SW Tank Newbie

[eniell]

Good Evening guys(and gals)! Last sunday, while in cartimar para bumili ng mga plants para sa fresh water aquarium ko, may nagoffer sa akin ng 5G tank(yung JEBO tank ang tawag) with Salt Water set-up.. And here I am, without knowing anything about SW maintenance and set-up, syempre, napabili ako dahil gusto rin ng anak ko yung mga clown fish. Hindi man lang sinabi sa akin ngtindero na may cycling stage pa pala ang SW setup and for 5G dapat eh mga 2-3 small fishes lang pwede. Kaya ayun, kinabukasan, patay yung 12 fishes na kasama(note: 15 fishes ung sinama nya sa package). What is the best thing that any of you could suggest kung ano pwede ko gawin sa aquarium ko? Still want to have a saltwater setup.

Thanks in advance sa mga magaadvise...

[Jit]

Welcome to RP eniell !

Sorry for the loss of your LS.
With what i read, medyo mahirap magmantain ng small volume tank like yours since water parameters may change frequently that will cause stress to your LS.

Suggest ko lang na mag alot ka ng time na magbasa dito sa forum since nandito na halos lahat ng kailngan mo to start and mantain your tank.
At first medyo mahirap since maraming kang mababasang abbreviations and words na hindi gaanong familiar.

You can start from this two threads.



If you have questions, just try muna to search dito sa forum and kung hindi mo naman mahanap. Then it's time to create a new topic.

And no.1 advise would be, for you to be PATIENT... Since this hobby requires a lot of this...

[AdamWarlock]

welcome to RP bro,
Pa adopt mo muna yung natitirang fish then start a fishless cycling, 5g is very small for a SW aquarium, may sump ka ba? buy saltwater test kits you can find one sa cartimar sa metropet at sa Unico ,you can also contact Mr. Peter of Aquariatech for the test kits. Gaano karami live rocks mo? Do you plan to add corals ba? medyo mahirap maghanap kasi ng lighting for a tank that small. try mo din papalitan yung 5g aquarium sa pinagbilhan mo to a bigger one kakabili mo lang naman eh baka sakaling pumayag.

If ever nakakuha ka ng bigger aquarium piliin mo yung 1/4 thick na glass then pabutas mo na dun para less hassle kung maglalagay ka ng sump.
example : 20g glass aquarium cost only 500 php high strip and pabutas naman is 50 pesos to 150 depende sa shop sa Cartimar. marami kasi problems IME kung sakali di mo pabutas at gagawa ka ng DIY pvc pipe overflow. ganun ngyari sakin dati...
you can contact mang ramon 09225026681 ask him about overflow box, aquarium, sump design na gusto mo. a 50G tank is ideal for beginners in my opinion.

Bigger aquarium = much stable parameters = more powerful pumps ,skimmers, lights ,25% monthly water change, bigger electric bills, etc. = more expensive to maintain
choose the size that will suit your budget.
ako kasi I've started with 50G then 10g then 20g
Pero kung yung tanong mo is it possible ba makabuhay ng isda sa 5g = my answer is YES it is possible. pero limited types of fish lang ang pwede at mahihirapan ka if you're a beginner.

better read this thread bro for additional info abt. cycling.
viewtopic.php?f=7&t=11

Hope this helps.

[rolandgelo]

welcome to RP sir, it's a good thing that you found this site, kung gusto mo talaga mag saltwater set-up..mas maganda siguro kuha ka ng at least 20 gallon tank, mas maganda na rin kung may sump, you can just turn the 5 gallon into a quarantine tank..just like the guys before me mentioned, basa basa lang sir lalo na sa cycling, Goodluck!

[pepperghost]

welcome to RP and welcome to the club that got depressed when their first fishes die... heheh... thats why when i see ppl at cartimar i feel the right to help them and tell them what they need to do if they really want to enter the saltwater fish hobby....

anyway youre in good hands now... lots of gurus here to help you... all you need to do is listen and be patient for a while... youll have your SW tank up and running soon....

[eniell]

thanks po sa lahat ng nagadvise... siguro, i'll just restart my tank.. cycle it again without fishes.. maybe i'll buy atleast 30G tank to have a better restart...