So i've been thinking and planning for months on this salt water and I am ready to do this. I made a thread before about this and finally going to put this plan to action. Well at least begin cycling . So its a 20g long no sump and I would like 4-5 fishies (only for sure is clown fish) and some clean up crew. Its either going to be FOWLR or begin as a FO then FOWLR so help me answer these questions according to my stock
1st question filtration no sump. This is the plan for FO
AQ50 - either LR rubble/ or biomax (if that works for salt please let me know) or a refugium mod with cheato
AQ20 - carbon crushed coral or LR/biomax if my ph is good. (maybe upgrade to 30 or if its a must another 50)
potential algae scrubber in stead of refuge mod.
Is this good enough? and for what size stock?
Live sand bed
FOWLR
Same as above
of course with LR and koralia 240?
Second Q tap water.
I know everywhere it says CAN be bad but usually just mentions for coral can I get away with it for FO or FOWLR? Using dechlorinator and possible carbon in my tank with the alagae remover filtration (refuge or scrubber) and maybe let it sit for like a day?
Those are my questions thanks getting it cycling this weekend thanks everyone, SW seems to be a tad different stuff than FW and thats all I do is research new stuff for fun to expand my knowledge of fish and fishkeeping so now its a new stuff to learn with salt
Tank mate suggestions also allowed, I am not budging on the no sump or skimmer. too small of a tank for me to want to add a skimmer.
1st question filtration no sump. This is the plan for FO
AQ50 - either LR rubble/ or biomax (if that works for salt please let me know) or a refugium mod with cheato
AQ20 - carbon crushed coral or LR/biomax if my ph is good. (maybe upgrade to 30 or if its a must another 50)
potential algae scrubber in stead of refuge mod.
Is this good enough? and for what size stock?
Live sand bed
FOWLR
Same as above
of course with LR and koralia 240?
Second Q tap water.
I know everywhere it says CAN be bad but usually just mentions for coral can I get away with it for FO or FOWLR? Using dechlorinator and possible carbon in my tank with the alagae remover filtration (refuge or scrubber) and maybe let it sit for like a day?
Those are my questions thanks getting it cycling this weekend thanks everyone, SW seems to be a tad different stuff than FW and thats all I do is research new stuff for fun to expand my knowledge of fish and fishkeeping so now its a new stuff to learn with salt
Tank mate suggestions also allowed, I am not budging on the no sump or skimmer. too small of a tank for me to want to add a skimmer.