fresh vs salt

[clekchau]

here is another one that even comes with metal halides

http://www.dfwmas.org/Forums/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=91145

damn i need to stop searching the for sale forum there i will spend money i don't have

 

[Pomatomus]

If my 300 was a fish only salt setup and i did biweekly water changes, salt alone would cost about $80-90 pr month for the cheap stuff

LOL @ this. I guess if you change 240 gallons of water at a time...which is how much salt actually comes in a $40 box.

 

[kamikaziechameleon]

OMG!!! nice! I'm holding back on picking something up till next year for sure. Will have to see how things in the fish room pan out. Need to get my super sump plumed and Mega air line powered.

 

[kamikaziechameleon]

holly crap that is a 900 dollar setup!

 

[kamikaziechameleon]

This is what I dream of:

[video=youtube;ZhFB2pSJ4gc]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZhFB2pSJ4gc[/video]

 

[krichardson]

Saltwater is nice and I really enjoyed mine but it was the water changes that got to me.Each time a water change is carried out it's like peeing away money,it's bad enough that we as aquarists pour in and dump out gallons of water each month but in a marine set up it is compounded by the salt mix that is bought which also goes down the drain with the water.If I ever go back to saltwater I doubt I will use a tank over seventy five gallons capacity.

 

[clekchau]

true buying salt is part of the expense but well worth it in my opinion i spend about $50 a month on salt but thats for a system with total system volume of 800 gallons.

 

[kamikaziechameleon]

Water changes do seem like a super chore.

 

[Arrowanaoscars]

i just set up a fowlr saltwater tank and its not that expensive and im 14. it seem to start to get really expensive with big tanks or high light demanding corals.

14 aye dont u have to be older then that to join mfk???

 

[krichardson]

He has a good point though.The lights are expensive to start with and on top of that,they have to be on and sucking juice all day long.BUT,it's all about your level of commitment for what you like.