Tempted to switch to Marine

[Yoda1]

So my current fresh water setup:
550L (5 x 2 x2) oddball/SA cichlids
External canister
2 x strips of LED's

Went to a public aquarium a few weeks ago....and lets say I am tempted to switch over to marine.

Am on a bit of a tight budget.
So was thinking of fish only. And as funds become available ( and if I want to) adjusting my equipment for corals.

Can anyone recommend a good book on the subject

Any advice most welcome
Thanks

 

[Yuki Rihwa]

Fish only tank is easy like freshwater, it's just now you will deal with salt in water. Also, QT is a must for saltwater species (no exception) and it's very LONG QT time up to 8 weeks and the famous phase for saltwater is "Nothing good coming too fast in this hobby" and the bad stuff usually come and hit you overnight

 

[tlindsey]

Saltwater fish only is not difficult like Yuki Rihwa srated only advice I have is do thorough research and take your time make sure aquarium completes cycle.

 

[Yuki Rihwa]

Well, I did not mean it hard, I meant its the patience to success in saltwater world.
If you looking/checking any saltwater focus forum you will see hundred of pages that folks asking for help with problems. Some folks will give up after few months due to problem getting out of hand, out of control and it become a chore job and no longer a enjoying hobby.

 

[SantaMonicaHelp]

What kind of fish were you thinking of starting out with?

-Kamran

 

[Yoda1]

Thanks for the input.

I was thinking of possibly a lionfish
Not sure about stocking levels for a tank my size.
That's part of the research that I need to do.

 

[convict360]

I recently started a 15l nano reef, which the internet assured me would be an endless source of problems. Fast forward a few months, and it hasn't posed a challenge in any way shape or form...now, it could be argued its easy corals, easy inverts etc; but the more I learn about marine, the more my opinion moves towards the inherent difficulty associated with it, being nonsense.

Hardest tanks I've kept have been planted, and now that I've dipped into the marine; i'll probably just stick to freshwater

 

[Yuki Rihwa]

I recently started a 15l nano reef, which the internet assured me would be an endless source of problems. Fast forward a few months, and it hasn't posed a challenge in any way shape or form...now, it could be argued its easy corals, easy inverts etc; but the more I learn about marine, the more my opinion moves towards the inherent difficulty associated with it, being nonsense.

Hardest tanks I've kept have been planted, and now that I've dipped into the marine; i'll probably just stick to freshwater

hahaha I'm glad you have a successful time with marine world, it's easy if you are done it correctly, we already have an example of a member here gave up the saltwater world after few months, spend more than thousand bucks into the saltwater world. (you can find his post in this forum)

 

[SantaMonicaHelp]

Hardest tanks I've kept have been planted, and now that I've dipped into the marine; i'll probably just stick to freshwater

Just out of curiosity, what made the planted tanks the most difficult?

-Kamran

 

[Yoda1]

So have been doing a bit of research.
At this stage I am thinking of going with a FOWLR setup. Once I gain more experience, may switch over to a full reef, but not at the beginning stage.

Re stocking.
I was thinking of a Lionfish and maybe one of the smaller Morays.
would that work?