First Reef/marine Aquarium

[Joe46]

Hi All,

I apologize for any stupid questions or assumptions in this post, please correct me on everything.

I have a Juwel Lido 120 litre aquarium with an internal filter, tropical setup and three juvenile red bellied piranhas. Any way the RBPs will soon outgrow the tank and I will want to convert it to a marine setup when this happens.

My question is;

Is the following checklist of equipment suitable for a marine setup:
- Tank (120L)
- Testing Kit (Ammonia, PH, Nitrate and Nitrite)
- Net
- Blue Marine Lighting
- Refractometer
- Powerhead
- ProteinSkimmer
- Aragonite Sand
- Reef Salt
- Live Rock

I ve been doing some research and my idea if I have understood correctly is that with live rock and substrate a filter is not necessary at all as the rock and substrate will form a biological filter that will be more than adequate.

Correct me if I'm wrong please.

Also how do I setup a protein skimmer and will I require any external containers for waste/water.

Thanks

 

[techen]

I'd look at getting a sump.

You're also missing RO Kit or a supply of RO water as you can not use tap water for marine.

The rest of the things seem okay but your missing stuff from your test kit. You need more than ammonia, ph, nitrate and nitrite but it's a good start.