I do not have a mud filter. Can I still run a successful tank without it?
2006-09-14 17:12:04 · 7 answers · asked by Bobbie Lee 1 in Pets ➔ Fish
Yes, can run successfully without it. Your needs will depend on what you are going to put in it. Fish, fish and corals, just corals... research and plan. check out reefcentral.com for tips
2006-09-14 17:21:16 · answer #1 · answered by dlobryan1 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I have had salt water tanks for over 7 yrs. from 29 gallons to 360 gallons without a sump filter. The key is to build a plenum system, its cheap, its easy, its maint. free and it works. My latest tank is the 360 gal. and its been running on a plenum for over 4 yrs. with no water changes, no adding salt,, no adding chemicals, and my water quality is perfect , my fish are healthy and my water is crystal clear. My live rock is thriving filled with coraline algae and sponges. This is the way to go.
2006-09-14 21:07:43 · answer #2 · answered by ramz 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
A mud filter? You mean a Sump?
Easy is not a word usually associated with Marine systems, but here is a pretty good site that I would recommend you join to ask questions at, and get answers from prior to you starting up the tank.
Reef Central
http://www.reefcentral.com
Good luck!
2006-09-14 18:34:13 · answer #3 · answered by sly2kusa 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have a marineland eclipse 29 gallon tank http://www.marineland.com/products/consumer/con_combos.asp with a dartfish, Mandarin dragonet, 3 neon blue gobies, hermit crabs, snails, horseshoe crab, feather dusters, calurpa (plantlike algae), emerald crab, clownfish and two damsel fish.
http://www.liveaquaria.com/product/categ.cfm?pcatid=15
I had to buy a marine test kit, hydrometer air pump (for mixing salt water), salt, sixty pounds of aragonite and 30 pounds of live rock,.
It maintains like a regular tank other then having to use only RO water and having to pre-mix the salt for the bi-monthly water changes. It only gets difficult when you start building a true reef tank.
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2006-09-15 07:14:02 · answer #4 · answered by iceni 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't think there is any EASY way to set up a salt water tank....
it takes alot of time and cost to set it up....but good luck....
2006-09-18 07:54:00 · answer #5 · answered by Kerilyn 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would go to a pet store and ask for guidance. They carry salt water fish, etc and would know what you needed to sustain life for marine life.
2006-09-14 17:21:14 · answer #6 · answered by Spirit-X 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
no definely nott invest in a mud fllterr needeed big time!!
2006-09-14 17:14:52 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋