initial outlay to a 3ft tank

[Neored5]

Hi

Can anyone give me a list of items i will need to set up a 3ft marine tank,
excluding all livestock...i need a list for Pumps and filters etc...I am
very new to this idea and need some direction as to what i need and how much
things will cost..

Is it very hard to maintain a good marine tank compared to a tropical tank.?

Thx

Neored5

[Dragon Slayer]

its dependant on if your going to go with FO (fish only) FOWLR (fish only w/
live rock) or full blown Reef.

if you can give what you intend to make the tank into from the list above
i'd be glad to give you more details.

kc

"Neored5" > wrote in message
...
> Hi
>
> Can anyone give me a list of items i will need to set up a 3ft marine
tank,
> excluding all livestock...i need a list for Pumps and filters etc...I am
> very new to this idea and need some direction as to what i need and how
much
> things will cost..
>
> Is it very hard to maintain a good marine tank compared to a tropical
tank.?
>
> Thx
>
> Neored5
>
>
>
>

[Neored5]

Hi

I would like a reef but would more than likely end up with live rock as this
would be the cheaper option...

thx


Dragon Slayer > wrote in message
...
> its dependant on if your going to go with FO (fish only) FOWLR (fish only
w/
> live rock) or full blown Reef.
>
> if you can give what you intend to make the tank into from the list above
> i'd be glad to give you more details.
>
> kc
>
> "Neored5" > wrote in message
> ...
> > Hi
> >
> > Can anyone give me a list of items i will need to set up a 3ft marine
> tank,
> > excluding all livestock...i need a list for Pumps and filters etc...I am
> > very new to this idea and need some direction as to what i need and how
> much
> > things will cost..
> >
> > Is it very hard to maintain a good marine tank compared to a tropical
> tank.?
> >
> > Thx
> >
> > Neored5
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
>

[Dragon Slayer]

if just going FOWLR then you don't need a lot of expensive lighting, you
could go with a power compact around 55 or 65 watts and get by nicely, you
could even go with standard NO (normal output) fluorescent lighting. with
the PC lighting you could keep some mushroom corals and polyps that do
nicely with low light and they come in a lot of colors that compliment any
tank.

a power head or two for circulation and 4" of sand bed. you would need at
least 1.5 lbs of live rock per gallon (dependant on density of rock) of tank
size for your filtration along with the sand bed but you don't need
additional electrical filters. a heater to prevent temp fluctuations and
RO/DI water to top off with is also a great idea.

that should about cover the initial outlay.

kc