what tanks to get

[starfish123]

hi,

anyone can tell me where to get a nano tank and what type to get?

(prefered is a 24g one that is below $250)anything included?

anyone can also tell me where to get a 12g tank and what type to get?

(prefered is one that is $150 and below)anything included?

Which one is better???

[tunicate]

The types of fish & corals are limited by the size of your tank. So it's a good idea to indicate what you'll like to keep.

[starfish123]

gobies, angelfishes and clowns...

[tunicate]

gobies and clowns are generally ok for a small 24g nano tank if you stay within the number. Angelfishes especially those non-dwarf species can exceed 1 foot in size when grown. So you have to choose carefully.

A 1.5ft cube tank is approximately 25g in capacity. Feeding its dimension into below formula gets you 7 inches worth of fish. That's about 2-3 gobies or clowns the system can safely support.

http://www.howmanyfish.com/#page=page-1

Below is a site where you can check out the fishes you may like to keep. Generally, many fishes are not suitable to be kept in a small nano tank. This is part of the research every reefer needs to do before going out on livestock shopping.

http://www.liveaquaria.com/product/aquarium-fish-supplies.cfm?c=15

Just for good measure, below is the link to fish compatibility chart.

http://www.liveaquaria.com/general/compatibility_chart.cfm

[jackywongto]

hi,

anyone can tell me where to get a nano tank and what type to get?

(prefered is a 24g one that is below $250)anything included?

anyone can also tell me where to get a 12g tank and what type to get?

(prefered is one that is $150 and below)anything included?

Which one is better???

from your requirements, I would sugget you build a nano tank with IOS.

Check out Peacemaker IOS nano tank threads.

AhSiang 's tank is another IOS tank.

The larger the tank, the better it is. It will even be better if you can have a sump but am not sure if your $250 encompass pump, lights and everything.

cheers, happy sourcing and happy reefing - in time to come.

[jackywongto]

how about this tank?

check with linus if this is still available?

1.5 ft, if you have a friend with pickup or van, can self carry.

can also get this overflow to work with your tank.

[finind]

without IOS or overflow within the tank will be headache in future when dealing with siphoning if the sump happen to be beside or below

custom make tank can try kwong ling at kelantan lane

maybe can meet your 12g tank price with IOS

[starfish123]

does kwong ling tank come with lights???What type???

[tunicate]

Kwong Ling at Kelantan Road does picture frames as well as customizes fish tanks. In fact, I ordered my sump tank from Kwong Ling. However, it specializes solely on glass. I'm afraid you'd have to get your lightnings separately.

[starfish123]

can anyone recommend me which types of lights is good and what is the the pricing like???

[william_choo]

There are many sponsors selling good lighting.as for me,I prefer high power LED light.u can call up our sponsors aquarium artist,in which he will advise u on the selection on the type of lighting that ur tank required at a very reasonable price.he can also delivered to you at no additional cost.

Hope that helps u.

[starfish123]

any ready made tanks to recommend,where to buy and how much?

[finind]

aquamarin?

madpetz - pico tank iq5

[starfish123]

iq5 looks small

[finind]

iq5 looks small

have you check out jbj cube?

but price will be high as compare to custom make

but custom make you need to know exactly what you need .. if you go kelantan

[Zoa guy]

+1, jbj 28g with led....but u still need skimmer and the chiller

[finind]

+1, jbj 28g with led....but u still need skimmer and the chiller

then have to increase budget to 4digit liao

[starfish123]

any three digit one???

[tunicate]

Since you indicated just "gobies, angelfishes and clowns... ", it is possible to do away with chiller for a FOWLR setup. Using fan is a cheaper option.

[starfish123]

planning to setup a FOWLR first but will upgrade when i am ready. Will add corals then. Anyone can suggest any types of corals that are easy to keep?

[Ketchup]

You can check with Madpetz, they have one tank that's about 1.5 ft cube with IOS?

[starfish123]

how much is it??

[Harlequinmania]

For ready make tank, you can consider;

1) REDSEA MAX ( Plug and play )

or

2) IQ5 tank from DE Lighting ( Almost plug and play ) as well ..

HTH

[DUCADOS]

If u r not keep coral, u can make do without a chiller...

If u need the water to be cooler, a fan will do.

In fact, FOWLR tank is good without a chiller in terms of white spot will not come visit your fishes!