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I'm sorry if these are incredibly simple questions that have been answered elsewhere but this seems the simplest way to go about getting my answers. Gotta learn somewhere!
I'm planning my budget for my tank I should be setting up in a couple years... I know keeping octos isn't cheap, having some savings to fall back on might mean both s/he and I get to eat So just a couple of noob questions that I'm sure can be answered in no time.
First of all, the price jump between a 52 gallon tank and a 68 gallon tank is a lot (Roughly 250GBP... That's why the tank volume may sound strange, I'm converting from metric.) Am I safe to go with a 52 gallon or would it be wiser to go with 68? It doesn't seem like a stupidly small size, I was considering keeping a dwarf merc or two, or one hummelincki (sp?)
I also understand the concept of a sump but I'm not sure exactly what goes in there- How big should it be, and what are the must haves? It seems like the best option but the thought of putting one together is incredibly daunting, I think I'll be wheedling for help on this one with someone? And what exactly does octoproofing entail, is it hard to do?
Finally, would a 17l (About 5 gallons) suit a few fiddler crabs as a live food tank? I was thinking a mostly dry tank with a dish of water buried in the sand like I've seen people do here... or is that ridiculously too small?
It's embarrasing to be asking such basic questions but it may just give me the happiest octo in the world
I'm planning my budget for my tank I should be setting up in a couple years... I know keeping octos isn't cheap, having some savings to fall back on might mean both s/he and I get to eat So just a couple of noob questions that I'm sure can be answered in no time.
First of all, the price jump between a 52 gallon tank and a 68 gallon tank is a lot (Roughly 250GBP... That's why the tank volume may sound strange, I'm converting from metric.) Am I safe to go with a 52 gallon or would it be wiser to go with 68? It doesn't seem like a stupidly small size, I was considering keeping a dwarf merc or two, or one hummelincki (sp?)
I also understand the concept of a sump but I'm not sure exactly what goes in there- How big should it be, and what are the must haves? It seems like the best option but the thought of putting one together is incredibly daunting, I think I'll be wheedling for help on this one with someone? And what exactly does octoproofing entail, is it hard to do?
Finally, would a 17l (About 5 gallons) suit a few fiddler crabs as a live food tank? I was thinking a mostly dry tank with a dish of water buried in the sand like I've seen people do here... or is that ridiculously too small?
It's embarrasing to be asking such basic questions but it may just give me the happiest octo in the world