pastelball Posted December 12, 2004 Share Posted December 12, 2004 What all needs to be done to change a 20 gl fresh to salt? We have a tank just sitting and have been looking to do reef. Any help would be great. I know if we go to the local store they will try to sell everything under the sun to us. Thanks Kevin Link to comment
Cesar Posted December 12, 2004 Share Posted December 12, 2004 Basics: Filtration, maybe you can get a AquaClear powerfilter. Your going to need a heater. Powerhead(s). Saltwater, Live sand(maybe 29 pounds) and about 20 to 30 pounds of LR. The lights can be tricky. If you are going to get high end corals then I suggest MH. But if you plan to use soft coral then maybe a 130W PC'S. MH are awsome though. It also depends on your budget. MH is a bit more than PC's. Then you got your little things like Thermometer. Link to comment
pastelball Posted December 12, 2004 Author Share Posted December 12, 2004 What would have to be done if we go get a 20 gl or so that is prepackaged at are local store? They usually have the filter, lighting, heating and stuff like that. I know we would have to get salt and lr and ls. We have been looking at the 12 gl nano cube what is everyones thought on that? I have seen some post on here about them also. Link to comment
Cesar Posted December 12, 2004 Share Posted December 12, 2004 If your LFS is the same as mine then I dont recomend getting those pre packaged deals. What happens most of the time, they sell you tanks that have very cheap filtration system for like freshwater fish. I think they are called under gravel filters. Those are no good for saltwater. Now the Nano cubes can be somewhat cool because it's somewhat of a connect and play kind of thing. You might want to look into that. Link to comment
pastelball Posted December 12, 2004 Author Share Posted December 12, 2004 Well the tanks I have seen have the filters like the Aquaclear power filters. The nano cube I am talking about I don't think you can connect to another. http://www.aquaticeco.com/index.cfm/fuseac...l/iid/76/cid/24. Link to comment
Cesar Posted December 12, 2004 Share Posted December 12, 2004 Ok well if comes with that AC power filter then I guess it will be ok. Your just gonna have to upgrade the lights most likely. Now that cube looks pretty good for that price. Link to comment
Angel Higuera Posted December 12, 2004 Share Posted December 12, 2004 Have you ever had a marine or reef tank before?. Link to comment
Angel Higuera Posted December 12, 2004 Share Posted December 12, 2004 Also....since your converting, what type/brands of equpiment do you have left over?. I would keep your 20g. Here is a nice link on setting it up and what you will need: http://aquarium.union.rpi.edu/setup.html It's pretty much str8 forword but if you want to keep corals you will need very good lighting. Hope this helps. Link to comment
pastelball Posted December 12, 2004 Author Share Posted December 12, 2004 Looks like we are going to go with the cube to start with. Like to stay with more of the reef style and the cube looks to be alright. Link to comment
J-Bass Posted December 12, 2004 Share Posted December 12, 2004 Make sure you didn't use any copper based meds in your 20. Link to comment
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