2 Quck questions

[Ransom]

Any corals require no or low light? would like some marine fish but without running a high cost light all day long,

Also whats the cheapest way of running a marine tank, not looking for anything costly, cheapest possible way, any guide, or anything available somewhere?



kept tropicals now for years an fancy a change or maybe a 2nd tank

 

[Jamesy]

Well basically the cheapest way of running a marine tank is going nano which is about 30g's or less but the only problem is it's going to be a lot harder since if something goes wrong in a larger tank, You have a lot more time to deal with it before it becomes a problem, Same applies for freshwater. You're going to need to be on top of everything with a nano saltwater ESPECIALLY if you're going to keep corals. Here's a really nice article about making a cheap saltwater tank: http://www.ultimatereef.net/forums/showthread.php?t=249375/

As for the corals, I'm not much of an expert on corals but you DO need to wait around 6 months to a year for the tank to mature. I would love to know if there's any corals that would not need much light if any. Enjoy!

 

[Otherone]

No light corals - Deep water Gorganians both red + yellow, Purple Sea Fans, White Cluster Gorganians, Purple Contorsion Sea Fans, and LPS Sun Corals both yellow and black to name a few.

 

[Ransom]

thanks guys awsome info there cheers

 

[skene]

one thing to keep in mind about non photosynthetic corals is that they do need frequent feedings. While this may not seem like a chore, you need to get the corals on a timed schedule on when you feed them so that they do open up for feedings. This in itself can sometimes can be a daunting task.

 

[Ransom]

i had not even thought about feeding corals,
ill have too investigate this, is it a daily thing or less often?

 

[Otherone]

Gorganians and sea fans eat - TDS + Photoplankton and Bacterioplankton - DT's photofeast and 2 lil' fishes reef snow (bacterio) are good sources. I belive Photo is twice a week and snow is during weekly w/c's. The LPS sun corals are target feed with a turkeybaster - baby mysis shrimp two to three times a week.

 

[skene]

Depending on how you keep the tank will rely on feedings... but any non photos should be fed once to twice a week at minimum. The more you feed though... the more likely it will be to grow and be healthy.