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04/03/2011 05:18:44 PM · #1 |
Finally decided to drop the money and get a saltwater aquarium. I can't afford to fill my 100 gallon (which is my future goal) so I talked to a local fish shop and they turned me on to the 14 Gallon Oceanic Biocube. Comes with most the stuff you need to create a nice saltwater environment. I spent the weekend getting it ready. So far I have the 2 damsels and a 2 pound live rock. Probably will buy a few crabs and snails tomorrow but so far so good. I've heard it's harder to get a small saltwater tank started so I hope the damsels do well.
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04/03/2011 05:21:28 PM · #2 |
| Good luck with the salt water venture. I've had fresh water aquariums all of my life but I never tried salt water. |
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04/03/2011 05:27:00 PM · #3 |
Originally posted by scooter97:
Good luck with the salt water venture. I've had fresh water aquariums all of my life but I never tried salt water. |
Actually thought I didn't have the money for it and have a 20 gallon tall all set up and cycled for a week when I walked into the pet shop to buy the fish to stock I just couldn't stop looking at the saltwater fish. Been dreaming of doing this for years now. All together I've spent $300 on it and now really only have to spend maybe $20 every 3-4 weeks to do water changes and keep the tank healthy. I plan to only have about 3-4 small 1 inch fish and a few crabs and snails, but I'm mainly excited about the reef I have planned for it.
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04/03/2011 05:42:42 PM · #4 |
| Some of the nicest salt water tanks that I've seen were invertebrate set-ups. The fish were like jewelry added to finish it off. |
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04/03/2011 05:59:13 PM · #5 |
Ooooooh I set up a 120 Gallon Reef Saltwater aquarium back in December. It's a looooot of work and VERY expensive but looks fantastic and I love my tank.
In fact it won me a ribbon on here in the Puzzle Macro challenge recently with a night shot of my Zoas.
The reason a small tank is so hard to run is that the fish and coral are used to a ocean of water and so ultra stable conditions, a small swing in Temp, Salinity, Alk, Ph, etc.. can wipe out an entire tank.
You can see my tank thread on UltimateReef here and I knew very little when I started but you have to learn tons before you can do very much at all. There are tons of photos on the thread.
It's a great hobby and I wish you luck!
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04/10/2011 05:01:54 PM · #6 |
Originally posted by kevip6:
Ooooooh I set up a 120 Gallon Reef Saltwater aquarium back in December. It's a looooot of work and VERY expensive but looks fantastic and I love my tank.
In fact it won me a ribbon on here in the Puzzle Macro challenge recently with a night shot of my Zoas.
The reason a small tank is so hard to run is that the fish and coral are used to a ocean of water and so ultra stable conditions, a small swing in Temp, Salinity, Alk, Ph, etc.. can wipe out an entire tank.
You can see my tank thread on UltimateReef here and I knew very little when I started but you have to learn tons before you can do very much at all. There are tons of photos on the thread.
It's a great hobby and I wish you luck! |
Your tank is grand my friend. I will use your thread on that forum for advice. I think I will also join the forum for some advice. So far I have 1 damsel and 2 hermit crabs in the tank. Had 2 but 1 did not make it. I also found a friend of a friend who is deep into the hobby and has a 200 gallon tank and his own RODI setup in his garage. I'll be using him for info too. Glad I found someone helpful and local.
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