2014-07-29

Hi there,

I've been doing freshwater planted tanks for a little while now, and I'm very interested in adventuring out into the saltwater world.. I've been doing tonnes of research these past few weeks and I'm thinking of building a reef tank that will sit on my computer desk.

The equipment that I know I'll need first for the Fluval Spec V is as follows:

-Finnex 16-Inch FugeRay Marine Plus Aquarium LED Light

-Hydor Koralia Nano 240 Aquarium Circulation Pump

-Chemi-Pure Elite

-Purigen

-Refractometer

-Marineland Mini Jet pump (To Replace Stock Pump)

-5.6 Gallons RO/DI water purchased

-Live Rock

-Live Sand

-Salt (Instant Ocean)

-Thermostat Heater 50W

I understand I'll have to keep up with weekly water changes to maintain proper parameters in a small tank, so that wont be an issue. I have a Finnex Fugeray planted that works great! So I figured I'd give the marine version a try as well. Unless someone can recommend a bar or clip on light that's better and not insanely expensive <$100. There anything else I'm missing to get started?

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