Hi! My husband and I are brand new to salt! We have a 20 something gallon aquarium that was a fresh tank until disease hit that we want to convert to a salt tank! We know smaller tanks are harder to maintain and less forgiving however we just don't have the space for a large tank due to living in military housing. We are wanting to have live rock & corals as well as a few fish. Naturally, we would like to have a clown. So! I guess lets get started with my questions!
First of all, with the small tank size I know I'm going to need a power head because of wanting corals. I've also been told t5 lighting is likely the best way to go for what we want to set up. But do I need to set up a sump?
If a sump is a necessary item am I better off setting that and the protein skimmer up during initial set up?
Will an underwater filtration system be needed or will a hang-on filter suffice?
Any other advice on initial set up and equipment necessities would be awesome as well possibly tank capacity for live rock/corals and when/how to properly introduce would be wonderful!!!
Thanks so much for any advice in advance :)
First of all, with the small tank size I know I'm going to need a power head because of wanting corals. I've also been told t5 lighting is likely the best way to go for what we want to set up. But do I need to set up a sump?
If a sump is a necessary item am I better off setting that and the protein skimmer up during initial set up?
Will an underwater filtration system be needed or will a hang-on filter suffice?
Any other advice on initial set up and equipment necessities would be awesome as well possibly tank capacity for live rock/corals and when/how to properly introduce would be wonderful!!!
Thanks so much for any advice in advance :)