New to Reef and Marines

[Mickey_owen7]

Hey guys, i'm a discus keeper who is new to marines, i want to keep a reef tank with a couple of small fish in a 64 litre (18gallon) tank, just to gain some experience. Any pointers such as equiptment, water chemistry, corals, fish. Greatly appreciated, thanks.

[Mickey_owen7]

Would i need a protien skimmer? How about lights?

[Dee]

Hi Mickey,

Your best bet it to head over to - http://www.masa.asn.au/phpBB2

Join up, introduce yourself and ask as many questions as you can ... Research is the key to marines and reef tanks.

Good luck mate.

Dee

[Tommo]

Or head to http://www.reefaquariumforum.com/

And ask a few questions :)

[Mickey_owen7]

Thanks everyone. My nano reef is well on the way. I'm mantis or pistol hunting at the moment. lol

[Tommo]

Good luck catching them :)

[nicholas76]

Thanks everyone. My nano reef is well on the way. I'm mantis or pistol hunting at the moment. lol

despite what is said about them mate, if they are doing no harm ...let them be.

[Mickey_owen7]

Lol, yeah thanks.

[Tommo]

If you want to catch it , try and find out what peice of live rock it lives in , fill a bucket of your tank water, and then blast it out with a strong power head .

[nicholas76]

Any progress Mickey?

[Tommo]

How did you go , with the shrimp dude ?

i have 2 in my tank and have cause no damage :)

Cheers Andrew