Salt vs Fresh
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Well a con of salt water is price for everything. Everything in saltwater is more expensive that in fresh.
Saltwater generally involves corals. I'd be much more worried about going on holiday and finding a tank I've plouged a couple of grand into with all the corals and fish dead. Corals need light, literally a power outage is generally more dangerous than in fresh.
Salt is just so much extra stuff that is needed, RO units, scimmers, that you don't need in fresh. Never do salt if you've not did fresh first!
Salt is just so much extra stuff that is needed, RO units, scimmers, that you don't need in fresh. Never do salt if you've not did fresh first!
Fresh-cheaper, easier to keep a bigger tank, don't have to check salinity, DATNOIDS
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I've never done saltwater and I havent because it just seems like too much of a hassle to me.
Its expensive to start, expensive equipment, expensive fish
Its seems more complicated
Saltwater fish seem to be more fragile
Its messier.
I dont know. I may even be wrong. But from what I can tell, its just more time consuming, expensive blah blah blah
Its expensive to start, expensive equipment, expensive fish
Its seems more complicated
Saltwater fish seem to be more fragile
Its messier.
I dont know. I may even be wrong. But from what I can tell, its just more time consuming, expensive blah blah blah
freshwater fish can be just as pretty as saltwater fish but ill never do salt my life is devoted to fresh
fishaddict401;3895127; said:
Uhmmmmmmmm...
http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=296357
your dats are like feeders
Most people are scared of Saltwater. Its sad how people say its more work or its harder blah blah blah. 99% of people who have not had a SW tank know nothing of what they are talking about. I'll be first to admitt it can be a bit more expensive than freshwater. Though that depends on your spending habbits , your shopping skills and various other things. Skimmer, filtration, and salt in the water are the only things a saltwater NEEDS. Live sand and Live rock is not NEEDED. You say its expensive though right? I find Live rock cheaper than some of the stupid eheims you guys buy and it filters better than an ehiem.... Skimmer , you can ebay or craigslist these all day! Plus its just more filtration , how much do you spend on filtration. Live sand , keeps the ph more stable , and is a living breathing amonia nitrate eater. I keep salt and fresh. Salt is much more beautiful , much more fun to feed , and more rewarding sitting in front of it. Most of you can't say this because you dont have both. As far as work goes ... haha. FW i do weekly somtimes 2 times a week WC's. Once a month a SW tank requires water changes.... Mixing the salt takes almost no time , just grab a big bin and let it mix for 30 mins. I clean my filters maybe once every 3 months ..... change prefilters weekly or as needed. Skimmer dumps into a secondary collection cup that gets dump easily as need. I would say SW is less work. Also some corals dont require anymore light than a little shop light. They also dont require any speacial care either. Some do , but it all depends on how much you are into keeping corals. I have some in my tank and do nothing to them or for them. i use home depo strip lights..... They thrive quite nicely , i wanted them to get eaten for the longest time ... corals and SW fish are more hardier as well. My grouper can live in fresh or saltwater , hows that for hardiness!? I couldnt kill my fish in a toliet bowl. These generalized statements and bias comments are rediculous. I find a stable SW tank , less things could go wrong than a FW tank. SW has everything .... Bigger meaner fish. Prettier planted (corals). Beauty and an amazing piece of the ocean i your home. People wish they could go scuba diving and look at the reefs. I wouldnt dare jump into half the ponds or lakes/sewer systems some of the FW fish come from.
So i think the initially small cost of getting SW started is much more rewading. Feeding , cleaning , viewing , everything. I keep both , and i perfer my 10 gallon SW over my 180 FW. You may say i just dont keep the right fish but ive had them all , jardinis , aro , FH , O , Jags and much more. Salt is worth the jump. Quit being scared all of you.
Set up two 10 gallons.
One salt , one fresh. See which you like better.
Ang;3895203; said:
lol example number #1
Ever thing people spend so much time on SW is because its more enjoyable to spend time on? I unfortuantly spend more on my freshwater.
Though spend more gazing time infront of the SW.