Getting a friend into saltwater... Need help
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mike22cha
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Well I just talked with the friend. His dad is worried it's too much work and not worth it but I convienced him otherwise. Now it is up to conviencing the dad. I showed my buddy the fish he can keep like a pair of clowns or cardinals, and went through different inverts that'd be good.
I told him how little work a 10% water change would be and how little money it will be. There is still hope!
I told him how little work a 10% water change would be and how little money it will be. There is still hope!
coral keeper
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A 10% water change is only 1 gallon for a 10 gallon tank. I do a 1 gallon water change every week for my 8 gallon bio cube so thats about 15% water change every week, and its SUPER easy to do a 1 gallon water change every week! Good luck trying to convince his dad into saltwater! How many watts are those T-5 lights?
reef diver
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Ok, so 400 bucks max, yes that "skilter filter" = great, I used it on my old quarantine. 10% per week is actually a bit excessive IMO heres a tip, go to wallyworld, pickup one of the powerfilters there, the large kind $20 here , remove the top. Fill the compartments w/ LR, get 2 small 6500k lights+fixtures $20 each, put chaeto above the LR in the chambers. Intstant refuge. This makes for (nearly) maintenance free 10g, and you dont need to do water changes NEARLY as much.
mike22cha
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So use the skimmer/filter as filter then get that pump that is shown on the link for a refegium? What size should he use? 10% water change is only 1g a week which doesn't seem bad to me. He would if he did do the 10% get a 5g contaner and buy sw from a lfs and keep it in his room and take out a gallon and put in a gal each weekend. I guess if he get's a refeguim, then maybe that will shorten the water changes to every other week 1g?
reef diver
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Yes
That was my point, make it as easy as possible for him, less waterchanges that you need to do the better IMO. Lower costs in the end too, basically a 10gal bucket of saltwater would last him 10 weeks at 1 waterchange per week, or if he has a refuge, its 1g change every other week, so that 10gal lasts 10 weeks, or 5 months, and at 30 bucks for a bucket of saltwater, that refuge more than covers its cost
That was my point, make it as easy as possible for him, less waterchanges that you need to do the better IMO. Lower costs in the end too, basically a 10gal bucket of saltwater would last him 10 weeks at 1 waterchange per week, or if he has a refuge, its 1g change every other week, so that 10gal lasts 10 weeks, or 5 months, and at 30 bucks for a bucket of saltwater, that refuge more than covers its cost
reef diver
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Why would you remove 1, just add a refuge, more filtration the better, and I wouldnt chance it
lil' tanker
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hi I'm Mike22cha's friend that is starting a new tank tell me what fish and inverts etc. I should get for a 10g.
nietzsche
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Originally Posted by MIKE22cha
Hey what kind of corals can he keep under those T-5's? Clams? I need everything and anything to convince him!
yeah but its not recommended to keep clams in small tanks because of the fluctuations that occur. things can change so quickly in a small tank
Hey what kind of corals can he keep under those T-5's? Clams? I need everything and anything to convince him!
yeah but its not recommended to keep clams in small tanks because of the fluctuations that occur. things can change so quickly in a small tank
nietzsche
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Originally Posted by MIKE22cha
I know. That is part of my evil scheme, LOL. Now we're going through a large
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site that sells just about everything going through ricorida and zoanthid corals and such.LOL
you should show him the different types of awesome zoanthids there are and different types of LPS too. thats cool though, you guys will be able to frag and trade
I know. That is part of my evil scheme, LOL. Now we're going through a large
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site that sells just about everything going through ricorida and zoanthid corals and such.LOL
you should show him the different types of awesome zoanthids there are and different types of LPS too. thats cool though, you guys will be able to frag and trade