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12-15-2004, 08:49 PM
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| Medium Fish  Join Date: Nov 2004
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|  Getting Started! need help all right guys I have a succesful 55 gal in my room right now that is well stocked but I'd love to add a small salt water tank on my desk top. The room i have is roughly 12 inches wide 12 inches deep and about two feet high. What size tank can i get and where can i get it? and also being new at thsi what kind of hardware do i need. i'm currently doing alot of reading but i trust you guys more and your always so wise  . also how many fish could i put into it and how much woudl aproximate cost be? Being that I got accepted to uwm I no longer need to try so hard in school so i can slack off, so i hav eplenty of time to dedicate to my tanks! and my boyfriend doesn't mind so any help would be great! i really do apprecaite it!
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12-15-2004, 10:48 PM
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| Super Fish  Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Michigan
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| I would probably stick with a eclipse system or a 5 gallon tank. You could go with a custom tank, but that runs a little more money. 1-2 small fish for a these tanks...you really need to develop a plan and then ask us about it. A lot of it is personal preference. For a tank with some small fish and hardy inverts I would say it would cost around 200-300dollars. For a nano reef tack on another 100 bucks. Of course this is a really rough estimate.
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12-16-2004, 12:18 AM
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| Moderator  Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Hayward, CA
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| don't slack off too much, colleges can withdraw your acceptance like sam says, read through some of the other posts here and develop a plan of what you want to do and then run it buy us
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12-16-2004, 12:27 AM
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| Little Fish Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: southern CA
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| Id also be pretty wise to go buy a few books. Most books about nanos help you to develop a plan. here's a site for some acrylic cubes you can get ps totally true with the slacking off thing. Relax, just dont fail 
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12-29-2004, 02:35 PM
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| Medium Fish Join Date: Nov 2004
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| well i did it i went to my lfs and bought a littl e5 gallon aquiruim and the guy was extremly help ful he gave me everything i needed salt , filter, substarte, hydrometer, thermoter, hood, heater . and it was all 70 bucks...so what else will i need i currently have it cycling
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12-29-2004, 03:34 PM
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| Medium Fish  Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Santa Cruz, California
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| 70 BUCKS! Sounds to me like you got a pretty good deal. I think the next thing you need to do is ask your self : do yuo want liverock? Liverock in my oppinion is a great addition to any SW aquarium. And for your 5 gallon, it woudl be fairly inexprensive. Just in case your unfamiliar with it, liverock is pieces of rock from the ocean, it has tiny organisms and bacteria that help a lot with your biological filtration. Im setting up a 38 g SW now. Im sure you will love it very much!
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12-29-2004, 03:37 PM
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| Medium Fish Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Santa Cruz, California
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| btw, you will probably want to cyle your tank for 3+ weeks.
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12-29-2004, 07:11 PM
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| Medium Fish Join Date: Nov 2004
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| really 3 weeks..is that with or without the live rock in? can i get coral to grow on the live rock if i get a flourescent light bulb?, How many fish can i put into my 5 gallon i fi got one "finding nemo" fish and i wanted to get two other smaller fish maybe? what do you suggest? thanks fo rthe help
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12-29-2004, 08:07 PM
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| Medium Fish Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Santa Cruz, California
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| lets see...Its possible for you to grow corals on your LR, but dont expect to, if you are handling your setup well after time, then id say that you can get a coral/anenome and try to put it with your liverock. As far as the capacity, id say that you could have a percula clown (ur nemo guy)lol, and one other small damsel. you MIIIIIIGHT be able to fit a small hermit or lshrimp in there or something if you would like.
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