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I am a rookie and need to collect everything that i need to set up a fish only aquarium....i have the tank, salt, ph kit, timer, heater, sump all that crap.....What are some other things that i may have forgotten about that may not be needed but might be a luxury...besides ---!!!! Well i guess some people need it...
 

armageddon

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If you dont have any of these following they would help. Hydrometer, ammonia and nitrate test kit, algae magnets, a net, thermometer. Just some suggestions.
 

lurch694u

Member
some kind of biological filtration. IE wet/dry or bio wheel or protien skimmer and live rock etc or whatever...
 

nm reef

Active Member
A ton of patience...and a good book. I'd suggest "The Conscientious Marine Aquarist" by Fenner. Also all the information and research you can locate.:cool:
 

tony detroit

Active Member
SKIMMER, sterilizer too if fish only tank
and a rubbermaid container or another tank, and filtration/light to set up a quarantine tank. You can set up one for pretty cheap. You can get rubbermaid tubs for 30 bucks for a pretty good one.
Copper for the qt tank and copper test kit. Some peoply say hypo, whichever method you prefer.
Another fish net, catching fish with two nets will be much easier, trust me on that one
vitamin supplement, such as selcon
garlic
Frozen and flake foods, a few different types. Don't just buy brine shrimp and expect everything to be fine.
Seaweed selects or nori from the grocery store if you plan on keeping any herbivores, especially tangs
Buckets, and a hose to siphon water with
towels
substrate, rinse it if using CC
tap water dechlorinator
Airtube comes in handy for adjusting fish as well, but not totally necessary. The plastic spring clamps from the hardware store work pretty good too
Activated Carbon
 
THANKS EVERYONE IVE ACTUALLY THOUGHT OF MOST OF THOSE THINGS BUT THERE WERE A FEW THINGS THAT I DID NOT THINK OF THANKS ALL
 
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