Settin' up 4 a friend

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ogdog30

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Well, i'm settin' up a tank 4 a friend i told him i'd giv'em my 30gallon so, uhh, will a hang-on-back filter do all he wants is a FOWLR so what kind of set ups did you people do (you know no no so expensive ones :rolleyes: )
Please give stats.
Thanks! :happyfish
 
arkey.d

arkey.d

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30lbs Live Sand- $75
30lbs Live Rock -$120
2 Powerheads for Water Movement- $30
Saltmix-$16
and your Hang on the back filter
and a good book- Conscientious Marine Aquarist by Robert Fenner -$27
About $270 to start the tank up
The lighting that you get with the aquarium is fine for a fowlr and a skimmer is optional, but recommended especially for reefs.
 
nacl-man

nacl-man

Member
some other things you may need:
heater = $10-20
thermometer = $2-10 (go digital it is cool!)
hydrometer = $10 (need to measure salinity)
lights? = $40-50 for NO ballasts and bulbs (i think never bought them) if you don't have those
test kits = $60 for a good master kit $10-20 for the basics (NH3, trate & trite & PH)
then always budget another $50 for miscellaneous expenses so there are no surprises :)
if you start with nothing then it is hard IMO to get a tank going for less then $400-500... the initial costs are just so expensive. The tank is the cheapest part! :) :)
Cheers!
NaCl
 
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