Salt Water Tanks
09-20-2011, 03:46 AM
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Salt Water Tanks Ive been reading alot on them .. My kiddos last fresh water fish died today and im looking to start a salt water tank for them. Do any of yall have any expeirance with them .. I know they can be alot of work but i think it will be well worth it esp. when they see "nemo'' swing around lol...
so any tips and set ups would be great
Thanks guys!
so any tips and set ups would be great
Thanks guys!
09-20-2011, 10:49 AM
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Why did the fresh water fish die??
just take the same fresh water tank maintenance and times it by 10 or you can pay a company depending on the size tank about $200 a month and they'll do it for ya.
Saltwater tanks are nice to look at and thats about it. Its like having another kid or a pet, you have to feed it, give it water and turn of the lights...
just take the same fresh water tank maintenance and times it by 10 or you can pay a company depending on the size tank about $200 a month and they'll do it for ya.
Saltwater tanks are nice to look at and thats about it. Its like having another kid or a pet, you have to feed it, give it water and turn of the lights...
09-20-2011, 11:26 AM
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Yep very expensive, I pay a company $210 every 2 weeks 2 service my tank. Well worth the money, all I do is feed the little guys and corals. Lights turn on/off automatically and I clean the sump filters out every 4-5 days. Not alot of maintainence if all the right equipment is there.
09-20-2011, 12:25 PM
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I have a 75 gallon Salt water tank. I have had it for 6 years now.
Coral cost me +@~$300 (it's expensive)
I think we spent about $1800 for the full set-up and still needed to get a protein skimmer (don't forget the protein skimmer- you NEED it) It helps with maintenance.
The lights are about $30 for 1 and should be changed every 3-4 months (10K - sunlight equivalent) we have two lights.
The pumps are always on so expect a hike in your light bill. Run the lights often and expect the bill to be even more.
*****MOST IMPORTANT******
Keep up with the maintenance or it will become a nightmare!!
Once it is set-up and everything is balanced, it is simply managing water changes and not over feeding the fish, oh and maintenance.
Did I mention you NEED a protein skimmer?
Coral cost me +@~$300 (it's expensive)
I think we spent about $1800 for the full set-up and still needed to get a protein skimmer (don't forget the protein skimmer- you NEED it) It helps with maintenance.
The lights are about $30 for 1 and should be changed every 3-4 months (10K - sunlight equivalent) we have two lights.
The pumps are always on so expect a hike in your light bill. Run the lights often and expect the bill to be even more.
*****MOST IMPORTANT******
Keep up with the maintenance or it will become a nightmare!!
Once it is set-up and everything is balanced, it is simply managing water changes and not over feeding the fish, oh and maintenance.
Did I mention you NEED a protein skimmer?
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09-22-2011, 09:12 AM
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i had a 72gal and it took a lot of work just to keep it maintained. def not cheap.
but it was a lot of fun.
i had just a few aggressive fish rather than a school of friendly fish. but we would goto the beach and bring back live shrimp and watch the aggressive fish goto town.
(not that i would reccomend introducing wild species into a domestic tank... bacteria etc etc... but i maintained the tank well and my eel, my grouper and my trigger fish all lived for the few years i had it until i brought them back to the aquarium store and donated them back.... had to tear the tank down once i moved out. no room in the apartment i moved into)
but it was a lot of fun.
i had just a few aggressive fish rather than a school of friendly fish. but we would goto the beach and bring back live shrimp and watch the aggressive fish goto town.
(not that i would reccomend introducing wild species into a domestic tank... bacteria etc etc... but i maintained the tank well and my eel, my grouper and my trigger fish all lived for the few years i had it until i brought them back to the aquarium store and donated them back.... had to tear the tank down once i moved out. no room in the apartment i moved into)
09-23-2011, 08:12 PM
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if its for your kids? Try an Aqua-pod or Bio-cube. I have a 24 gal. Aqua-pod with a bag of phosfate, and a bag of carbon, filter floss and one pump. I have 2 mated clowns, one yellow clown, yellow belly damsel and blue damsel. 10+ crabs, and 4+ snails. All live rock and corals. I have about $600 invested in mine, and its packed. Dragons breath, frogspawn, 3 anenomies, Xenia trees, white pulsating zenia, well heres a pic.
09-23-2011, 09:11 PM
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Don't forget you need a quarantine tank and all the equipment for that too. Back when I lived at home, my parents had a very nice salt water tank. They kept having to buy more and more stuff for it, and the fish were super expensive. After everything was said and done, I think they spent over $10,000 and decided to get rid of it as it was a huge headache.
