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09-10-2005, 10:14 PM | #1 |
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Starting marine tank...need advise~
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some of you should know by now that im gonna try marine tank.no longer can find the kick in planted anymore. it was a gd and enjoyable time during those few years in planted. some of u were also from planted...familiar face(nicks) around in here~ ok...cut long story short.. im going for a simple fowlr setup. i have got: tank 2 X 1 X 1.5ft (check) weipro 2011 skimmer (check) 2ft PL 55W b/w light set (check) 10kg top layer sand C3 (check) 10kg bottom layer sand C0 2000l/hr pump liverocks livestock sea salt 1) need advise on which brand of pump is suitable for the weipro 2011. 2) does weipro 2011 need 2000l/hr for it to achieve efficiency? 3) i bought the hose to connect the skimmer to the pump. will the size of hose suits the pump as well? (quite a silly question, but this is one of the more headache one for me) 4) how many kg of rocks should i buy 5) does the brand of the salt makes a difference? 6) can i try coral with 2ft 55W PL b/w light? 7) how long do i need to cycle the tank(with the skimmer) ? Ans: ok,i just read this from another thread..at least 1 mth currently only can tink of these few questions...hope to get replies soon thanks!!!!~ |
09-10-2005, 10:24 PM | #2 | |
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09-10-2005, 10:27 PM | #3 |
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For salt that cheap and good will be coralife.
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09-10-2005, 10:42 PM | #4 |
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thanks alot sherman... its been a long time since i saw u
told u before i will go into marine rite? hehehe... thks monsterz for replying too... how abt red sea brand for salt? good? |
09-10-2005, 10:49 PM | #5 |
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oh btw...i wanna start with 2 X 1 X 1.5ft first...
couple of reason: a) will be move house again in a few years time b) wanna try with a 2ft tank first, once gain more xp,will most prob get a built in tank for my future house c) equipments i have obtained suits 2ft tank |
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09-10-2005, 11:45 PM | #8 |
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whahaha....received a lot of feedback from ex planted kakis..that marine is definitely much more interesting.
even i see the colours...woah~ chio sia! |
09-10-2005, 11:45 PM | #9 |
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btw, i just saw a sticker on the weipro skimmer...
it say pump 300l/hr....then wont 2000l/hr be super overkill?! |
10-10-2005, 12:02 AM | #10 |
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Not necessary, the Weipro can be tuned to accomodate your pump.
I'm running a 2400l/hr pump on a 2014 which is rated for 2000l/hr pump and i have nearly closed the outlet valve to the fullest. Anything more the pump would be too weak to generate any skimmate in the collection cup.
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