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thomas712
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Good tank to start off with is either a 30 gallon or 55 gallon.
You will most likely spend as much on lighiting as you will on the tank+stand+canopy and then some. If you are going for an anemone then I suggest the 55 gallon tank, for lighting for say a BTA bubble tip anemone you will at least need 380 to 440 watts of VHO lighting, the lighting alone would cost near $300 dollars closer to $275. However when talking anemones Metal halide lights are the best, and you can double or triple the cost right there, just to give you and idea.
Spend a few days reading in this forum and in the Reef forum for some ideas, then decide on the size tank you want and we can help you set it up, then If you still want an anemone you should wait until the tank has matured a bit and stablized for about 6 months or a year.
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Thomas
Good tank to start off with is either a 30 gallon or 55 gallon.
You will most likely spend as much on lighiting as you will on the tank+stand+canopy and then some. If you are going for an anemone then I suggest the 55 gallon tank, for lighting for say a BTA bubble tip anemone you will at least need 380 to 440 watts of VHO lighting, the lighting alone would cost near $300 dollars closer to $275. However when talking anemones Metal halide lights are the best, and you can double or triple the cost right there, just to give you and idea.
Spend a few days reading in this forum and in the Reef forum for some ideas, then decide on the size tank you want and we can help you set it up, then If you still want an anemone you should wait until the tank has matured a bit and stablized for about 6 months or a year.
Still want to do this?
Thomas
clueless
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Thanks a lot, I didn't know it would cost so much... I have never had any salt water fish, just goldfish and a few betas, they were just something little and neat looking in my room...is there anyway I could like buy a little tank, like 15-20 gallon and keep it in there for a while and wait until it has gotten used to it. Or do I have to buy a really big tank first... thx again
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giraffemaster
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Just so you know, I think that anemones can do just as well in a tank with VHO lighting as they will in a tank with metal halide lighting. I've had my anemone or one of its clones for over 5 years under VHO lighting.
I don't think you will want to try to keep an anemone in any tank smaller than 40 gallons. The reason being that if your levels get out of control there is more room for error when there is more water.
Also try to keep other things before you get the anemone. The clownfish for example. Anemones are hard to keep for most people so don't rush into it.
I don't think you will want to try to keep an anemone in any tank smaller than 40 gallons. The reason being that if your levels get out of control there is more room for error when there is more water.
Also try to keep other things before you get the anemone. The clownfish for example. Anemones are hard to keep for most people so don't rush into it.
giraffemaster
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Yes you can. They are just happier with an anemone.
When I started with salt water my first fish was an ocellaris clownfish in a 20 gallon tank.
When I started with salt water my first fish was an ocellaris clownfish in a 20 gallon tank.
viper_930
Active Member
You basically have to buy the same things:
tank
stand
powerheads
skimmer
salt
heater
liverock
sand
and lights, but the lights do not have to be strong if there are no photosynthetic corals or animals, like anemones. With just the fish, you can just use the kind of lights like for freshwater.
tank
stand
powerheads
skimmer
salt
heater
liverock
sand
and lights, but the lights do not have to be strong if there are no photosynthetic corals or animals, like anemones. With just the fish, you can just use the kind of lights like for freshwater.
