Whats for sale in the DC/MD/VA area....

[bigd00d00]

I was going broke buying salt. 5 gal buckets dont go far when your doing 800+ gal changes every week or so.

yuuup i def cant afford that lol. Def sticking with a small 20gallon

 

[Mattyou]

A nice Bubble Tip and a few clowns + some rocks wil be $50-80.00, under $100.00 for sure. You dont need live sand, use crushed coral. Just remember Anenomes require a good light to stay alive, they grow algea inside them so if the light is to weak the algea dies, then the anemone dies. Depending on the clowns you get some can get pretty big and nasty, steer clear from maroons, although they are my favorite, they can get mean as h*ll.

 

[Musha]

A nice Bubble Tip and a few clowns + some rocks wil be $50-80.00, under $100.00 for sure. You dont need live sand, use crushed coral. Just remember Anenomes require a good light to stay alive, they grow algea inside them so if the light is to weak the algea dies, then the anemone dies. Depending on the clowns you get some can get pretty big and nasty, steer clear from maroons, although they are my favorite, they can get mean as h*ll.

You are the F'ing man Matt!!!

 

[Frostyone]

Bishop, you coming to my house on Saturday with Matt and JP?

Anyone else wanna come hang out, we could also do that trip to the state park that day, it's walking distance to my house.

 

[Musha]

Saturday, I may. I have a few things I have to do. What are you doing tonight?

 

[crazy clowntang]

lol, i have a spare 20 and a SW light. figure i'll start a small set up with prob 2 clowns and anemone. all i know is that i need 1lb/gallon of rock and live sand. and salt mix anything else i should consider? ooh also, how expensive will this be?

You will be suprised as small as a 20 gallon is, it can add up. You will need a hydrometer or refractometer to mix the salt properly. Also if you keep invertabrates (anemones,corals, shrimp) you will need 100% pure freshwater (to mix salt), either buy RO water at wal-malrt, LFS or buy an RODI UNIT to produce clean water. Copper in the water will kill invertabrates and it helps stop the growth of hair alge and other alge that can over take the tank. If you only keep fish, it will be ok, I use Prime water conditioner. You will also need a small power head to have some water movement cuz some (most) anemones are fliter feeders,some eat mysis shrimp and need the water movement to stay alive, which also means you might have dose plankton and other food for filter feeders. Don't forget a heater, it is also vital for the survival of anemones or other invertabrates. Also if you want (optional) you might want to think about getting a Hang On Tank Protein Skimmer (HOT SKIMMER), and don't skip on lighting, if anything you will need at least a 40watt light fixture and that is just for some of the "easy to keep" anemones and corals.

 

[Jamieishard]

Bishop, you coming to my house on Saturday with Matt and JP?

Anyone else wanna come hang out, we could also do that trip to the state park that day, it's walking distance to my house.

I may be down.....maybe ill bring my friend leah...and our bikes.

 

[crazy clowntang]

About the live sand, you really don't need your sand bed to be all live sand. You can buy one bag of live sand and three bags of crushed coral. This will introduce the beneficial bacteria from live sand and help the tank cycle faster and introduce copepods and ampipods that are food for fish and anemones.
P.S. Trust Matt and me, DO NOT BUY MAROON CLOWNFISH, THEY ARE BULLIES AND WILL TIP OVER ANY ANEMONE, CORAL, ROCKS, OR ANYTHING THE CAN MOVE. THEY WILL ALSO ATTACK YOU WHEN CLEANING THE TANK. BTW MINES WAS NAMED "BULLDOZER" cuz everday he would rearrange the rock work.

 

[Frostyone]

Got to clear out the 30 in my fish room. I've got a 5" male Festae and a 5" Burundi Frontosa, 25 bucks each. I'll post pics later.

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[bigd00d00]

You will be suprised as small as a 20 gallon is, it can add up. You will need a hydrometer or refractometer to mix the salt properly. Also if you keep invertabrates (anemones,corals, shrimp) you will need 100% pure freshwater (to mix salt), either buy RO water at wal-malrt, LFS or buy an RODI UNIT to produce clean water. Copper in the water will kill invertabrates and it helps stop the growth of hair alge and other alge that can over take the tank. If you only keep fish, it will be ok, I use Prime water conditioner. You will also need a small power head to have some water movement cuz some (most) anemones are fliter feeders,some eat mysis shrimp and need the water movement to stay alive, which also means you might have dose plankton and other food for filter feeders. Don't forget a heater, it is also vital for the survival of anemones or other invertabrates. Also if you want (optional) you might want to think about getting a Hang On Tank Protein Skimmer (HOT SKIMMER), and don't skip on lighting, if anything you will need at least a 40watt light fixture and that is just for some of the "easy to keep" anemones and corals.

thanks for the detail info! I already have an extra heater and t5 w/10k&actinic bulbs. As far as the pure freshwater, i have this 2 stage undersink filter in the kitchen from lowes that is connected to the sink. will it work?