planning to set up a 1ft cube marine tank.

[cdckjn]

In my opinion, for a 1ft tank, you can have an instant start-up with like this.

Get a 1ft fish tank. Get a Hang-on filter with surface skimmer attachment. Buy saltwater from the LFS. add about 1-2 cm of sand at the bottom or even go bottom-less (no sand). Add half a market prawn - to kick start the cycling process.

Let the water cycle (2 days). Buy a piece of rock with some brown mushrooms ($5-$10) - put in inside (your 1st live rock). Let it cycle another 5 days. Photo-cycle about 8 Hours daily (turn on your lights for 8 hours then off for the rest of the day). Remove the market prawn - very stinky by now!

Buy your second or third coral - (your 2nd live rock). Wait another 3 days. Buy your first fish. Should be a small fish - firefish or clown or damsel (these are rathyer hardy).
Enjoy!

[EvolutionZ]

so you guys think 400L/hr is good enough?

[EvolutionZ]

In my opinion, for a 1ft tank, you can have an instant start-up with like this.

Get a 1ft fish tank. Get a Hang-on filter with surface skimmer attachment. Buy saltwater from the LFS. add about 1-2 cm of sand at the bottom or even go bottom-less (no sand). Add half a market prawn - to kick start the cycling process.

Let the water cycle (2 days). Buy a piece of rock with some brown mushrooms ($5-$10) - put in inside (your 1st live rock). Let it cycle another 5 days. Photo-cycle about 8 Hours daily (turn on your lights for 8 hours then off for the rest of the day). Remove the market prawn - very stinky by now!

Buy your second or third coral - (your 2nd live rock). Wait another 3 days. Buy your first fish. Should be a small fish - firefish or clown or damsel (these are rathyer hardy).
Enjoy!

wow.. thats like so fast! haha.. i was told to cycle 4weeks before adding any live rocks.

[eviltrain]

for 400LPH i guess you might wants another canister with ceramic rings. 1 feet cube is 27 litres. 400/27 = 14.8 time cycle per hour. at this speed, i would recommend 2 outlet instead of 1. rain bar looks weird in marine tank.
that my own preference.

[EvolutionZ]

for 400LPH i guess you might wants another canister with ceramic rings. 1 feet cube is 27 litres. 400/27 = 14.8 time cycle per hour. at this speed, i would recommend 2 outlet instead of 1. rain bar looks weird in marine tank.
that my own preference.

thanks, will certainly take note.

[BFG]

Just remembered something!

What about attaching a SCWD ( pronounced as squid ) to have a wavemaker function? Google it!

[MiminoloGy]

Just remembered something!

What about attaching a SCWD ( pronounced as squid ) to have a wavemaker function? Google it!

SCWD requires a high flow output, definitely not for 1ft

[cdckjn]

You can hurry because you are buying existing "live rocks with corals" from the LFS! so I can decrease the cycling time by half. Good to pour the existing water from the LFS to increase the time.

wow.. thats like so fast! haha.. i was told to cycle 4weeks before adding any live rocks.

[BFG]

Actually, by adding additional live rock to the aquarium, you might start another cycle. But it will depend on the size of the live rock as to the size of the tank.