Setting up my first mariene tank need help!

[Bogwoodbruce]

Im thinking about going mariene on a 48x20x24 tank i have access to all the gear at trade price, i wont be keeping corals or anything i will use ocean rock for malawi tanks to build it up, i wont mess about with fancy lighting but ill use 2 tubes, i can get a skimmer and salt cheapish. The tank is already running i should also have about £150+ to spend on gear. Im hoping to house a lion fish, a tang and a few other bits what do you think? So is this list of what i need right?
1x Hydrometer
1x Skimmer (my boss will sort that)
1x Salt bag
!x Rock and substrate
What else?

 

[princess]

wow boggy nice to see you here! lol damn don't you have ....dare i say it....enough tanks! i'm only jealous! lol wish my parents were more like yours!

 

[Yoji_嬰孩]

If your just wanting to run a basic FOWLR system you are on the right track just add a small piece of LR to seed your ocean rock. Remember to get a good Test kit so you can test your parameters regularly.

 

[Bogwoodbruce]

Thanks guys, im gonna ask my boss tommorrow to sort me some gear out.

 

[princess]

sounds like you know what your doing lol! can't wait to see it!

will live rock be ok without marine lighting?

 

[stevea6221]

id add a couple of decent powerheads for water circulation

 

[Fishyfan]

Don't go cheap on the skimmer, make sure you buy a good brand.

Do you have a sump on this tank? Maybe you could partition a small area of it off for a refugium...

 

[sixftsam]

if i was you i would get a refractometer rather than a hydrometer. More reliable and an all around better piece of kit in my opinion

 

[Yoji_嬰孩]

Don't go cheap on the skimmer, make sure you buy a good brand.

Do you have a sump on this tank? Maybe you could partition a small area of it off for a refugium...

I agree dont skimp on the skimmer you get especially if your doing a FOWLR tank with large aggressive fish. You really dont need a fuge unless running a reef really so just a standard sump with plenty of bio will be fine.

 

[alcohologist]

agree on the refractometer, great piece of equipment. and definitely get some powerheads/wavemakers.
i love refugiums, and they can be as simple as placing a clump of chaeto in a sump compartment, with a cheap light over. you can get away with less or less frequent waterchanges, darn those nitrates.
princess: the rock would still be able to denitrify the water, but you probably would get nuisance algae that would smother it over time.