Could I do?

dmuddle

Could I do a 20 gallon clownfish tank. I really like clownfish and may be buying a 2nd 20 gallon tank to create a clownfish tank. Is it possible?

Tazman

yes it is possible.

Live rock 1-1.5lbs per gallon to act as your main filtration. Dry rock is also cheaper and will become live overtime.

Live sand, a few crabs and snails as Clean Up Crew.

It does get quite expensive to setup a saltwater tank so take this into account.

Tazman

Reefing Madness is the person who will help you the most..he has helped me an awful lot (see my thread on Beginner Questions / Checking)...I have a 29g tank with 2 clowns in it.

dmuddle

yea I am going for a couple of jobs at the moment to raise some "funds".

Reefing Madness

20g tank
200gph power head
no need for a skimmer doing 10% water changes weekly, you will just have to keep an eye on nitrates.
20-30lbs Live Rock
2-3" Sand Bed
Refractometer
small T-5 light
Thermometer
And your all set.

Reefing Madness

dmuddle

thanks and are you sure the no skimmer that would cut plenty of the cost out of it in australia

Reefing Madness

Not required in a 20g tank. As long as you watch your Nitrates, you can export those excess nutrients easily by just doing weekly water changes.

dmuddle

okay sweet that saves me a heap of money

dmuddle

What will cost me the most in a clownfish tank? besides the tank itself?