ordered 120 g saltwater tank, wants to know next steps and fishes

ABHISHEKGUPTA · 11/27/2012, 07:04 AM

Hi, I live in Pune, India ( So getting diff in reaching to good online websites of US)

and purchased a 4 feet width, 27 inches hight, 24 deep ( 100-120 gallon water), dealer got tank at home, thrown 5-6 KG salt, 10 kg sand , as of now he has attached some filter to rotate the water, in 2-3 days he planns to add, sum or sump( m nt sure) and some skimmer.

i have added only one black and yellow clown fish

Now i like to know, what all i needed next
in terms of rocks( which one , how much i shall start)
what are corals, when to to buy, is feeding them very diff task
what kind of fishes, how many , how to add ( i Like to add medium price and peace ful fishes for happyness of my 6 yr old daughter)
what kind of food types, HOW TO FEED
what kind of cleaning tools, maintanance rules and steps, light types.

i Have spent around $ 350 on setup and $100 on stand via sone local shop,
I had two ft 40 G fresh water fishes before and I was not very good in recycling the water.

I will be thankful if some expert can help me with Indian context
Thanks
Abhi

ArrowCrab · 11/27/2012, 07:09 AM

Do you know about cycling? From your post it doesn't seem like your tank has been cycled yet.

You should get at least as many pounds of rock as you have gallons of aquarium. You can do either all live rock or a combo of live and manamade rock where the live rock will seed the rest.

Cymonous · 11/27/2012, 08:30 AM

Your fish will probably not make it if you have not done a cycle. This being a fishless cycle of at least 4-6 weeks with saltwater, sand and rock.

All of your questions cannot be answered simply. There are a bunch of sticky posts on this forum that you need to read.

ebacon · 11/28/2012, 10:12 AM

Also, what kind of water source do you have? The fail safe is to get an ro di for making saltwater. Again, your going to have a bacteria bloom and cycle especially after you add rock. I would take the fish out

11/27/2012, 07:04 AM	#1
ABHISHEKGUPTA Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: INDIA Posts: 1	ordered 120 g saltwater tank, wants to know next steps and fishes Hi, I live in Pune, India ( So getting diff in reaching to good online websites of US) and purchased a 4 feet width, 27 inches hight, 24 deep ( 100-120 gallon water), dealer got tank at home, thrown 5-6 KG salt, 10 kg sand , as of now he has attached some filter to rotate the water, in 2-3 days he planns to add, sum or sump( m nt sure) and some skimmer. i have added only one black and yellow clown fish Now i like to know, what all i needed next in terms of rocks( which one , how much i shall start) what are corals, when to to buy, is feeding them very diff task what kind of fishes, how many , how to add ( i Like to add medium price and peace ful fishes for happyness of my 6 yr old daughter) what kind of food types, HOW TO FEED what kind of cleaning tools, maintanance rules and steps, light types. i Have spent around $ 350 on setup and $100 on stand via sone local shop, I had two ft 40 G fresh water fishes before and I was not very good in recycling the water. I will be thankful if some expert can help me with Indian context Thanks Abhi

11/27/2012, 07:09 AM	#2
ArrowCrab Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Posts: 166	Do you know about cycling? From your post it doesn't seem like your tank has been cycled yet. You should get at least as many pounds of rock as you have gallons of aquarium. You can do either all live rock or a combo of live and manamade rock where the live rock will seed the rest. __________________ No trees were harmed in the sending of this message; however, a significant number of electrons were slightly inconvenienced.

11/27/2012, 08:30 AM	#3
Cymonous My Clown Attacks Me Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Akron, OH Posts: 2,105	Your fish will probably not make it if you have not done a cycle. This being a fishless cycle of at least 4-6 weeks with saltwater, sand and rock. All of your questions cannot be answered simply. There are a bunch of sticky posts on this forum that you need to read. __________________ 100 Gallon Long with 20L sump 10 Gallon Office Tank Current Tank Info: 2 False Percula Clowns, One Spot Foxface, Diamond Watchman Goby, Yellow Tail Damsel, Engineer Goby

11/28/2012, 10:12 AM	#4
ebacon Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: St Charles Mo Posts: 1,084	Also, what kind of water source do you have? The fail safe is to get an ro di for making saltwater. Again, your going to have a bacteria bloom and cycle especially after you add rock. I would take the fish out __________________ Everybody Loves Bacon