zappbrannigan
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Hello, I am new to this forum i just thought id introduce myself and my tank.
Im American currently living in china. I dont know if any of you have had any experience with aquariuming in other countries but i decided to have a try durring the summer.
here is my tank,
its a little over 55 gallon, like 63 or something but its strangely shaped, its japanese i think imported to china.
the lighting has the blue(actinic) white(normal) and red kind, all high powered floresent, also japanese. but im not sure what it would be in american watts. its pretty bright though.
the filter is a canister filter, with the mesh filter, then the charcoal stuff and a bacteria harboring area in 3 layers, i think pretty much the same as western stuff. it is also japanese it sits under the tank in the cabinate stand thing
the heater is just a basic stick thing like everybody has. heats up to 45 degrees celcius.
I personally wanted very fine sand because i like the look of a few rocks in a field of white sand. i found most chinese salt water aquarists only use crushed coral, and not well crushed, about 3cm chunks but finally i was able to track down a nice grain of sand with some finely crushed coral in it.
the rock is a live rock i got the guy at the aquarium store to sell me. live rock in china is rare and good pieces are highly contested. he wanted me to use some bacteria in a bottle stuff to start the cycle but i persisted in telling him i want to do it as naturally as possible,
strange note, in china LFS owners are called "fish friends"
finally the animals
first thing i got was a percula clown fish and a bubble tip anemone (in chinese called a niple anemone) and i got a blue damsel (little blue fish)
(can somebody please tell me if the anemone looks healthy? it seems to me like its fine but im not experienced in anemones)
i am letting those settle in then later im hoping to buy something like a tang or something. the choices here are really limited.
but the price, thats what makes me feel good when i look at the tank..
in total for everything(everything as in tank lights sand fish everything everything!) i spent less than 200 US dollars and everything is brand new in box.
the individual prices
tank+stand with cover and empty light fixtures 90 dollars
sand - 25 dollars (i thought was too expensive)
a 15 pound live rock - 2 dollars
HO florescent light bulbs(white blue and red) - 13 dollars for 3
canister filter with all tubing - 30 dollars
bubble tip anemone - 2 dollars
damelfish - 2 dollars (the most not worth the price fish i ever bought)
percula - 2 dollars
anybody have comments or suggestions especially advice about if my anemone looks healthy id apprieciate it,
thanks
Im American currently living in china. I dont know if any of you have had any experience with aquariuming in other countries but i decided to have a try durring the summer.
here is my tank,
its a little over 55 gallon, like 63 or something but its strangely shaped, its japanese i think imported to china.
the lighting has the blue(actinic) white(normal) and red kind, all high powered floresent, also japanese. but im not sure what it would be in american watts. its pretty bright though.
the filter is a canister filter, with the mesh filter, then the charcoal stuff and a bacteria harboring area in 3 layers, i think pretty much the same as western stuff. it is also japanese it sits under the tank in the cabinate stand thing
the heater is just a basic stick thing like everybody has. heats up to 45 degrees celcius.
I personally wanted very fine sand because i like the look of a few rocks in a field of white sand. i found most chinese salt water aquarists only use crushed coral, and not well crushed, about 3cm chunks but finally i was able to track down a nice grain of sand with some finely crushed coral in it.
the rock is a live rock i got the guy at the aquarium store to sell me. live rock in china is rare and good pieces are highly contested. he wanted me to use some bacteria in a bottle stuff to start the cycle but i persisted in telling him i want to do it as naturally as possible,
strange note, in china LFS owners are called "fish friends"
finally the animals
first thing i got was a percula clown fish and a bubble tip anemone (in chinese called a niple anemone) and i got a blue damsel (little blue fish)
(can somebody please tell me if the anemone looks healthy? it seems to me like its fine but im not experienced in anemones)
i am letting those settle in then later im hoping to buy something like a tang or something. the choices here are really limited.
but the price, thats what makes me feel good when i look at the tank..
in total for everything(everything as in tank lights sand fish everything everything!) i spent less than 200 US dollars and everything is brand new in box.
the individual prices
tank+stand with cover and empty light fixtures 90 dollars
sand - 25 dollars (i thought was too expensive)
a 15 pound live rock - 2 dollars
HO florescent light bulbs(white blue and red) - 13 dollars for 3
canister filter with all tubing - 30 dollars
bubble tip anemone - 2 dollars
damelfish - 2 dollars (the most not worth the price fish i ever bought)
percula - 2 dollars
anybody have comments or suggestions especially advice about if my anemone looks healthy id apprieciate it,
thanks
