Emergency Aquarium? Questions!

jnegvesky

jnegvesky

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Hey everyone! Ok, so there's this amazing pet store by our house that just added marine fish, filters, corals, basecly everything. Every month they create a 30 gal aquarium with a false percula clown fish, a fake coral, heater, filter, food, water, and tank for $113.00. I really wanna buy this tank, and it seems to be a good price. And they have other fish that I can add in without having to cycle it. Should I do it, or worry? Plus, I really don't want real coral... just fake coral cause I don't want to feed my coral as well, plus it's cheaper. And their people seem to know a lot about aquariums, even though I already probably know more. Can you please tell me what you'd do? Thanks!
 
jnegvesky

jnegvesky

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Yea, I had an account before but I forgot my username and password.
Yea, I know a lot about aquariums but I wasn't sure about this.
 
jnegvesky

jnegvesky

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Nope, I was going to get one and I had it cycling and of course the day it was ready to be used my mom called some guy over to dump it out cause it was taking up space and nothing was in it. -_- So yes... this is my first take.
 
mr. limpid

mr. limpid

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Just my 2 cent. It good deal on a 30gal tank is tall or long, still good deal either way just asking? Does it come with a light, what filtration does it have hang on the back filter, sand bottom, any rocks in it?
 
jnegvesky

jnegvesky

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It comes with a heater, filter, shell almost sand on the buttom, it came with only one piece of artificial coral, but I bought another and put it under super super hot water for about 10 minutes. It does have the filter on the back. At the pet shop they have a special guy who tends for the fish, and was a previous marine store owner and he put it together. So we asked him if there was anything else he needed and he said we got everything. Also, he gave us the foods and stuff as well.
 
mr. limpid

mr. limpid

Active Member
Sound like a good start. But, you need more stuff, lol never enough stuff. You'll need something to measure salinity, I suggest a refrator meter, RO water for top off, Add some live rock for extra filtration. Eventually you need to do water change, items you'll need: 2 gallon bucket; air pump with hose small rock (same as the LR) rubber band hose to rock to keep it at bottom of bucket; salt mix; RO water. You'll want to change water 1.5 gallon every 2 weeks. The food the store provided, was it flake? If so best to get some frozen prepared food, much better for the clown. Welcome to the world of salt water.
 
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