Marine Planted Tank (macro)

Hey guys,
My friend is giving away a tank with hood (24"Lx10"Wx12"H). I have been into FW planted and Reef tank since long time and always wanted to setup a marine planted tank.
Here is a George Framer article i came across :
How to set up a planted marine aquarium | Features | Practical Fishkeeping

Macro im intrested in keeping are Caulerpa, Feather Caulerpa Runner , Chaetomorpha, Halimeda, Red Flame and some other Macros.

Has anyone made this tank and is successful. How do i Cycle it? and any supplements required? My plan is to add water from my other tank when i do a WC. So reef tank get new water and macro tank gets the reef tank water (nitrates and stuff) the filteration im planning is just some carbon and GFO mixed, will be changed every month or 15 days. No protein skimmer.

Fishes will be 1 or two locally caught goby, 2 hermits and a pair of clown.
Will add a wavemaker 3000 lph. sandbed will be 1.5" thick aragonite sand.

Any suggestions? the tank will be coming in a week or two. So got some time to discuss.

 

This sounds like a good plan. It doesnt seem like many members have planted marine tank so you be on your own a bit for doing some research. Either way good luck with the project and keep us updated on the progress!

 

thanks..... did u check the link? well just type marine planted tank on google images. there are a few who has done it.

 

http://www.3reef.com/forums/show-off-your-fish-tanks/my-90-rebuild-again-104977.html#post1082127

Take a look at my macro tank build.

I like caulerpa too but if you don't stay on top of it the plant will quickly overrun the system and choke everything else out. Some grows faster than others. I will never put C. racemosa in any display again.

There's also the risk of the caulerpa going sexual and crashing the tank.

 

dont people use them in ther refuge?

 

Yeah. I do. I wasn't saying don't use it but learn about it before you do.

But if you're going to have it in your tank or refuge there's some stuff you have to know about it. Like the signs of it going sexual.

Did you at least look at the pictures in my thread? I got tired quickly of pruning almost everyday and within a month the entire tank was green.

I'm currently rebuilding this tank and have C. prolifera in it. Much more manageable and slow growing.

 

iv reached the 12th page...

 

but i just have access to these. can you tell me what to look for(signs)?

 

Go to user options and set your posts per page to the maximum amount. Then it will only be 7 pages long...

peace bro

 

do fish die if they go sexual?