Marine Tank Setup

[legs2208]

hi everyone. i have just purchased a 530 litre tank for use as a marine tank. it just came with a tank and stand. What i really need to know is to keep it as a natural tank with live rock how much would i need of live rock & live sand. also would i need a certain heater, pump, protein skimmer and how many powerheads for that size of tank as it is quite large. i would really appreciate it if there any pro's out there who may be able to help me.... thankyou.. kelly

 

[youngfisher]

Post this over in the Marine & Reef Chit Chat section.
There is many people who will help you out.
Im just starting up marines, same with karigupi.
And a few others also.
Also could you post up a few pictures?
Im sure plenty of people will anwser your questions.


YF

 

[rabbut]

The million dollar question before we start trying to answer, is;

What do you want to keep?

In marine tanks, you speck your hardware arround your stocking plans, as many things have special requirements as regards to the set-up. You wouldn't like to spend a load of cash just to find that your set-up just won't suit the fish you whish to keep

All the best
Rabbut

 

[legs2208]

The million dollar question before we start trying to answer, is;

What do you want to keep?

In marine tanks, you speck your hardware arround your stocking plans, as many things have special requirements as regards to the set-up. You wouldn't like to spend a load of cash just to find that your set-up just won't suit the fish you whish to keep

All the best
Rabbut

not too sure really. what do you mean in type please? we used to keep a puffer would like to have 1 of those again it was pretty low maintenance i thought. other than that im not sure. lol im not very clued up on this. cheers

Post this over in the Marine & Reef Chit Chat section.
There is many people who will help you out.
Im just starting up marines, same with karigupi.
And a few others also.
Also could you post up a few pictures?
Im sure plenty of people will anwser your questions.


YF

thanks. how do i post to that section. im new to this as you can tell also.

 

[rabbut]

Your a fully validated member, so scroll down to the aformentioned section (it's towards the bottom of the main page where you see all the different boards listed) and enter it by clicking on it After that, add a new post to that section in the same way you added this post to this section

When it comes to what you want, think do you want corals? If so, Soft corals, Large Polyp Stonies or Small Polyp Stonies? Look in the marine tank section to get an idea of what each type looks like You have to be careful about corals with puffer's mind, they tend to pip at them, doing damage. You may think a Fish Only With Live Rock type tank is more for you if you like Puffers

All the best
Rabbut