notyourcheese Posted November 29, 2010 Share Posted November 29, 2010 what is the smallest tank size one can use? i have one that i used for FW in the past but it's only 20 litres. is it hard to manage such a small tank? sorry, v new to marine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kaganesti Posted November 30, 2010 Share Posted November 30, 2010 Your tank size is possible but not easy and very limiting in terms of what you can keep. Small tank means small volume thus it's relatively harder to maintain stable water parameters. So I guess more sensitive livestock is not advisable. The size of your tank also limits the amount and size of livestock you can keep. More often we will find ourselves wanting to buy more livestock ( LS) but our tank may not have the space. Then probably you end up getting an upgrade soon. So I guess it's better to get the biggest tank you can afford and comfortable with to start. So I guess it boils down to what you plan to keep and how discipline you are. Maybe can share with us what you intend to keep ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
notyourcheese Posted November 30, 2010 Author Share Posted November 30, 2010 Not certain yet, but am interested in making it a shrimp tank with maybe a couple of blood shrimps. What do you think? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kaganesti Posted December 1, 2010 Share Posted December 1, 2010 I think it might be doable for 1 - 2 shrimps plus a few small pieces of LR. Main concern is whether you have previously added medication to treat livestock in your FW tank. Just like FW shrimps they are sensitive to the presence of copper. Anyway the important thing is to go slow and plan well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
notyourcheese Posted December 2, 2010 Author Share Posted December 2, 2010 No medication. Thanks for the heads up. Is there anything else I should be aware of? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terryz_ Posted December 2, 2010 Share Posted December 2, 2010 Temperature and evaporation rate... Quote Member of: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member iskay Posted December 2, 2010 SRC Member Share Posted December 2, 2010 No medication. Thanks for the heads up. Is there anything else I should be aware of? Control the urge to overload. Quote "Be formless... shapeless, like water. If you put water into a cup, it becomes the cup. You put water into a bottle; it becomes the bottle. You put it into a teapot; it becomes the teapot. Water can flow, or it can crash. Be water, my friend..." - Lei Siu Lung (Bruce Lee) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
notyourcheese Posted December 3, 2010 Author Share Posted December 3, 2010 Hahhaa shouldnt be a problem then. Will let you know how it turns out! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member DUCADOS Posted December 4, 2010 SRC Member Share Posted December 4, 2010 Actually for marine,tank shouldn't be too small. There must be a limit for tank size else like what our bro here say. Very limit to the LS that u can keep. And this will make reefing no meaning liao. Quote Some1 doesn't 1 2 do anything find an excuse,some1 1 2 do something find a mean! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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