• I want to create a sea in the niche, please help with advice.

  • Jose

Good day! I have a crazy idea to create a marine aquarium niche. I'm reading forums and various articles, but I still have many questions. I have experience with fish and currently have an aquarium with Malawi cichlids. I will be ordering the aquarium and sump. The dimensions of the aquarium are 60*40*75. Could you please advise me on the equipment? I understand that I need a heater, a protein skimmer (I can't decide on one yet, but I'm looking for an economical option), sponges, ceramics, and a pump (I also don't know the required power yet). Also, is it possible to use spotlights that will be built into the top of the niche for lighting? Thank you very much to everyone who responds!

Catherine6534

First, it is important to clearly determine the dimensions of the aquarium. This is the most important thing. If 75 is the height, then that is too much. A maximum of 60, but better 55 or 50 cm. The corals will receive more light, and it will be easier to maintain. It will also be cheaper, as the glass will not be as thick as with 75.

Cynthia6578

Thank you for stopping by)) The thing is, the niche is narrow and long, and a tall aquarium would look good there, but if 75 is critical, then I will make it a bit lower.

Joseph8592

Hello! You need to decide on the type of MA: hard reef, soft reef, fish tank. From this point, you can "dance." For the first two options, a height of 75 is critical, but it can be solved, although it's expensive. For the fish tank, there are no problems; the only question is the price of glass/acrylic. That's all for now.

Martha

Alenka, I apologize in advance for my directness. Judging by the photo, you need to chop the niche down to the floor. It wouldn't hurt to emphasize that abstaining from A. (marine aquarium) in conditions of severe financial constraints is a questionable pleasure, acceptable only to rare individuals. By the way, in the flea market, the aquarium that costs you only $900 will be significantly more expensive to replicate, and you can confidently use it as a model to follow. Good luck.

James1625

Mixed type if possible. The hard ones are the simpler ones and the soft ones. I also like fish: clowns, white-breasted surgeon, and butterfly.

Nicole263

a lot of interesting things

Joseph591

And notice that the light in this wonderful aquarium is fluorescent. It may still be too early for LED lamp manufacturers, as "the production of fluorescent lamps is being phased out worldwide as inefficient" and "these lamps will become history." I hope this doesn't happen during my lifetime.

Christopher4125

I see, then we'll make it 60*40*60(65)h. We'll reinforce the niche, maybe we can expand it a bit; I really wanted those fish, of course.

Cynthia

Very beautiful, inspiring!))

Zachary

Good afternoon. Allow me to add my two cents. I have a 1200 by 400 and 650 high. The light is LED. Everything is growing well. It's manageable to maintain; I can reach everything at the bottom. It was also made for a niche, but now it's in a different apartment. In the niche, cooling was a very pressing issue. Consider the airflow for the light and the aquarium.

John3335

Thank you very much! I am choosing a foam separator; which budget models can I consider?

Lindsay

Alyonka, before considering budget options, you need to study the life and functionality of M.A. (marine aquarium). I'm for Deltec!!!

Kimberly

I am studying; there is a lot of information, of course, and it's not easy, but I definitely won't rush the launch. For now, I will buy equipment based on my financial capabilities so that I can design a sample project for it.

Allison

What power of the flow pump would be suitable for this volume, one or two?

Leah

Flow calculator

Aaron6112

Thank you, I think I've figured it out. I think I'll get the jebao pump, it seems that the rw4 is suitable for me, or is it better to go for the rw8 just in case?

Kevin8087

2 RV4.

Charles

Hello everyone! My project is slowly progressing, of course not as quickly as I would like, but still: 1) I managed to convince my husband to get a marine aquarium, which makes me very happy; he will return from his business trip and help me with the setup. 2) I bought a protein skimmer and a return pump. 3) I ordered flow pumps. But not everything is so rosy; I started thinking about lighting and came to the conclusion that a good one costs at least 300 of those green bills. I don't have that kind of money, and it's not a purchase that can be postponed or divided into parts.

Eric5208

Alyonka, it's not so tragic considering that you don't need a hard rhyme right away. Monitor the forum, buy used lighting. Although, you were interested in Dmitry Spamcheg, he has very high-quality lighting at a reasonable price.

Aaron6112

I hunted for light for years... the lamp on the spam check assemblies (3 pcs) on the calculator aquaplaner became 5000 for used, its price is 8+ 4 Ll lamps 500x4 per year. + lamp. But don't worry, compared to the prices for frags, this is dust... P.S. I'm for the spammer!!!

Helen

Thank you, I'm looking for used options)) What do you think of the lights from Jebao?

Mario

look for handsome boys here, a lot of interesting things. and they answer questions

James5103

Thank you)) I watch all their videos, they are cool guys!

Theresa5149

How are you? What’s the progress?