New tank
- Thread starter Summerjoy
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Welcome aboard
Yes the F×5 can be used for Saltwater. I suggest doing thourough research since you are a newbie to Saltwater.
You can run a saltwatersystem with a cannister but i would switch to a sump and run the system with sump instead and doing it properly from the start with proteinskimmer and everything thats needed for a saltwatertank.
Sumps are definitely better for saltwater as stated for the needed equipment and a place for your algee skimmer. A few powerheads in the tank will help get the turnover needed for coral and live rock. 200 gallons is a big first saltwater tank to learn on.
The bigger the tank the more stable. I started with a 300. Yes as stated start with a sump for the proper equipment. I ran an fx5 on mine for mech only. If not maintained it will become a nitrate factory
Thank you for all the help!! Yes it is definitely a lot but it was a good deal. The tank is not drilled and is glass so I won’t drill it. I have been reading so much but I’m slightly confused do I need power heads and wave makers? It seemed some people did this but others didn’t and couldn’t find much on what plan of action is best.
Since you have live rocks in a SW tank they are full of micro organism wich serves beneficial bacteria they need oxygenated water. To get that you have to have wavemakers or powerheads. I ran a 1400L SW tank some years ago and had about 70000L an hour flowing with wavemakers just to get the water flowing through all of the 400kg liverocks i had in the tank. Then i had a sump with about 600L water in it. In that sump i had filter socks osmos supply, a huge protein skimmer, heaters and all the electronics for the tank such as probes for diffrent parameters. But as stated with bigger system easier maintaining. It was a hell to start it up but once it was stable it was a blast having it. I didnt have much corals at all since i had a 30cm arothron immaculatus in it wich is a huge predatory puffer, two snowflake eels and two pterois volitans in it
I think if you plan to have coral (SPS or LPS), it's likely you should have circulation. Im no expert but aside from benefits with circulation, it helps push "food" to the corals?