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November 1st, 2009
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| | Fish Helper
| new saltwater setup
hey guys im currently changing my 450lt bow front to a saltwater tank . im getting bucket loads of live rock so im guessing i dont need a filter !. i was thinking of getting 2 small pumps 1 either side of the tank to get a good current on the water im also getting 2 big air stones aswell .how long should i wait till i add some fish providing the levels are ok .. | 
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November 1st, 2009
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| | Fish Addict
| 450 liters? That's about 120 gallons (118. something) You'll need a sump for that size of a tank. skimmer, fuge, etc. Is it a reef, FO, or FOWLR? | |
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November 1st, 2009
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| | Fish Helper
| sorry mate but whats fo and fowlr ? | |
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November 1st, 2009
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| | Fish Helper
| Quote:
Originally Posted by dee31  hey guys im currently changing my 450lt bow front to a saltwater tank . im getting bucket loads of live rock so im guessing i dont need a filter !. i was thinking of getting 2 small pumps 1 either side of the tank to get a good current on the water im also getting 2 big air stones aswell .how long should i wait till i add some fish providing the levels are ok .. | Hi there, are you planing on keeping corals or just fish (maye with some invertibrates)? | |
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November 1st, 2009
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| | Fish Addict
| FO=Fish only
FOWLR= Fish only with live rock   | |
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November 2nd, 2009
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| | Fish Helper
| Quote:
Originally Posted by ATP FO=Fish only
FOWLR= Fish only with live rock | FOWLR is prob what i will go for ! | |
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November 2nd, 2009
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| | Fish Helper
| Quote:
Originally Posted by dee31 hey guys im currently changing my 450lt bow front to a saltwater tank . im getting bucket loads of live rock so im guessing i dont need a filter !. i was thinking of getting 2 small pumps 1 either side of the tank to get a good current on the water im also getting 2 big air stones aswell .how long should i wait till i add some fish providing the levels are ok .. | Well if yo go with FOWLR mostlikely you would not need it, but I highly recomend mechanichal filter. If you really don't want to run mechanical filters I suggest you look into "Turf Filter". It is an algea filter that removes nitrates and phosphates. I always run some type of mechanical filtertration, usually hang on the back filter. That way you can run anykind of media, like carbon. From what I read most would recomend not run air stones in the tank. I have not quite understood the exact reason for it, but I personally am going to try it on the nest tank I set up. Asfar as adding fish it depends on how many fish you intend to add initially. The more fish you want to add initially the more ammonia it is going to take to cycle the tank. The more ammoia the longer it will take to cycle. | |
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November 2nd, 2009
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| | Fish Keeper
| Hi Air stones are not needed if you have a skimmer and power heads ,, as these will oxegenate the water for you , when you put a air stone in a s/w tank you find the bubbles stick to everything i.e algeas and corraline ,rocks,
I take it that you have a juwel vision 450 ,, these tanks are very hard to mod the stands to accomadate a sump due to the center supports , Not impossible .
you can use a cannister filter and using live rock rubble with a filter sponge , | |
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November 3rd, 2009
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| | Fish Helper
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Originally Posted by nemo addict Hi Air stones are not needed if you have a skimmer and power heads ,, as these will oxegenate the water for you , when you put a air stone in a s/w tank you find the bubbles stick to everything i.e algeas and corraline ,rocks,
I take it that you have a juwel vision 450 ,, these tanks are very hard to mod the stands to accomadate a sump due to the center supports , Not impossible .
you can use a cannister filter and using live rock rubble with a filter sponge , | hi nemo addict i have a canister filter ( eihiem classic ) which i think i willl use . the airstones sound like a bad idea so i think ill forget about those, im going to get a skimmer and powerheads like you suggested ... | |
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