wanting to start

[manatwork]

I have been wanting to start on a small saltwater aquarium but dunno how...

I have kept b4 freshwater aquarium.

Cos I heard that saltwater aquarium is more diff to kept n costly.

I would like to know, how much will it cost for a 1ft setup?

What are the things require?

How many pieces of fish max to keep in it?

I would like to keep it as low cost as possible and simply to maintain.

Thanks.

[teebs]

Depends on what you want to put inside and the cost will depend on whether you want higher end equipment or low end equipment.

If you want to keep it low cost, then use a hang on filter, a clip on fan to keep the water cool, a cheap china brand skimmer and PL lights. For this type of setup, you could probably keep some zoas, mushrooms and fishes.

You may want to look at some of the tanks in the nano section to see how people set up their nano tanks.

[arcanehacker]

My take is if you have a hangon skimmer like the MCE or Prism, you would eliminate the need for a hang on filter.. less one device.

The all you need is circulation and lights..

For circulation, small wavemakers, even for good brands (Tunze, Koralia, etc) are pretty affordable. 1 -2 of these is sufficient.

Lights would really depend on what corals you intend to keep. Or even any. But with a tank that small, PL lights can sustain quite a number of coral types (eg normal Yumas, Mushies, etc).

Chiller would be very optional and also depending on the coral type you intend.. with such little equipment, temp shouldn't rise that high...

[comycus]

My take is if you have a hangon skimmer like the MCE or Prism, you would eliminate the need for a hang on filter.. less one device.

The all you need is circulation and lights..

For circulation, small wavemakers, even for good brands (Tunze, Koralia, etc) are pretty affordable. 1 -2 of these is sufficient.

Lights would really depend on what corals you intend to keep. Or even any. But with a tank that small, PL lights can sustain quite a number of coral types (eg normal Yumas, Mushies, etc).

Chiller would be very optional and also depending on the coral type you intend.. with such little equipment, temp shouldn't rise that high...

+1

Since you are on a budget, go for either Prizm or AquaC remora 2nd hand. They offer so called all in one solutions in 1 piece of equipment at a reasonable price. Downside is they are known to be quite noisy.

For such a small tank, Just DIY a CPU fan to maintain temperature.

Things to take note of: Small tank, Smaller room for error, harder to maintain good water quality, more husbandry required, tank crash easier. So do read up more before plunging in!

[zephyros]

I have been wanting to start on a small saltwater aquarium but dunno how...

I have kept b4 freshwater aquarium.

Cos I heard that saltwater aquarium is more diff to kept n costly.

I would like to know, how much will it cost for a 1ft setup?

What are the things require?

How many pieces of fish max to keep in it?

I would like to keep it as low cost as possible and simply to maintain.

Thanks.

bro, talk to Henry from Marine Life. He brought in a all-ready-to-go nano setup from Italy (i believe)

which is pretty impressive. He had a ready setup in his shop. u can drop by to take a look

cheers

[jackywongto]

bro, talk to Henry from Marine Life. He brought in a all-ready-to-go nano setup from Italy (i believe)

which is pretty impressive. He had a ready setup in his shop. u can drop by to take a look

cheers

You are talking about the mini ELOS?

Friend, that thing cost a few thousands.

Certainly does not sound low cost to me.

[manatwork]

Thanks for all bros great input... will take note of all the impt points.

[arcanehacker]

You are talking about the mini ELOS?

Friend, that thing cost a few thousands.

Certainly does not sound low cost to me.

hehe.. maybe you can discuss a package without the LED lights and the Chiller.. surely will minus a few hundred bucks off.. those things are the bulk of the cost..

Actually yeah.. a nano setup no need for such package, though it would look nicer and lessen the need to look for parts and pieces..

[comycus]

hehe.. maybe you can discuss a package without the LED lights and the Chiller.. surely will minus a few hundred bucks off.. those things are the bulk of the cost..

Actually yeah.. a nano setup no need for such package, though it would look nicer and lessen the need to look for parts and pieces..

The ELOS tank itself is also expensive. Still cannot consider low cost w/o the LED lights and chiller.

ELOS is nice, but not cost effective if budget is low.

[pweesng]

The LED is about $1.3K...

the tank cannot be sold without the LED...

without the chiller, it works out to be slightly south of 3k...

[TayHongSiang]

get tunze nano reefpack...that's all you need for filteration.

[monster72]

Hello to all senior,

I am a newbie here, would need some advise in this new hobby.

1) Any recommendation of good and reliable aquarium shop to get my first start up.

Thanks and best regards.

[comycus]

Hello to all senior,

I am a newbie here, would need some advise in this new hobby.

1) Any recommendation of good and reliable aquarium shop to get my first start up.

Thanks and best regards.

Bro, would be better to start your own thread.

Take a look at our sponsors section, almost all of them do setup of tanks.

My recommendations are to check with Vincent from Aquarium Artist, Victor from Iwarna, Razali from DeLightings first before going to the biggies Aquamarin, and also Reefdepot.

What's your budget and space constraints?

[TayHongSiang]

there r a few reefers selling...u can just get from them and call sgbros to help u fix it up...

i got my 4feet nano plus sump plus pipings for 8 red notes...u tell me, is this a steal or wat...

[raydiative]

Hello to all senior,

I am a newbie here, would need some advise in this new hobby.

1) Any recommendation of good and reliable aquarium shop to get my first start up.

Thanks and best regards.

Hi, welcome to SRC!

what kind of tank would you like to setup?

Reef (with corals)

FOWLR (Fish Only With Live Rocks)

Also what are the tank sizes you are looking for?

Most of our sponsers here does aquarium setup and are very reliable..

Dr Evil just did a nice nano setup.. you can take a look at the thread below:

http://www.sgreefclub.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=88498

HTH,

Ray

[jackywongto]

Welcome to SRC monster 72!!!

[CFOh]

Hello to all senior,

I am a newbie here, would need some advise in this new hobby.

1) Any recommendation of good and reliable aquarium shop to get my first start up.

Thanks and best regards.

for LFS address, try this link, found useful...

http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&ie=UTF8&msa=0&msid=112917874651802001146.0004462b667fa656671fe&ll=1.362863,103.916931&spn=0.516896,0.617981&z=11

notes*

AquaMarin Aquatic Pets new address:

298 Upper Paya Lebar Road Singapore 534931

11am - 11pm (open daily including public holidays)

Tel: (+65) 6383 7277

JIREH MARINE AQUARIUM new address:

61 Jalan Lekar , Off Old Choa Chu Kang Road

Agrotechnology Park , Singapore 698948

Tel : 65-67630332 , 67767990

Open(Including PH): Tuesday to Sunday from 11 am to 6 pm

Closed Every Monday .

Also that is one more marine LFS located at WEST behind West Coast Market. Top 5 aquarama winner...

West Coast Aquarium

Store #01-67

Welcome and Happy Reefing....

[jackywongto]

Warning : Newbies shld not go jireh alone hor. Better to go with some Lao jiao.

[CFOh]

Try this

http://www.sgreefclub.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=53102&st=20&p=911392&hl=reborn&fromsearch=1&#entry911392

[DUCADOS]

Welcome SRC too.

People here v friendly n helpful.

Wun regret knowing them. Join us this coming 28th for tcss la?

[monster72]

Many Thanks to all the Senior for the prompt reply,will keep you guys update when I got the tanks set up. Cheer!