Marine Tanks

[Andy]

Are they as hard as people say to set up and maintain? I would like to get one set up but dont want to spend alot of time and effort on something that can go belly up at the first mistake. Any helpful input much appreciated!

[emma1974]

go here and have a good read loads of info and just for the record they aint that bad to look after.

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[Andy]

Wow looks pretty complicated to me!

[WeThePeople]

The bigger you go the easier it is to maintain, my local fish shop does a complete marine fish tank for £130, comes with everything inc uv steriliser and protien skimmer, 90l so its a healthy size too. The only thing putting me off at the moment is that its made of acrylic rather than glass.

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[Andy]

£130 seems pretty cheap. I have been reading up and the info is starting to make sense it just seems to be really really complicated. Do they make much noise?

[WeThePeople]

They should be silent, if your running a sump then you need a submerged wier or you get a gurgling sound. But they are mostly silent

Reefsafe do what they call "raids" its where they all meet up and go round the shops, they shops lay on food and a discount etc, i went on one yesterday, we visited 5 shops and people bought corals for £10 which would of normally cost £35 and what not. You can also post details of a product you want in the sponsor request forum and they all fight for your business by finding the lowest price for you. I think reefsuk do a similar thing Ideal for setting up on the cheap.

[Andy]

Sounds good thanks for your help! I just need to figure out what I actually need then...

[WeThePeople]

You have to do it the other way round mate, work out what you want to keep then see if you can afford it/want the gear. Some corals and inverts need metal hallide lights others dont, those are very expensive lights!!

[Andy]

I am gonna get my head in the books I bought and come back with a list of things I would like to keep!

[Penny]

Originally Posted by WeThePeople

The bigger you go the easier it is to maintain, my local fish shop does a complete marine fish tank for £130, comes with everything inc uv steriliser and protien skimmer, 90l so its a healthy size too. The only thing putting me off at the moment is that its made of acrylic rather than glass.

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Cant be that good then if its only that price lol
and the bigger you go doesnt mean the easier it is to maintain, as ive kept marine also.