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Hi bro, I'm a beginner...should you have any liverocks with coraline algae, please let me know. I'm looking for enough for a 2ft tank. As I do not log in here often, please inform me at 97833562 if possible. Thanks.

For changing water, can use a small tube (air tube) to siphon the water out rather than put whole hand in. Can get the magnetic scrub to clean the interior glass.

Hi bros, I'd just like to find out what I would need to change or add wrt my initial (equipment) list if I were to wanna keep a reef setup. From my understanding so far would be the items below: 1. Chiller (Would the Dolphin nano chiller suffice?) 2. T5HO lights instead of the PL Rgds.

Wow! I can see you've built yourself a fantastic looking tank not knowing what you actually have!! I'm a newbie who has yet to have my tank but can see your sump have the most important equipment - the skimmer! Of corse the coral chips and ceramic rings too. A chiller to bring down your tanks temperature.

Thanks bro iskay for all the links. Yes, I've read up on the nitrogen cycle and also the cycling with prawns to expedite the bacteria build-up. As for the clowns and anemones, I probably may not get an anemone now that so many bros have advised against it and am toying (and will be reading) on the torch and hammer corals suggested. However, due to no chiller, I'll first have to establish if a fan will suffice since the initial thought was for FOWLR and not to cater to corals which I know requires A LOT more work in terms of nutrient supply, cold water, sufficient lighting, etc. I would however still want to try create the scene for clowns "frolicking" (with anemones, hammer / torch corals, what else?).

Thanks for all the inputs, bros and sis. The reason why I'm exploring 1ft is really due to space and cost constrain (and I already have the tank and lighting), thus the research was focused on a very small setup (I agree the maintenance work would be more for 1ft than if for a 2ft setup as the larger tank would be more stable as well). Thus, if it were to be a 1ft setup, would you think what I have written down as sufficient and the cycling and fish introduction process be correct? On the other hand, assuming IF I were to be able to maintain a 2ft instead, what would be different in terms of set-up equipment compared t what I have written down as I do not wish to put more money in due to constraints. My budget is about $100 excluding cost of tank. My original budget was $45 for the RIO filter + skimmer and the rest to the LR/LS and $20 for fauna. Intention for having an anemone was for the clowns to play / frolic in (coz I think that's a wonderful sight ) Would the hammer coral, frogspawn or torch allow the clowns the same "fun"? Thanks!

Hi All, I'm thinking of venturing into marine setup and starting with a nano FOWLR tank (1ft cube) due to limited budget. After doing some reading around, I have decide to proceed with the following equipment and steps to set up the tank. Please advise if I'm on the correct path and if there's anything I should note. Also, if the equipment / items used are good quality. Thanks. Equipment 1. 1ft cube tank 2. RIO Nano Skimmer (to buy) 3. Lighting (already have 1ft light with 2 PL tubes - I need 1 white and 1 blue tube?) 4. Live Rock (looking at getting 2nd hand from bros here - abt $2/kg anyone?) 5. Live sand (please advise if necessary or if normal sand base is ok or not needed at all?) Fauna (all to buy) 1. 2-3 clown fish (need big and small size I heard) 2. 1 cleaner shrimp 3. 1 snail 4. 1 anemone (any hardy ones to recommend?) 5. Can I keep any more fish and any to recommend? (Interested to keep a starfish and goby if possible) Setting up process 1. Buy seawater and add in live rock and sand and let filter run for 1 month 2. Check that nitrite and ammonia is zero, then add 1 clown fish to test water 3. If nothing happen to the fish after 1 week, add in the other fauna and anemone. 4. Maintain weekly water change of 25%. Please advise if I need to change water (how much?) just before adding the fish in since the water would have not been changed for 1 month during cycling.