trout_pout
Fish Crazy
Bonjourno all! It has been a while since I last posted here. Everything looks all cool and Hi-Tech now!
Anyway. I've always wanted a marine tank. I was tempted to start off with a marine tank but was told by various different people that I'd be better off going with a tropical set-up. It wasn't really what I wanted. But I'm glad that I did.
After several years of what I would call "successful" fishkeeping. I'm now wanting to once again get a marine tank.
I don't really want to get another tank and run two at the same time. So I'll just be adapting my tropical set-up into a marine one.
My dad has for some strange reason thrown the manual away for my tank. I'm 90% sure it's a Rekord 800.
Here are the stats for it; Juwel Rekord 800
Cost isn't really that much of an issue. The only things keeping me from doing the upgrade is my severum - which I've had for about 5 years now and the fact that I'm not 100% sure what the best way to go about changing the tank over to marine is.
I'm really doing quite a bit of research at the moment, I've already read all the pinned stuff here.
I was just wondering if anyone has made their Juwel tank into a Marine set-up? What's the best way to go about doing it?
Some Noob Questions
Also, what equipment do I NEED for the conversion and what Juwel equipment can I keep/get rid of from my tank?
Any recommendations for Protein Skimmers etc. What sort of requirements would I need from a Skimmer for a tank of this size?
How much Live Rock would I need for filtration?
I know I sound very NOOBish to this. Despite the fact that I don't mind spending quite a bit to get this, I really don't want to be one of those guys that is just throwing money down the drain because I didn't do enough research on this. If I convert to a Marine set-up I'm going to want to do it properly.
Replies will be greatly appreciated
Thanks
TP
Anyway. I've always wanted a marine tank. I was tempted to start off with a marine tank but was told by various different people that I'd be better off going with a tropical set-up. It wasn't really what I wanted. But I'm glad that I did.
After several years of what I would call "successful" fishkeeping. I'm now wanting to once again get a marine tank.
I don't really want to get another tank and run two at the same time. So I'll just be adapting my tropical set-up into a marine one.
My dad has for some strange reason thrown the manual away for my tank. I'm 90% sure it's a Rekord 800.
Here are the stats for it; Juwel Rekord 800
Cost isn't really that much of an issue. The only things keeping me from doing the upgrade is my severum - which I've had for about 5 years now and the fact that I'm not 100% sure what the best way to go about changing the tank over to marine is.
I'm really doing quite a bit of research at the moment, I've already read all the pinned stuff here.
I was just wondering if anyone has made their Juwel tank into a Marine set-up? What's the best way to go about doing it?
Some Noob Questions
Also, what equipment do I NEED for the conversion and what Juwel equipment can I keep/get rid of from my tank?
Any recommendations for Protein Skimmers etc. What sort of requirements would I need from a Skimmer for a tank of this size?
How much Live Rock would I need for filtration?
I know I sound very NOOBish to this. Despite the fact that I don't mind spending quite a bit to get this, I really don't want to be one of those guys that is just throwing money down the drain because I didn't do enough research on this. If I convert to a Marine set-up I'm going to want to do it properly.
Replies will be greatly appreciated
Thanks
TP