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In marine, we will call it coral tank. It can be hard coral which we normally call it SPS or soft coral which includes LPS & softies. The first being more challenging and later being easier. If u mix both with fishes, we called it mixed reefing. Generally u need to monitor calcium, magnesium, KH, Salinity level, nutrients level(phosphate, nitrate, nitrite, etc), and others like potassium level etc if u going for more challenging corals. Equipments will be skimmer, wave makers, dosing or calcium reactor, chiller, lighting, return pump with good exchange, supplements dosing, salt mix water, etc. do read up more.

Tank : 4 X 2 X 2 with low iron front panel and external overflow

Skimmer : BK SM200 with waste collector

Return Pumps : Red Dragon 6m3 and Ehiem 1262

FR : 2 X Deltec 509 & powered by AB2000

Nitrate Filter : Deltec NF 509 and tee off from AB2000

Calcium R'tor : Deltec PF 501 with RM secondary chamber

Kalkwasser R'tor : Deltec KM500

Chiller : Pansonic 1 HP Compressor with 20m titanium Coil

Wave Makers : 4 X Tunze 6055 with 7096 & Vortec MP40w

Controller : GHL Profilux

Lighting : ATI Powermodule 10 or 8 tubes

Water Top-up : Water Top-Up tank powered by Tunze Osmolator

External Monitor : American Pinpoint pH and Temp. Monitor for main tank and GHL Profilux Controller to measure temp, pH, Redox

Ozonizer : Sander C50

UV : Corallife 6x

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In marine, we will call it coral tank. It can be hard coral which we normally call it SPS or soft coral which includes LPS & softies. The first being more challenging and later being easier. If u mix both with fishes, we called it mixed reefing. Generally u need to monitor calcium, magnesium, KH, Salinity level, nutrients level(phosphate, nitrate, nitrite, etc), and others like potassium level etc if u going for more challenging corals. Equipments will be skimmer, wave makers, dosing or calcium reactor, chiller, lighting, return pump with good exchange, supplements dosing, salt mix water, etc. do read up more.

Hi bro

Thanks for replying, I was kinda thinking on the side of those green plants, mangrove etc. like on this page.

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im guessing in general they will need high nutrients level to grow well? Those planted stuff are what most of the bros here keep to remove the nutrients in their water to keep our corals happy.. Lighting wise, they should not be very demanding as well..

I think it will be quite challenging as well for you to keep that marine planted tank if you do not wish for any nuisance algae because they do grow with similar requirements...

Just have to keep reefing... cant stop now~!



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Mangroves really hard to maintain, was told that have to use fresh water to clean the leave.

Just spray some fresh water on the leave daily nia.

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