from reef to plant

[jonnycash]

Hi guys iv only just Joined so go easy , im no stranger to fish keeping as I started off in the hobby keeping tropicals , that lasted a year then i went over to marine 7 years later and im going back to tropical haha , im currently in the process of selling all my sps corals and once all gone ill be getting my tropical tank , witch im really looking forward to might I add , I don't really no a great deal about keeping planted tanks but one thing I do know is I want to do it right first time . So any information and guidance would be greatly appreciated .

what I would really like to know is the chemistry side of things , in my mind I want a Mh aquaoak tank 4-5 foot with a couple discus lots of really small schooling fish and a beautifully planted tank , so please feel free To fill me with information )

 

[ceg4048]

Hi,
Welcome to the forum.
If you navigate to the Tutorials Section of the forum and you'll find some basic information covering just about all the important items.

Cheers,

 

[Mihai Boldor]

If you kept a marine tank for that long you will do just fine with a freshwater setup, take your until you sell those corals time and read about everything you don't know.

 

[jonnycash]

Thanks for the advice guys , if there's one thing iv learnt in all these years of fish keeping is to read read read !!

 

[Curvball]

Biggest difference with planted tanks and reefs from my experience so far - less light is the key

 

[jonnycash]

Haha yer fair one , can't get enough light over reefs , does anyone have any thoughts on the Maidenhead aquaoak tanks ?

 

[jonnycash]

If you kept a marine tank for that long you will do just fine with a freshwater setup, take your until you sell those corals time and read about everything you don't know.

My only problem is selling the corals , I just want them all gone so I can crack on with my planted tank

 

[ceg4048]

Hello,
Please post your questions in the appropriate forum and not in the Members Introduction section.

Cheers,