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theburner · 10-20-2004, 08:52 AM

I have had both Saltwater and Freshwater tanks, and by far and away the Freshwater was easier. With the saltwater, a couple of hot tips.
1) Get your own reverse osmosis water filter. It can get quite expensive buying water from the store, and you will have an endless supply sitting right in your house
2) Have a "quarantine" tank. It doesn't have to be big at all, but you will want somewhere to put new fish until you can be sure they aren't sick, and sick fish so that you can treat them. I didn't have a quarantine tank and lost all my fish due to one illness.
3) The bigger the tank the less hassle water maintenance is. It is harder to pollute a 30G tank than a 100G tank.
4) Run your setup (NO FISH OR CORAL) for 3 weeks to a month before adding fish. Then, only add fish one at a time (or 2 small ones).

These are suggestions based on screw ups I made, so hopefully you can learn from them. It will be cheaper to learn from my mistakes than make them yourself.

10-20-2004, 08:52 AM	#9 (permalink)
theburner Canadian Beer Ambassador Location: Cumming, GA	I have had both Saltwater and Freshwater tanks, and by far and away the Freshwater was easier. With the saltwater, a couple of hot tips. 1) Get your own reverse osmosis water filter. It can get quite expensive buying water from the store, and you will have an endless supply sitting right in your house 2) Have a "quarantine" tank. It doesn't have to be big at all, but you will want somewhere to put new fish until you can be sure they aren't sick, and sick fish so that you can treat them. I didn't have a quarantine tank and lost all my fish due to one illness. 3) The bigger the tank the less hassle water maintenance is. It is harder to pollute a 30G tank than a 100G tank. 4) Run your setup (NO FISH OR CORAL) for 3 weeks to a month before adding fish. Then, only add fish one at a time (or 2 small ones). These are suggestions based on screw ups I made, so hopefully you can learn from them. It will be cheaper to learn from my mistakes than make them yourself. __________________ Take Off Eh!