Question about fish only tanks.. (1 Viewer)

[gmod]

I will soon to be purchasing a 75-100gal tank...Havint decided on size yet...Will the Fluval FX5 canister filter be enough to run just a fish only tank...I havint really seen anyone here really talk about the requirements of a fish only tank...Thanks

 

[gmod]

noone here can give me some help on this???

 

[jhand]

Your setting up a freshwater tank correct?

 

[gmod]

No saltwater....If the fish only tanks are not as demanding as the reef

 

[jhand]

Ok, earlier in one of your PMs you mentioned setting up a freshwater tank. Yes a fish only is a little less demanding and wont require intense lighting. Still need to keep up with water changes and if your going to have lots of big fish, a good skimmer will be important.

 

[gmod]

what would you recommend if was to buy 1 of the 28g nano cubes...with the quad lights...Could i still put some life rock in with the stock lighting...and want would you recommend as far fish...

 

[gmod]

Wow thanks guys...lots of help here

 

[Ophiura]

I am not, in general, a fan of cannister filters. IMO, it will possibly be sufficient, depending on the type of fish. If an aggressive tank, no, I would consider it underfiltered, definitely if you don't intend to have a skimmer (not sure of your plans).

One issue to consider, apart from the holidays and people not being around much, is that your questions are very broad. And people respond better to specifics.

Yes, you can keep LR and probably several low light corals in a stock nanocube. You can put live rock in a tank with no lights whatsoever.

 

[gmod]

I am not, in general, a fan of cannister filters. IMO, it will possibly be sufficient, depending on the type of fish. If an aggressive tank, no, I would consider it underfiltered, definitely if you don't intend to have a skimmer (not sure of your plans).

One issue to consider, apart from the holidays and people not being around much, is that your questions are very broad. And people respond better to specifics.

Yes, you can keep LR and probably several low light corals in a stock nanocube. You can put live rock in a tank with no lights whatsoever.

Ok picked up a Oceanic 29g biocube..Stock lighting is as follows
1-36w True Actnic 03 blue
1-36w 10,000k Daylight
3-75watt Lunar blue Moon glow LED
Ive got it running with Aroganite sand And will be putting the Skimmer in also once it has cycled...
The guidance i need is how much liverock should i put in??
How many fish Should i do?(Recommendations appreciated)
What corals Should I start with?

Thanks for all the help so far..

 

[flipside]

The search button is your friend.

So, this isn't a FOWLR thread after all, huh? Yeah... We all understand.

 

[jhand]

I am not, in general, a fan of cannister filters. IMO, it will possibly be sufficient, depending on the type of fish. If an aggressive tank, no, I would consider it underfiltered, definitely if you don't intend to have a skimmer (not sure of your plans).

One issue to consider, apart from the holidays and people not being around much, is that your questions are very broad. And people respond better to specifics.

Yes, you can keep LR and probably several low light corals in a stock nanocube. You can put live rock in a tank with no lights whatsoever.

Ok picked up a Oceanic 29g biocube..Stock lighting is as follows
1-36w True Actnic 03 blue
1-36w 10,000k Daylight
3-75watt Lunar blue Moon glow LED
Ive got it running with Aroganite sand And will be putting the Skimmer in also once it has cycled...
The guidance i need is how much liverock should i put in??
How many fish Should i do?(Recommendations appreciated)
What corals Should I start with?

Thanks for all the help so far..

How much live rock will depend on what kind of "look" you want...you can put alot in and have a rock wall or fruit stand look or you can make a nice small island or something and leave room for corals, less will also obviously give your fish more swimming room. Maybe you could start out with 15-25 lbs and see how that looks. A pair of nice clowns would be be good along with a wrasse of some sort. Whatever you decide on make sure it stays fairly small.
Some good corals to start with would be some mushrooms, zoas, frogspawn, hammer, gsp, kenya trees, colt coral, acans....

Hope this helps.

 

[gmod]

Hey thanks man...That has really helped me...I do like the Small Island Which seems to be the way most do it in this tank...Right now it looks like its gonna be awhile before the tanks clears up..I guess i didnt wash the aroganite Sand well enough....I would have gone with the Corallife stuff you dont have to wash but I was going to go with a cichlid tank...
I didnt mess this up already by not washing the Aroganite sand well enough did I??

Thanks again..

 

[jhand]

Not washing the sand enough wont be an issue, it will clear up. Also there is no need to wait on installing the skimmer, if you have it now hook it up.

 

[gmod]

Not washing the sand enough wont be an issue, it will clear up. Also there is no need to wait on installing the skimmer, if you have it now hook it up.

I was thinking about getting this one...But it eliminates the existing bioballs..Is this a good idea..I really dont want to mess with the one that uses a wood Airstone...unless you think that would be better and keeping the bioballs in place...Thanks again you are really putting me on the right track..

 

[gmod]

Oops forgot link

http://www.freshmarine.com/cpr-protein-skimmer-sr3.html

 

[jhand]

I'm really not familiar enough with nanos to comment on that skimmer, hopefully someone else will chime in.

 

[gmod]

but what about completely eliminating the bioballs that are there so you can actually put this thing in...I was wondering if that is more harm than good..

 

[majikmike9999]

I had a 29 BC, I started with the bio balls and after searching many posts decided to pull them out after a year and go with just live rock. do a search for biocube mods. The tank is meant to be plug and play and for the most part it is. the problem i understand with the bio balls is that over time they build up with detrius? i think that is how it is spelled, anyway i cut a window in the black coating on my tank to allow the light to go through to the rocks and had lots of success with this as my tank was against a window. you will see where others set up lights and do all sorts of neat things with macro algae and such. I think the skimmer is probably the best choice if you get a quality one and maitain it regularly. me i travel quite a bit so was going for ease of maintenance for my wife. Saphire aquatics supposedly makes a really good skimmer for that tank go to google and search for skimmers for that tank, but personally that is the one i would try since i have heard the best things about its fit and performance plus they look cool.

As for the display i had a rotating head in mine which i really liked it helped stir up the surface water. Also I really had mine loaded with rock, of course this has to do with your aquascaping and personal preferance but the more the better so long as you have good flow as this adds to the biological skimming aspect of the tank. which comes around to power heads there are many ways to go i had 2 in my tank just to keep the water from getting stagnant in any one area. These tanks are great because of their all inclusiveness but that is also what makes them dangerous in the sense that things can change really quickly in a realitivly short amount of time. my suggestion would be to use the internet and research every aspect of your build from the aquascaping to the placement and types of coral you get, believe me it will save you time, money and heartache in the end also start off slow and small until your tank is well established. you may want to check out reef central for your searchs as it is a world wide forum with tons of info i did one for aquascaping and there are tons of pics to give you ideas. And yes there is a wealth of knowledge here but sometimes you have to be very specific in your questions as there are so many different aspects of this hobby.
Good luck and hope this helps

 

[majikmike9999]

oh yeah, please put your location in your signature info or whatever it is, there may be people that live near you that are willing to give you hands on help to make sure you are setting everything up correctly, plus it helps when trading corals, rock, and livestock

 

[flipside]

oh yeah, please put your location in your signature info or whatever it is, there may be people that live near you that are willing to give you hands on help to make sure you are setting everything up correctly, plus it helps when trading corals, rock, and livestock

Great suggestion, M&M9's! The forums are great, but seeing/learning from others you meet is always the best way to do this hobby right.