i am starting a sw tank for shrimps

[Temo]

wow this is soo awsome and will be soo costy.
well i want to get 2 Lysmata amboinensis or Peppermint Shrimp (http://reefscavengers.com/peppermint.html)
and niko help me alots on it,
i know that i can i have two shrimps in a 5 gal
and i need light, any recoment lighting for the shirmps and coral?
what kind of sand can i use, and what is the best coral for a big noob like me and it's easy to care for, oh and doesnt need hight lighting.
what kind of filter do i need?
d
oes they need air?
and how to keep everythings perfects for them
and please tell me and give me tips on many things that i need to know , and hjow to set up/mantage the tank.
tahnks, temo

[Grins]

The shrimp don't have any special lighting needs but your coral most likely will. For low light corals in a nano tank I'd personally look at zoanthids. You will need circulation yes, not sure if a Koralia nano will work in a 5g, someone with a smaller nano might know on that and your other questions.

[Temo]

lol i might get a 10 gal, but do i have to get real live coral?

[Grins]

No, you don't need to get live coral...although frags of zoas for a 5g will probably cost less than some of the fake corals...and they'll not need scrubbed clean all the time.

[Temo]

hum, but i dont geta bout the gravity thing and the others stuffs about sw

[Reefscape]

hum, but i dont geta bout the gravity thing and the others stuffs about sw


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