Hello everyone, it has been a while since I've been on this forum with holidays and stuff, but now that everything is almost over, I am coming back with a plan
So as you may know, my plans for a large discus tank and a nano reef were crushed. I have found a compromise that is halfway between those two extremes.
I have a 29gallon freshwater aquarium and a 10gallon freshwater aquarium. They are inhabited by guppies and kribs and tetras and although I love my tanks, I am kinda getting bored of them
So my master plan is to convert the 29 gallon aquarium into a FOWLR aquarium, using the 10 gallon as a sump. Here is the layout of this plan:
-29 gallons
-30lbs live rock
- 4'' live sand
- good protein skimmer
- one or two powerheads
- existing HOB filter without filter pad, just carbon
NOW EXCITING PART... STOCKING LIST
- 2 ocellaris clown fish
- 1 firefish
- 1 coral beauty angelfish
- 1 bangaii cardinal fish
- 10 red leg hermit crabs
- snails??? (will they get eaten by hermits for their shells?)
so far i have a deal on a used skimmer, powerhead and test kit for 60$
30 lbs of live rock for 60$
I am planning on buying regular sand, which will become live sand by being colonized by the live rock
What kind of sand would be good??
I need to buy salt also... should I buy just enough or should i get one of those 160 gallon worth pails?
Do I need a reverse osmosis filter?? Theyre pretty expensive and I don't want to buy water from the LFS every time I need to top up the water in my tank.
Dechlorinated tap water isn't an option is it???
Oh btw, I made sure this one is actually going to go through The whole family is up for it and it is going to go well
So as you may know, my plans for a large discus tank and a nano reef were crushed. I have found a compromise that is halfway between those two extremes.
I have a 29gallon freshwater aquarium and a 10gallon freshwater aquarium. They are inhabited by guppies and kribs and tetras and although I love my tanks, I am kinda getting bored of them
So my master plan is to convert the 29 gallon aquarium into a FOWLR aquarium, using the 10 gallon as a sump. Here is the layout of this plan:
-29 gallons
-30lbs live rock
- 4'' live sand
- good protein skimmer
- one or two powerheads
- existing HOB filter without filter pad, just carbon
NOW EXCITING PART... STOCKING LIST
- 2 ocellaris clown fish
- 1 firefish
- 1 coral beauty angelfish
- 1 bangaii cardinal fish
- 10 red leg hermit crabs
- snails??? (will they get eaten by hermits for their shells?)
so far i have a deal on a used skimmer, powerhead and test kit for 60$
30 lbs of live rock for 60$
I am planning on buying regular sand, which will become live sand by being colonized by the live rock
What kind of sand would be good??
I need to buy salt also... should I buy just enough or should i get one of those 160 gallon worth pails?
Do I need a reverse osmosis filter?? Theyre pretty expensive and I don't want to buy water from the LFS every time I need to top up the water in my tank.
Dechlorinated tap water isn't an option is it???
Oh btw, I made sure this one is actually going to go through The whole family is up for it and it is going to go well