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Ambervikings91

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So I have en empty 29 and 10 gallon tank sitting here and I have a ton of really cool lace rock and I'm thinking about getting into salt water. However, I have never done salt before so to be honest I really don't know what I'm doing, I've only just started to research and I don't want to just jump in to fast. The thing is I've heard that doing salt in a smaller tank is more difficult, I do not have a skimmer and I not have a powerhead, aside from salt, should this be attempted and what is the minimum stuff I need to get to make a small salt water tank happen?

I'm pretty poor which is my other concern. Perhaps I shouldn't try, I dont know. I feel somewhat intimidated by saltwater, I'm not sure why. Anyway, thoughts? If people could respond or at least PM me or something that would be cool
 
To be honest I'm not really sure, I mean obviously some smaller fish, I don't know a ton of saltwater fish other than some super basic stuff, I just want some colorful fish with some cool critters crawling around on the rocks and stuff I suppose
 
Ambervikings91 said:
To be honest I'm not really sure, I mean obviously some smaller fish, I don't know a ton of saltwater fish other than some super basic stuff, I just want some colorful fish with some cool critters crawling around on the rocks and stuff I suppose
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Okay, so you're just thinking of doing fish, invertebrates, and live rock then? If that's the case, then setting it up should be pretty simple and cheap.
 
Posted this for another MFK member who was thinking of switching from fresh to salt:

Assuming you already have a filter, light, thermometer, and heater, you would need a hydrometer, salt mix, marine buffer, and saltwater test kit. Those are the basics necessary to run a marine tank. Most everything else is optional. A protein skimmer would be beneficial. An ultra violet sterilizer can also help. Substrate is optional.

So basically, it is not that difficult to set up a marine tank. Get a good book on keeping marine fish or go online and read. Lots of information out there. It really won't cost you much to switch to salt. Good luck.
 
joe jaskot said:
Posted this for another MFK member who was thinking of switching from fresh to salt:

Assuming you already have a filter, light, thermometer, and heater, you would need a hydrometer, salt mix, marine buffer, and saltwater test kit. Those are the basics necessary to run a marine tank. Most everything else is optional. A protein skimmer would be beneficial. An ultra violet sterilizer can also help. Substrate is optional.

So basically, it is not that difficult to set up a marine tank. Get a good book on keeping marine fish or go online and read. Lots of information out there. It really won't cost you much to switch to salt. Good luck.
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that doesn't sound to difficult
 
You could probably skip the marine buffer; most salt mixes will buffer the water sufficiently as will aragonite sand if its used as the substrate.

You're probably looking at around $100 on average for all that stuff, but you can certainly pull it off for less. If you don't want to buy a protein skimmer just yet, then it will be a good idea to get some SeaChem Purigen. It absorbs nitrogenous organic waste in order to help keep the ammonia, nitrite, and nitrate down; it can be "recharged" after use by soaking it in a bleach solution then rinsing it and treating it with chlorine remover (Prime, etc.).
 
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