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thanks, will get a wave maker then..

ok.. so the equipments will be as followed :

1ft cube tank with IOS filter filled with media.

fan to keep tank at 27 - 29C

live sand - How many KG needed?

live rock - How many KG needed? where to find? i got no car since im student..

lighting will be 15watt FL(new tube)

coral i intend to keep only zoas and mushrooms. any other easy to maintain coral like the 2?

fish - maybe clownfish and shrimps, undecided yet.. can keep hermit crabs?

wavemaker - how many l/hr is recommanded?

Live sand - 10 KG should be enough

Live rocks - you can get it at most LFS.. how much? - depends on your scaping

Lightings - suggest you to get 2 x 15watt

corals - good choice to start with these 2 first and try others once your corals are doing well and you think you can take a step further

hermit crab - not really recommended unless you place a few empty snail shells around in your tank so that it can change shells..

wavemaker - try K nano http://aquamarin.com.sg/productsDetail.asp?productid=862

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thanks raydiative for your reply.. will see how my parents react to me starting a marine tank.. if they give green light, i'll proceed with the setup.

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thanks raydiative for your reply.. will see how my parents react to me starting a marine tank.. if they give green light, i'll proceed with the setup.

sure! Good luck!

If they give the green light make sure you do a nice tank so that next time they will sponser you a bigger tank!! hahaha

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Live sand - 10 KG should be enough

Bro, I think 5KG should be enough for a 1.5 inch sand bed. I'm guessing the Boyu 1ft IOS cube is either 9G or 12G, putting 10kg of sand will easily take up 1/4 or 1/5 of the tank height liao haha.

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im sad to say the 1ft cube tank is only 6gallon! haha.. oh ya.. whats the difference between live sand and those cheapo brandless coral sand in LFS?

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LOL 10kg of sand in your tank is 1/2 the volume! Taking into account the IOS, your display area will be very small. Got to choose your livestock carefully.

My 1.5ft nano cube

My 24G nano tank (Decommed)

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And I can picture us attacking that world, because they'd never expect it.

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Regarding the difference between live sand and normal sand: live sand is packaged and sealed with the live bacteria from where it is collected, while normal sand is just that.. sand.

The product packaging for live sand claims that it will speed up cycling, but IMO it doesn't make such a big difference, since normal sand will become "live" once you cycle the tank cos bacteria will colonise it. I choose the sand based on the colour and texture I want, whether it is live or not doesn't make a big difference :P

My 1.5ft nano cube

My 24G nano tank (Decommed)

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And I can picture us attacking that world, because they'd never expect it.

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oh.. so i guess i'll go for the cheaper alternative of normal sand.. and yes.. swiming space is rathe small.. maybe i'll skip clownfish since i think they grow rather big.. maybe goby or some sexy shrimp?

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