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    Question 1 Feet Cube...

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    dear all

    is it possible to use this tank for a simple 1 crown fish marine setup?

    thanks in advance

    http://www.aquaticquotient.com/forum...ad.php?t=43458

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    Quote Originally Posted by dnsfpl View Post
    dear all

    is it possible to use this tank for a simple 1 crown fish marine setup?

    thanks in advance

    http://www.aquaticquotient.com/forum...ad.php?t=43458
    Hi bro, should be possible to set up a FOWLR marine tank... I'd done my very first using a used GEX Genoah 235 series (24cm cube tank; less than 1 feet cube tank...)

    However, limitations will come in the form of unable to put in too much liverocks or tonga branches, live sand, livestocks etc...

    For me, housing 1 Scarlet Hermit, 1 Common Clownfish, 1 Skunk Cleaner Shrimp, 1 Red Starfish (just RIP this morning... ), some zoas & some red macroalgae... Using the GEX hangon filter & light that comes with the set... Not running any skimmer due to space constraints...

    Hope the above helps...

    Cheers!!

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    any tips to share?
    i am totally new to marine

    can clownfish survive in tap water with marine salt?

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    or you can purchase big packet of natural sea water from the fishfarm or marine LFS. that will eliminate the hassle of premix saltwater

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    how about water change?
    or marine tank need not change water as often?

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    need to... more frequent coz its a small tank
    water parameter tend to fluctuate alot... and more unstable compared to big tank... i prefered salt mixture than seawater... coz althought its cheap but heavy and need transport add together almost the same...

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    are there any sites/forums i can gather more information for setting up nano marine tank?

    thanks

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    Clownfish, IMO are the guppies of the sea. They are a hardy bunch unlike Tangs, you can just mix tap water with marine salt. Just have a hydrometer nearby to measure the salt content. And oh never try having anemones in your 1ft, they will most likely crash your tank. It's very tempting to pair it to a clownfish

    Have you visit www.sgreefclub.com ?

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    you can try and check this website Nano-Reef.com

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    thanks for all the input

    will do my research before committing to marine tank

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    Hi bro dnsfpl,

    the 2 websites are good source of information to read up before you dive into this hobby... There's another one which you may try out: http://www.absolutereef.com/forums/index.php?act=home

    I would however not advise using tap water + sea salt to keep your Clownfish -even though tehhey are hardy - (or any other livestocks you may add in the future...). Currently, what I do is I buy those distilled water (1.5l) & mix it with the marine salt before adding to my tank... Water change is more crucial & necessary for Marine tank (based on my own experiences ever since I started my Marine Nano Tank about 2 months back...). Especially so if you are intending to start a Nano as any change in the water parameters will be very fast & dangerous for the livestocks in the tank (similar to planted tanks..). Everytime I perform a water change, it requires about a bottle of 1.5l of distilled water premixed with sea salt... You'll have to perform regular top-ups also...

    Buying seawater from suppliers/ LFSs is another option if you have the transport to carry them back & the space to house them in your home... [Think it's quite cheap also...]

    Hence, you'll surely need to get a hydrometer (glass type or plastic type) to measure the SG of your saltwater mix... Try to keep temperature below the 28`C range...

    You may choose to setup a FOWLR marine Nano for simplicity... Cycling of Marine tanks takes even more discipline (IMO) before introducing livestocks into the tank... Getting good quality marine salt is another crucial factor... [I'm not trying to 'belittle' that hobby of freshwater planted fish tank is 'chicken feet' & pales in comparison to Marine Tank Hobby here...]

    Hope to have you onboard Marine Tank hobby soon bro...

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    doing more reading before committing to it
    its not a cheap hobby haha

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    here is one good FOWLR article from reef sanctuary

    http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...ne-system.html

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    Nobody tried the marine link I've posted?

    http://www.aquaticquotient.com/forum...ad.php?t=23936

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    wow wonderful list of sites...thanks

    anyone happen to know any Singapore based marine forum beside
    absolutereef.com and sgreefclub.com?

    want to hunt for some equipments for my setup

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