Hello, i am new to marine aquatics (or saltwater) and i don't know where to start my tank size is 30 gallons and i have around 500$ to spend on just the equipment can someone experienced please tell me everything i need. ( i know about the live rock and live sand and corals and such).
Where to start?
- Thread starter Zarmak
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Im experienced enough i guess.Not all fish can be kept with corals,either.but you probably know that.anyway,you will need a good filteration system,stable water conditions because salties are more sensitive to change so basically you should keep the temp,salt,ph and so on the same.Next you should have a protein skimmer for good results.you need to know what fish to buy.For starters you might want damsels,clowns,blennys,cardinalfish,chromis,hawkfish,wrasses,and possibly dwarf lionfish.you might also want to put feeder shrimp in there and let them breed so the fish will have a snack.of course you will still need to feed them what ever special food they require.Skimmers can be expensive,ive seen over 200$.most are like 100+.I just you might also want a biowheel.pm me for more info.
1st thing you should do is go to www.reefcentral.com & find the closest reef club to you. Start posting there. Lots of folks selling off their live rock for cheap & used equipment, like skimmers. I'd go for a Backpac skimmer. You can by frags of corals for cheap from fellow reefers, too.