1. how do i calculate my gallons ?
i live in a country that doesnt use gallons .. i tried finding out how to ... but i am not very sure of it coz i keep getting different answers .. my tank is approximately 220 litres, 42 inches long, water depth is 17.5 inches and width of the tank is 18 inches .. i always have a headache wondering whether i can get fish coz im not very very sure of my gallons ... lol..
2. iodine
i currently have anemones, tubeworms and a tree coral ( if u read my thread on decorating my tank. you'd know tt i have problems with it)
do i still need to add iodine ? cause i read tt soft corals need them. and how much iodine do i add ? the bottle says 10 ml to 100 litres... but how often do i add it ? and any methods to add it ? can i just throw it into my return pump area ? the lfs wasnt very helpful when i asked so i need to check with you guys.
3. lighting.
i have 2 11w blue light bulbs. they are u-shaped. i want to use both along with my 2 24w white lights. but the lfs gave me 2 different shades of blue . one pure blue and one a little on the purplish side.. aside from looking weird ... can i use them together ? will my fish get wierded out.
ps. i know they might be silly questions ... but im very much a noob. and i started out on this tank quite badly ... so i need as much help as i can get. thanks everyone for your patience ! :help:
i live in a country that doesnt use gallons .. i tried finding out how to ... but i am not very sure of it coz i keep getting different answers .. my tank is approximately 220 litres, 42 inches long, water depth is 17.5 inches and width of the tank is 18 inches .. i always have a headache wondering whether i can get fish coz im not very very sure of my gallons ... lol..
2. iodine
i currently have anemones, tubeworms and a tree coral ( if u read my thread on decorating my tank. you'd know tt i have problems with it)
do i still need to add iodine ? cause i read tt soft corals need them. and how much iodine do i add ? the bottle says 10 ml to 100 litres... but how often do i add it ? and any methods to add it ? can i just throw it into my return pump area ? the lfs wasnt very helpful when i asked so i need to check with you guys.
3. lighting.
i have 2 11w blue light bulbs. they are u-shaped. i want to use both along with my 2 24w white lights. but the lfs gave me 2 different shades of blue . one pure blue and one a little on the purplish side.. aside from looking weird ... can i use them together ? will my fish get wierded out.
ps. i know they might be silly questions ... but im very much a noob. and i started out on this tank quite badly ... so i need as much help as i can get. thanks everyone for your patience ! :help:
