Hello my friends, thanks to you all I am finally looking for a large tank to start up a saltwater aquarium. However, I am a little confused. Is there a difference between a saltwater aquarium and a reef tank when it comes to actually purchasing the aquarium? I am looking at a 100 gallon Clarity Plus aquarium-used. However, the person that is selling it is calling it a reef tank, but I want to have a saltwater aquarium. Is there a difference? Should I purchase this tank if I can get a good deal? Please help me.Difference between a salt water aquarium & reef tank
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Hello my friends, thanks to you all I am finally looking for a large tank to start up a saltwater aquarium. However, I am a little confused. Is there a difference between a saltwater aquarium and a reef tank when it comes to actually purchasing the aquarium? I am looking at a 100 gallon Clarity Plus aquarium-used. However, the person that is selling it is calling it a reef tank, but I want to have a saltwater aquarium. Is there a difference? Should I purchase this tank if I can get a good deal? Please help me.
The is no difference in the tank itself. He may be referring to it as a Reef Ready tank, which means it has some holes drilled in it to allow you to add a sump. Sumps are very useful in reef tanks, if your unfamiliar with them you mightwant to go do some research on reef central.
yeah either of those two.
there are alot of acronyms in saltwater. here are a few that i know, anyone else add more cause i don't know many.
FO = Fish Only. no coral, shrimp, crabs, feather dusters, sea slugs, or any other inverts
FOWLR = Fish Only With Live Rock. same as above but instead of plastic decorations there is "live rock"
RNC = Reef No Coral. has invertebrates, that are not coral. such as shrimp hermits, crabs, snails, sea cucumbers, urchins, starfish, etc.
CR = Coral Reef. full blown reef scene all of the above plus the addition of coral and other hard to keep inverts, like anenomes and tridact and maxima clams
RNC and CR need special lighting to feed photosynthetic bacteria in some invert's tissue they also usually need better water quality.
that's pretty much all of the ones i know.
there are alot of acronyms in saltwater. here are a few that i know, anyone else add more cause i don't know many.
FO = Fish Only. no coral, shrimp, crabs, feather dusters, sea slugs, or any other inverts
FOWLR = Fish Only With Live Rock. same as above but instead of plastic decorations there is "live rock"
RNC = Reef No Coral. has invertebrates, that are not coral. such as shrimp hermits, crabs, snails, sea cucumbers, urchins, starfish, etc.
CR = Coral Reef. full blown reef scene all of the above plus the addition of coral and other hard to keep inverts, like anenomes and tridact and maxima clams
RNC and CR need special lighting to feed photosynthetic bacteria in some invert's tissue they also usually need better water quality.
that's pretty much all of the ones i know.
Ide def look into it. You may get yourself some good lights which are normally the most expensive bit of setting up reef tanks.