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Hey guys, how is it going? This is my first time at reef2reef, and my first attempt at a saltwater tank. I've had a freshwater tank with goldfish for about a year now, and decided to take the leap and start a saltwater tank as well. So what I'm paling to have is a 20 Gallon tank with 2 clownfish and a cleanup crew. I want to keep it simple, no reef yet. Se if I can keep them alive for a while.
So I've been doing some research, watching many videos and asking people about what to do and how to start this tank.
At the moment I'm have already filled up the tank with 20 pounds of live stand, some dry rock and have a aquaclear 50 running. I'm trying to start the nitrogen cycle on it.
So I have a few questions about what are the necesssey things to do to keep clownfish well and alive.
- Do I need to use RODI water, or is tap water using Prime fine for this?
- Do I need to use live rock to start the nitrogen cycle?
- Can someone look at the picture of my tank an tell me if there is enough rock/space for clownfish? And if the SongeBob decorations are suitable or not for clownfish?
- Will I have problems using the same buckets for my saltwater tank and my freshwater tank? Is there any risk of cross contamination?
I think this are my questions for now, please feel free to give me any extra advice.
Thanks a lot for reading the post and helping me start my new tank.
I'll keep reading about it and try to be a responsble fish owner. Hehehe
Thanks a lot!
Have a great day,
Hugo Garcia
So I've been doing some research, watching many videos and asking people about what to do and how to start this tank.
At the moment I'm have already filled up the tank with 20 pounds of live stand, some dry rock and have a aquaclear 50 running. I'm trying to start the nitrogen cycle on it.
So I have a few questions about what are the necesssey things to do to keep clownfish well and alive.
- Do I need to use RODI water, or is tap water using Prime fine for this?
- Do I need to use live rock to start the nitrogen cycle?
- Can someone look at the picture of my tank an tell me if there is enough rock/space for clownfish? And if the SongeBob decorations are suitable or not for clownfish?
- Will I have problems using the same buckets for my saltwater tank and my freshwater tank? Is there any risk of cross contamination?
I think this are my questions for now, please feel free to give me any extra advice.
Thanks a lot for reading the post and helping me start my new tank.
I'll keep reading about it and try to be a responsble fish owner. Hehehe
Thanks a lot!
Have a great day,
Hugo Garcia