4ft set up

[Dragon_Lord_Tia]

soon i wish to set up a 4ft marine tank. i have 0 experience with marines so i have not idea what to do.

i want to keep a lionfish or anything in that family but ive read feeding them can be a hassle what can i feed it and how often?

would i need a sump for that size tank or will a via aqua 650&ac 140(internal filter) do it?or 2 HOB aqua clears 500 with the ac-140 internal.

whats a good aquascape for a tank with that sort of fish?

what other accerssories will i need skimmer, etc.

also what cleaner fish could i get?

 

[M-pire]

What size thank are your reffering to as a 4ft tank? 40long, 55gallon, 75gallon, 72bow, etc? This will make a big difference on which equipment to choose and what fish the tank can handle.

As for cleaner fish, for saltwater most people use snails and hermit crabs as the primary cleaners.

 

[Max]

I'll assume your tank is big enough but, please do pay attention to empiers post and take it into account. It's going to depend on what sort of line you add as to what other fish/inverts you add. One's like Voltans lions "real pretty but, real big like a ft", probably wouldn't fit in your tank. Also any lion will eat anything that can fit in there mouth and I honestly can't think of very much that won't fit in some of the bigger ones mouths. As to cleaners I'd stay away from them they don't do well at all in captivity and cause a lot of harm when they aer removed from the reef. Your best bet would probably be one of the pygmy lions even in the upper end possiblity of tank sizes your dimensions allow for. They are real neat and smart,"for a fish", if you'll think of it as Jabba the Hutt you'll do ok. They can eat anything up to 1/2 their body size," and will try bigger sometimes", so stock your tank with bigger fish and they will do ok.
hth
chris
also they will eat hermits, shrimp, stars etc... You shouldn't have any problem feeding them they will take most prepaired foods. I wouldn't feed them any live foods,"especially goldfish", it will add to their level of aggresion.

 

[Dragon_Lord_Tia]

its a standard 4ft tank. what other predatory fish could i have? for that size tank?

 

[Dragon_Lord_Tia]

how big do angler fish get?

 

[wayne]

2 inches to 2 metres. Angler fish is a real bucket term. Time for some reading I think - fresh to salt isn't that tricky if you work out the basics up front.

 

[Sregnar35]

A "standard" 4 ft tank? Could be 18 or 24 inches wide, that will make a big difference when you talk about bigger lionfish. A voitan lion can get 18 inches, imagine a basketball in your tank.

 

[M-pire]

Thats what I was gettin' at...40 long, versus a 75gallon...both 4 feet, one with almost twice as much water to dilute the waste. Lions can be pretty messy fish.

 

[Dragon_Lord_Tia]

18"