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First off we are discussing converting a 30 gal to a marine tank. I was wonder what all i would need to do so?

The plan is to eventually have a little bit of live rock with an ananome and some clowns maybe an angel of some sort. fish stock will be decided later. Right now i am wonder what i would need to convert a freshwater tank to salt what all would i need?

Any differance in lighting For a small coral setup not looking for a coral tank just to house clowns.

With cycling do you just use damsles?
Fill me in here so i can go to the LFS and price what all i need so i can decide on start our first marine tank

Jake

Go to the FAQ and do a little reading.30g IMO is just too small.A 55 or a 75 is a better start.The small tanks are much harder to control the water parameters.
I thought my 75 would be fine but I wiah I had gone for a 180 or so to start.There is just so much more you can do with the larger tanks.

To answer your first q.
salt
power heads
HOB filter
hydrometer
substrate
live rock....will be your filter
daylite/actinic bulbs , MH for corals
You will cycle with the live rock...if you decide on fish only ,you can cycle with a cocktail shrimp.




Last edited by fishheadfred at 08-Jan-2005 17:59

I would reeeeaaaally recomend against an anemone in a small tank tank but some clowns sound like a good idea as they are hardy and can handle the water parameters flunctuating. Most anemones get to big and are to sensitive to water parameters to keep in such a small tank. Trust me i know i've had 3. and 2 have died. It was a nightmare!

Trust me i know i've had 3. and 2 have died. It was a nightmare!

They would do fine in that size tank....depending on the species. IMO, your problem with the anemone is that you are not taking your time stocking your tank. Let the tank mature before adding sensitive livestock. This way the tank is ready, and you (hopefully) have more experience and are ready to care for them.

They were a christmas gift, i learned that just one of um would have been so big that it would've taken up the entire bottome of the tank!

A 30g is not too small. My first s.w. tank was a 15g and it's not very hard to keep up at all. I'm getting ready to move it to a 46g bowfront though. I would skip on the anenome though.

Nemo

i would'nt skip the nem as long as you have good lighting and keep up with your tank matenice then you should be ok i mean i have been keeping marine for about 8 months now and i find that nems are the easyest things to keep next to you fish.