Good Day/Evening!
I stopped being involved in the hobby last August because I cannot handle both the hobby and schoolwork together. I kept a 5 gallon FOWLR for about 5 months but poor water quality (from Store-bought Natural Seawater) and equipments breaking down caused me to stop and throw in the towel. At present, I am an incoming college student here in the Philippines and yes I'll have to admit I can't get out from this wonderful hobby. I am planning to set-up another 5 gallon tank and this time I'll take it slowly and surely to avoid the tank from crashing. I will be using an HOB Filter rated at around 90gph and a small powerhead for circulation. I want to make this tank as cheap as possible because as what I have mentioned I am an incoming college student. I'm going to buy 3lbs of live rock to seed the dry rocks that I will be putting in the tank. Live rocks would be my main filter and I plan on doing 10% water changes two times a week. My biggest problem now is lighting. Any suggestions/comment to keep initial lighting costs would help.
Thanks!
I stopped being involved in the hobby last August because I cannot handle both the hobby and schoolwork together. I kept a 5 gallon FOWLR for about 5 months but poor water quality (from Store-bought Natural Seawater) and equipments breaking down caused me to stop and throw in the towel. At present, I am an incoming college student here in the Philippines and yes I'll have to admit I can't get out from this wonderful hobby. I am planning to set-up another 5 gallon tank and this time I'll take it slowly and surely to avoid the tank from crashing. I will be using an HOB Filter rated at around 90gph and a small powerhead for circulation. I want to make this tank as cheap as possible because as what I have mentioned I am an incoming college student. I'm going to buy 3lbs of live rock to seed the dry rocks that I will be putting in the tank. Live rocks would be my main filter and I plan on doing 10% water changes two times a week. My biggest problem now is lighting. Any suggestions/comment to keep initial lighting costs would help.
Thanks!