Basic things you will need in setting up a marine aquarium

[hendergk]

I just purchase a 102 gallon tank with a cabinet. I want to make it into a FOWLR aquarium. Can someone point me into the right direction to buy the equipment to get this up and running in the coming months? I gotten a quote from a shop in Manila 100K to setup it up with equipment and fish. smh. Any assistance is appreciated.

[seth]

check out our sponsors. Since it will only be FOWLR, lighting it need not be expensive. Even a couple of NO T5s or inexpensive lights would suffice.

What I suggest is you focus on your filtration and circulation system, get a nice skimmer, a DC return pump and a couple of wavemakers, get some filter mats and maybe activated carbon as well. Having a well lit and well arranged refugium would be a nice addition too.

Even if it's just FOWLR, keep nutrients low and parameters in check. Better that than losing fishes. Especially expensive ones.

Aquariatech has good skimmers and equipments, FEV Marine have DC pumps, NSW and other filtration needs.

Try to have a quarantine tank too.

[Excalibur26]

Hi Guys, newbie here. I started reading the board this last couple of days and I appreciate all the information. Very educating!

Un nga lng sumablay ako.. went to cartimar last saturday to buy a freshwater setup but when I saw saltwater setups, I fell in love with it the first time i saw it. So what I did was to canvass around the area. I never had any experience with SW aquarium so mali ko na sales talk ako ng wala sa oras... I should have researched first... so ang ending, napabili ako ng setup worth 5K package daw un.

What I got was 10 live corals, 10 live rocks, white sand and shells, 20 fishes of my choice and ang kicker dun, 20G lang ung aquarium so at first i was really happy for such a bargain and the 20G is just enough for me kasi ilalagay ko lng sa study table ko. Ung aquarium ko nga pla is ung may cover na sa ibabaw na may kasamang filter and lighting. Sabi nung nagtinda sa akin paguwi ko, ilagay ko lng ang tubig then ilagay ko na rin ung isda ng sabay. bnigyan ako ng 2 malaking plastic ng tubig na ginagamit na nila sa mga aquarium nila, hydrometer, fish food, calcium and reef something (nagiging blue ung reaction ng tubig pag pinatak). wala akong kaalam alam na iba pla ang setup ng FOWLR sa reef. iba pla ang needs nun... so for experts, alam nyo na ang ending hahaha..

sa ngaun, 2 na lang ang nabubuhay kong LS, 2/20!!! corals ko inalis ko na ung iba I only have 5/10 and 4 live rocks. after nun nagresearch na ko and I found this site. I guess it's better late than never... good thing sa binilan ko is may "warranty" ung LS. pag may namatay, ibalik ko lng daw sa kanila at papalitan nila. pero tinapon ko na ung mga LS ko at pinicturan ko na lng dahil wala akong time pumunta pag weekdays dahil sa work so wait ako till saturday.

Sa ngaun, im still in the midst of setting up a reef pero sa nangyari sa akin baka I'll settle down with FOWLR first.. so ngaun, I am currently treating my LS with some solution and I hope magsurvive silang 2... wala akong binago sa setup ko af of today and my LS are looking better kahit naka reef pa rin ang setup ko. Note wala akong skimmer, mamahaling lights or chiller. I think I will conduct an experiment with those 2... BTW, wala akong water test kit... ang meron lng ako hydrometer... d ko alam ang PH ng aquarium ko sa ngaun.. nitrate or nitrite.. in other words, nagsasayang lng ako...

For other newbies katulad ko na walang alam sa ganitong hobby, i hope you find this experience as a lesson. hindi basta basta tong hobby na to. it needs time, effort, patience and money... I will set up a new system maybe next week... I will update you guys. Sorry sa mahabang kwento!

[meekosbc]

[kapitbahay]

good pm po. ask ko lang po kung kailang ang light sa cycling time?

ano po ang recommended light nyo? thank you

[seth]

@kapitbahay no need. Pwede ka rin naman maglagay kaso mauunang dumami yung algae. Yung ilalagay mong ilaw depende na iyan sa balak mong alagaan. T5s at LEDs ang pinaka-practical para sa klima natin.

@meekosbc bro, medyo matagal nang inactive si brader chonglai. Hindi naman absolute yung ginamit niyang rule, pero kung susundin mo iyan, yung volume lang ng DT yung isinama sa computation. Kung liverock ang gagamitin mo, piliin mong bato yung maraming butas and medyo magaan. Okay rin yung bato na maraming signs ng buhay. Yung ang purpose kung bakit tayo bumibili ng "liverock" in the first place.

[iamdhagz]

Good day reefers, its been days nung binasa ko yung thread na ito hehe but its worth the hours took for me on reading each and every post here.. hehe.. I have this idea on building ang customizing my tank pa comment nalang po mga sir kung tama ba yung setup ko. or I have to change something..

Here is my Schematics kung papaano ko sya isesetup


20g DT with 2 1" holes one for overflow 1 for Return
20g Sump 3 division
1 Return pump rated 100Gallon
DIY Skimmer with wood dulo
1 7500 air pump
DIY led lights


Tama po ba yung setup ko mga sir? or my dapat pa akong palitan.?

Plan ko po eh FOWLR lang muna saka na ako mag reef pipigilin ko muna sarili ko heheh until makuha ko na yung tamang pagalaga ng marine tank.

Question:
Kung bibili ako ng NSW sa cartimar and live sands and live rocks.. pwede ko na ba silang ilagay sa tank after ko ma rinse or need ko pa silang ibilad sa araw yung live rocks and i stock ko muna yung NSW?

[CreepngDeth]

Mga masters., importante ba n bumili ng API saltwater kit? Or khit wag na? Balak ko palang mag start sana as a fowlr setup. Ok lng b n khit yung hydrometer lng?

[yose_]

[CreepngDeth]

Salamat po sa reply Sir Yose. I'll keep that in mind po.

[daopotterxy]

Hello Guys,

I am totally a newbie and noobs on saltwater aquarium, mahaba n un thread sana there's someone who can give me quick course pano aq mag setup ng aquarium...

i have 35-gallon tank at home, dati sa freshwater, wanted to convert it, i have jebo overhead filter and a skimmer, I bought liverocks and sand s cartimar too, plus un saltmix, and un prang thermometer, un hydrometer n may green mark.

i've been reading a lot about test kits, where can i buy? how much? what brand should i get?

and how do i perfectly cycle the water n ggmitan lang ng mix?

honestly, i tried putting in fish after 1 week, pero namamatay sila...

[ronald2135]

bro isa lang po ba si mang Jun na bilihan ng live rock sa cartimar baka magkamali ako ng bibilhan ng liverock

[bonalba]

Papano po mag set up ng protein skimmer

[aldwin]

[Red_D]

tanong lang po, total newbie and first time sa salt water set-up. Kailangan po ba talaga ng skimmer for a 15g tank? iba iba kasi nababasa ko