Waterlens wrote:
Dear LC - Greatly appreciate your time and effort in this forum in helping newbies to set up their tanks.

I am now deciding to set up a new tank but I have a worry right now...the area where I live is now under infrastructure, therefore there are many road constructions and they create a lot of noises during the daytime (very loud). Do you know if fish are very sensitive to noises and if this environment is still suitable for them? Thanks a lot.

Waterlens wrote:
Thank you very much for your prompt response, LC.

I am now doing my planning for the tank setup, and I would love to get some valuable advises from you (and other experts here) before putting the plan into actions. I only started browsing this forum a month ago and prior to that, I have no knowledge on keeping fish what so ever..

Due to the space constraint, I am now only trying to set up a 14"x9"x12" small tank, and my plan is to ultimately have 1.5" small fish x 4, a doctor shrimp, some reefs with living rocks. (pls tell me if this is even achievable).

The equipment I am planning to get are as follows:
- 14" tank
- Top light x 2 tubes
- Top filter system
- Small size external filter (濾筒) with capacity of 300L/hr
- One air pumb for water current
- Warm tube

Equipment to be acquired as second step:
- Small protein skimmer
- cooler, when summer time comes

So here are my questions -
1. Do you think my goal can be achieved with such a small tank (for a beginner like myself)?
2. Are the equipments I am planning to get good enough? Will you recommand anything in addition or if there are any redundancies?
3. Due the the size of the tank, I do not see too many skimmer that fits into it except the very small dinky ones (selling for around $30). Do you think it will work, or is it just a waste of space and money?

Thanks in advance for taking the time to assist. Much appreciated!!

football wrote:
LC兄,請問我個缸1倉&2倉其實要用格仔板託住先放生物環,還是可不放格仔板,全倉放滿生物環??

LC wrote:

football wrote:
LC兄,請問我個缸1倉&2倉其實要用格仔板託住先放生物環,還是可不放格仔板,全倉放滿生物環??

一般做法都會放格仔板，但如不放亦不見得有大問題，隨便啦！

TC wrote:
Could anyopne tell me which SG meter is preferred for a newbie like me? optaical one or the primitive one? and what brand and around how much?

Thanks very much.

Danielfdt wrote:
新賣的公子好像不精神,整日停留在一個地方,未開口,還拉白屎.這是不是生埃魚的特徵呢?

football wrote:
LC兄,
第一日入水,見到尾倉水量比較少(相中左邊),水滴聲很吵,但如再加水就覺得主倉水太滿.........,有何方法??