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Originally Posted by swordtailbreedr
Hey guys. I wanna go a SW tank. I am an experianced FW guy and know nothing about SW. MY idea is
A 10g with 3 clownfish and a few shrimp and some hermit crabs
My questions are
-Is this ok
-how hard is it to maintain this amount of water
-what type of filtration
-what type of lighting
-can i get a few peices of bright colored coral
-do i need live sand
-how much will upkeep cost
-do i need a protien skimmer
-are clownfish,hermit crabs, and shrimp expensive?
Thanks for any help and sorry im such a freaking noob!
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1- Not really. Either get a larger tank or maybe keeps some gobies.
2- At first confusing, it's not terribly difficult once you get used to it. Also if you dont keep hard corals there are less params to worry about.
3- Liverock, Protein Skimmer, Sump/Refugium.
4- It's a matter of opinion
5- Pending on lighting situation.
6- Isn't completely neccessary, I didnt.
7- Depends on how nice you want it to be...
8- You don't NEED one but I think they're pretty necessary.
9- At my LFS- Clowns: $15, Hermits(Species pending) .75-1.50, Shrimp(Skunk)-$25, (Peppermint)-$8.
HTH