Anyone Have A Saltwater Aquarium?

[jlbenedict]

Originally posted by: spidey07

Originally posted by: jlbenedict
Correct; I'm planning on fish only.

Aww c'mon. At least get some live rock as well (acts as biological filter). Gives the fish some safety.

Then when you've got that all going you're gonna see all these cool shrimp, anenomes and corals you want.

Then bam! You've got the bug.

Well.. I guess I didn't mean fish "only".. I do plan on live rock and sand..

From what I've already read, live rock works as a better filter than man-made products? Correct?

Shrimp are important for keeping the tank "clean" right? Or are other tank cleaners used; snails??

 

[trmiv]

Originally posted by: jlbenedict

Originally posted by: spidey07

Originally posted by: jlbenedict
Correct; I'm planning on fish only.

Aww c'mon. At least get some live rock as well (acts as biological filter). Gives the fish some safety.

Then when you've got that all going you're gonna see all these cool shrimp, anenomes and corals you want.

Then bam! You've got the bug.

Well.. I guess I didn't mean fish "only".. I do plan on live rock and sand..

From what I've already read, live rock works as a better filter than man-made products? Correct?

Shrimp are important for keeping the tank "clean" right? Or are other tank cleaners used; snails??

Yes, live rock will handle all the biological filtration in the tank.

 

[BoomerD]

Ted's given you some good advice here. Saltwater aquariums aren't particularly difficult, but they do cost more, and require a bit more maintenance than most freshwater tanks. IMO, the payoff of a beautiful reef tank is worth the added expense and work.
Another GREAT forum to visit is www.reefsanctuary.com. NONE of the horrible flamewars that can occure rather frequently on Reef Central, and everyone is happy to help with any kind of problem or question. One of the best on the intatweb IMO. Not as big as RC, but much more friendly...

 

[trmiv]

Originally posted by: BoomerD
Ted's given you some good advice here. Saltwater aquariums aren't particularly difficult, but they do cost more, and require a bit more maintenance than most freshwater tanks. IMO, the payoff of a beautiful reef tank is worth the added expense and work.
Another GREAT forum to visit is www.reefsanctuary.com. NONE of the horrible flamewars that can occure rather frequently on Reef Central, and everyone is happy to help with any kind of problem or question. One of the best on the intatweb IMO. Not as big as RC, but much more friendly...

True, reefsanctuary is good.. Then again, if he's used to ATOT, RC should be a cakewalk. 😀