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Hi guys,

I've been keeping 4ft tanks Both arowana as well as planted tanks for more then 20 years. Now im planning to move to a new house and am considering to keep a marine tank. My current custom 4ft tank for over 20 yrs was damaged so need to discard it. Planning to get a 4 or 5 ft tank. Preferably custom made as well. Its going to be a reef tank. What would you guys recommend in terms of tank as well as equipments for the tank. I have seen tons of videos as well as ready articles and aquired some knowledge but l would like to hear from you guys on what you guys have and keep. What is you go to shop? What would you guys recommend.Thanks guys and appreciate any advise you can give me.

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Hi Nihal, 

Perhaps you can share with us what kind of animals you would like to keep, as well as what kind of maintenance schedules are you willing to commit, then we can have a clearer picture :thumbsup:

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Thanks for the reply. Im planning to keep a mixture of corals and not aggressive fishes. Easy to keep kind for now and progress from there as i get more hands on experience.

My maintenance normally would be once a week

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Any specific coral or fishes you have in mind?  

Another thing to consider is the long term goal. You may want to start with easy to keep kinds,  but u should factor in provisions for your dream fish / coral. 

Changing the design after tank is set up can be very costly. 

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2 hours ago, Nihal said:

Zoanthids.Weeping Willow Toadstool.Xenia.Green Star Polyps.Euphyllia.Duncans.

These does not require insane amount of light and flow. So probably can prioritize coverage over intensity.  They also don't consume calcium and kH too quickly. So probably dosing is sufficient. 

2 hours ago, Nihal said:

Clownfish, Angelfish, Tangs

Take note there is a chance for angelfish to snack on corals. Also,  all these fishes are capable of being aggressive. Need to factor this in when doing design for rock works.

 

For keeping these, I would suggest keeping things simple. 

A good skimmer

A dosing pump for all-for-reef

Run some activated carbon 

Weekly water change. 

 

Then see how it goes and adjust your husbandry. 

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On 2/17/2021 at 10:29 AM, Nihal said:

Hi can you give me the links to S5 and SAS. Sorry could not find

Oh. They are called suprem5 corals and specialist aquatic solutions 

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