New to Sw... Looking for beginners guide
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I found The New Marine Aquarium: Step-By-Step Setup & Stocking Guide to be a helpful book. But, by far, the best source of information has been forums like this one. Of course, it's not as simple as picking up a book... you need to hunt for it. The information is scattered, but is MUCH more extensive than any book you'll find.
But still, pick up a book or two, and/or start reading some of the beginner guides you can find on the web, which will "seed" you with enough basic information so that you can start to search for details found in old posts here and in other forums. And, on top of that, there are lots of people here willing to help.
Oh, and regarding your questions...
The best filtration system consists of a skimmer, live rock, and a good clean-up crew of detritivores. Live rock will take care of the biological filtration, the clean-up critters will handle uneaten food and solid waste, and the skimmer will remove dissolved organic compounds from the water before they even have a chance to break down.
--Mike
But still, pick up a book or two, and/or start reading some of the beginner guides you can find on the web, which will "seed" you with enough basic information so that you can start to search for details found in old posts here and in other forums. And, on top of that, there are lots of people here willing to help.
Oh, and regarding your questions...
The best filtration system consists of a skimmer, live rock, and a good clean-up crew of detritivores. Live rock will take care of the biological filtration, the clean-up critters will handle uneaten food and solid waste, and the skimmer will remove dissolved organic compounds from the water before they even have a chance to break down.
--Mike
I recommend buying a book to start off with, contentious marine aquariast is a good one. there are so many ways of setting up a marine aquarium, today i will cover 1 way.
Tank
Heater for tropical
hydrometer for SG lvl
protein skimmer, removes organic waste suspended in the water and removed nitrates and phophates etc,.
test kits : ammonia, nitrite, nitrate, phosphate, PH for reef you need others like Calcium, iodine, strontium.
Powerheads to make a turnover rate of atleast 30 x per hour unless you have seahorse or pipefish.
lights, reef = MH, T5, PC, compact fluroscent
Fowler = fluros, Compact fluroscent
Liverock and Live sand for biological filtration
Salt unless you collect natural sea water
RO/DI or deionizing unit for tap water purification, or access to rain water
Tank
Heater for tropical
hydrometer for SG lvl
protein skimmer, removes organic waste suspended in the water and removed nitrates and phophates etc,.
test kits : ammonia, nitrite, nitrate, phosphate, PH for reef you need others like Calcium, iodine, strontium.
Powerheads to make a turnover rate of atleast 30 x per hour unless you have seahorse or pipefish.
lights, reef = MH, T5, PC, compact fluroscent
Fowler = fluros, Compact fluroscent
Liverock and Live sand for biological filtration
Salt unless you collect natural sea water
RO/DI or deionizing unit for tap water purification, or access to rain water
Pretty much, yes, all fish will benefit from having live rock in the setup. some, like many triggers, may eat some of the hitch hikers that come with the rock, but the filtration and habitat benefits of live rock far exceed this potential loss. Many fish actively need a source of crunchies, anyway, so it's a good thing. And of course, live rock introduces a huge amount of diversity into the tank you'd otherwise lack--worms, pods, limpets, etc. Good things!