setting up a 2.5 gallon all glass tank need help ?

[scarfishy]

hello everyone i am new here , i want to set up a all glass 2.5 gallon tank with a 50/50 coral light , 50 watt heater , along with a aqua clear power filter 20 , and live rock and live sand ,
question 1 . how many pounds of live rock will i need ?
question 2. how many inches of sand will i need ?
question 3. will the power filter 100 gph be enough to move the water ?
question 4. do i use charcole in my filter ?
question 5 . how long will it take for my tank to cycle using live rock ?
question 6 . i want two sexy shirmp 2 hermit crabs and 2 snails is this okay ?
question 7. what temp should the tank stay ?
question 8. can i keep 1 small clown fish in this tank ?
question 9 . how many hours should i leave the tank light on ?
question 10 . do i need any special food to feed inverts ?
thank you for your time and answers god bless you all nice to meet everyone take care i look forward to learning from you all and getting to know everyone :gcool

 

[drty811]

welcome to nanotank

1. usually a pound per gallon but in your case probably one or two small pieces.
2. again one to two pounds per gallon
3. that filter will be fine. i wouldnt use the foam it comes with just the carbon. if you use the foam youll need to clean it good every week so you dont through off the water parimeters.
4. yes
5.if your using premium LR and live sand, you might not notice a cycle, or a very short one.
6. inhabitants will be fine
7. 79ish
8. yes as long as hes small and you dont over feed him.
9. 8-10hours, even 12, as long as you dont have an algae outbreak. if the algae starts to grow fast cut down the light period.
10. no special food just what the fish doesnt eat.

hope this helps, good luck and happy reefing

 

[djconn]

Welcome to Nanotank Scarfishy! drty811 seemed to answer all your questions and I'd agree with everything he said.

I'd just like to gently remind you that all of the questions have been answered many times on our forum. The search function will work perfectly to get most of the answers. No worries though...we are a fun group of reefers on here. I just don't want someone to start flaming your post for what I just mentioned.

Keep us updated on the tank! :mrgreen: