FISHY ONE Posted July 25, 2013 Report Share Posted July 25, 2013 First of all hi to every one, this is my first salt water attempt so any advice would be much help but first of all this is the set up i just brought 4x2x2 with stand and hood dual head wave maker Aqua one protein skimmer canister filter with built in uv power head t5 lights heater chiller paid $400 as i dont know much about salt water i hope i got a good deal so first things first................where to and what to do now? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PETFISH Posted July 25, 2013 Report Share Posted July 25, 2013 m8 ,what a good deal you got. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FISHY ONE Posted July 27, 2013 Author Report Share Posted July 27, 2013 thanks, so now that i have a all the stuff, what the first step to get it running? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New-Fry Posted July 27, 2013 Report Share Posted July 27, 2013 Water, salt and fish... No idea... but that is a really good bargain you got there. Call AOA, they give great advice, they'll tell you straight up what you need and wont try to sell you crap that you don't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oscar_fiend Posted July 27, 2013 Report Share Posted July 27, 2013 great deal but first step ditch the canister filter and the aqua one protein skimmer, get the tank drilled and add a sump/refugium and a decent skimmer this will save you alot of headaches in the future. gl with it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tdj5 Posted July 27, 2013 Report Share Posted July 27, 2013 I looked at that tank just fill it up with water first to c if that back seal leaks it looked like it did I have a aqua one g220 skimmer on my 5x2x2 tank and a aqua one canister filter u may have to change the media in the canister filter it has been siting for a while so good luck with the tank and have some fun with it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slr5000 Posted July 28, 2013 Report Share Posted July 28, 2013 what do you want a reef tank or fish only ? if fish only chuck some live rock or base rock in for some hiding spots for fish and fill with saltwater and use that Aqua one protein skimmer and canister filter if reef tank with corals get live rock, better skimmer ( the Aqua one protein skimmer is **** for reef tanks) and get a sump/refugium t5s lights will be fine if running quads Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
