if you just do a search in this forum.

Alot of stuffs u ask have already been discussed in the forums and quite a few are pinned up as well.

Many of them are even polls of more than tens of fellow reefers, so u get more varied reviews.

And if there are really questions still unanswered, then feel free to ask here

Just a suggestion to you, no offence

of course i did some searching.. but there's a lot answers to a question.. i think everyone here does ask for comments, feedbacks or answers, cos all of us wants to improve on their aquarium. Anyway i will search more

[comycus]

of course i did some searching.. but there's a lot answers to a question.. i think everyone here does ask for comments, feedbacks or answers, cos all of us wants to improve on their aquarium. Anyway i will search more

Bro I feel that way too. For me, it is better to do my own research so that i make my decision based on facts/views I can find online. Some of your questions revolve ard which one is better, the truth is, everyone will have their own thoughts. These are already well documented not only in this forum, but elsewhere too. By reading up on them, you learn more, and eventually don't need to ask so many questions. At the same time, many other factual questions, you can also find them easily.

At the end of the day, I'm sure we all agree that we want to grow in this hobby. And a little initiative to research and read up goes a long way into that.