29 g tank

[slick]

ok I am going to srt up my 29g tank but not as a reef tank. Just a fo tank. My ? is I am on very limited budget so can I set this up with out a skimmer. Just a hang on back type filter.

 

[slick]

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[aileena]

A good hang on penguin will cost you about 40$ if I were you I would buy a CPR backpack skimmer. You can get them online on ---- for like 100$ I got mine used at a fish store for 80$ If you heavily stock your tank you definetly need one of these. If you get the CPR its good for up to 60g! even if you upgrade to a 55g it will still work.

 

[nm reef]

A 29 gal with a mature/diverse DSB and approximately 30 or more lbs of quality lr would work...but the addition of a skimmer (I like the CPR bacpac 2r) would help ... my 55 fish only is basically the same type set-up(was without a skimmer for several months)...initially it developed a moderately high level of nitrates but since adding the skimmer things have stabalized.

 

[ifish]

My 29 Has a Fluval canister filter (50) but I wish I had gotten a HOB filter (CPR-125) (Remora-200)

 

[flamehawk]

If your going to invest in L/R and L/S then I would get the skimmer brfore the filter.

 

[slick]

thanks for the replies so far. I have a 90g reef tank with a dsb and lr so I don't want that in my 29g. For some reason I want to put cc in the bottom of this tank. It is only going to house a puffer fish and maybe one or two more fish. This tank is for my girlfriend. She is the one that wants the puffer. So I guess my question is what kind of filtration would you guys recomend for a lightly stocked 29g with just cc in the bottom.

 

[treble]

What pufferfish do you plan?

 

[slick]

not sure yet just planning for now

 

[treble]

Might I suggest a toby or sharpnose pufferfish. They would be able to live in there for the rest of there existance, but it would be a good idea that you upgrade to a 40-55 gallon within 2-3 years for a sharpnose pufferfish. Someotherfish I would suggest are grammas, gobies, and clownfish. Only 2 other fish I would recommend.