Interested in salt water
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paOol said:
Ive spent at least 600 on my 55 gal. planted tank so i geuss in comparison in really isnt to much more.I could have spent much less and ended up with the same results and there is probably a way to do that with a salt tank also.
There not any harder after you get it going, just a little more price, but if you go reef then its a little harder.
Salt water isn't really "harder" so to speak, but it can be a lot more time consuming, and it's a whole other world if you have only dealt with fresh water. Mostly, like many said, it's the money, but also, there is more chemistry involved, and so on. I have spent thousands of dollars over time. On my smaller tank (55gal), I spent over 2,400 in equip., lighting, supplements, livestock, corals, rocks, and sand. (now granted, I had to replace a few fish from Ich) so minus about $150, and that's how much money (and even more!) that you can end up spending - if your obssesed like me, lol, if not, you can opt for cheaper lighting (though I shouldn't even be allowed to use the word "cheap", as they are NOT),and less expensive fish and corals. Either way, I love it, and can't seem to stop!
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If you really want a nano with corals and clownfish that is going to be an even bigger and more expensive and time consuming than lets say, a fish only with live rock. With a nano you are aiming at about 15 pounds of lr, 10 or so pounds of sand, NOT CC, depending on how deep you want your sand bed to be. You are going to have to monitor your parameters more. The corals you want depends on the lighting. Research what you want, and decide ifyou can handle. I"d recommend a good book before you do anything. Lookat all the different lights. There could be a hundred different lists I could make of all thr things you'll need, so it's pretty much up to you to decide. Research about alkalinity and calcium, keep up with water changes and top offs, and monitor parameters constantly. Don't pay much attention to all ofthose additives either, limewater is the only one worth lookjing into. Liveaquaria has a good section explaining limewater and alkalinity, so I would recommend you read that. Good luck.
