Eclipse 12 gallon

[stang66200]

My friend is going to have an extra Eclipse 12 gallon tank soon. I've been debating setting up a small saltwater tank for a month or two. I currently have a 30 gallon freshwater tank with two albino oscars and a huge pleco. I also have a 10 gallon with guppies and a red tail shark (it's my g/f's tank).
Is the Eclipse 12 an okay set up for a small sw tank? I believe it has upgraded lighting. What else would I need in terms of equipment? I figure I would want some LR, LS, a clean up crew, a clown, a goby, and maybe a coral for the clown.
Any input would be great. Thanks.
:happyfish

 

[gobyboy06]

Well small tanks are harder to maintain than larger ones. You would need a heater, a thermometer, something for water movement, I would throw a small filter on the back ( Just because). The LR and LS are good choices :yes: What kind of lighting are you planing on using?

 

[stang66200]

You would get another filter in addition to the one already in the hood? Would a small power head help with water flow?

 

[gfk]

i had an eclipse 12. you just need a heater and its possible. i would suggest a powerhead maybe since the movement wasnt that great with the stock biowheel.

 

[gobyboy06]

Ya, a small powerhead would be great ! :joy:

 

[stang66200]

Thanks for the input.
With enough LR, LS, a power head, and the biowheel would 10% water changes be enough for 2-3 small fish and a clean up crew?

 

[gobyboy06]

TAKE OUT THE BIO-WHEEL! You dont want to have the bio-wheel on your filter just take it aout of the wheel! Allot of bad things you dont want for saltwater build up on the wheel!

 

[mazdaspeed]

Here's my eclipse 12... About the only thing that I have left from the eclipse is the tank I replaced everything else. It's kinda a small pic sorry but you get the general idea what is possible.

 

[stang66200]

Hi Mazda,
What equipment did you replace, and what did you replace it with? Your tanks looks great.

 

[mazdaspeed]

Well I completely replaced the hood, light, and filter. I am using an Aquaclear 300 hang on back filter as a filter/fuge, I put a 96w powerquad light over the tank from coralife. By doing all this the only peice of equipment I have in my tank is an aditional powerhead for water movement, my heater is in my hang on back filter so everything is nice and hidden.