saltwater or freshwater tank that is the question..
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An archer would work as brackish with maybe some hermit crabs. I think there are some available that are from brackish mangrove swamps. You could probably get away with a nice violet goby and one of the smaller sand dabs in there as well.
boredcpl said:
in reality, all you need is liverock, powerheads and lights (for a reef). but a protein skimmer helps get rid of organics before they turn into harmful ammonia, etc. but, it's not really necessary. as for what to keep with 2 clownfish...you could get a nice little anemone for them to be hosted by. also, some shrimp would work well. cleaner and peppermint shrimp are nice. for some fast swimmers, you could look into buying some green or blue chromis. they shoal and look really nice in a tank. you could also keep snails & crabs and a number of different types of gobies or blennies.
I'm also a newbie at this stuff and for the past few weeks i've been to different pet stores, talked to numerous people on this forum and been on about a hundred internet sites figuring out the same question fw or sw. Basically, in a nut shell everyone already said it... for someone new bigger is definitley better if you go salt, everything is easier... water control, pH, nitrates, also the types of livestock and of course how many also improve, and compatibility of livestock is lessened in a bigger tank. From what i hear anything under 55gal is a huge can of worms when you do salt... if you aren't already experienced. Also a tidbit of info that i was given was that no matter what type of tank if salt... Fish only, with live rock or a reef, you should by reef equiptment - it will work for any type and if you want to upgrade to a reef you don't have to upgrade your equiptment. Good luck and remember take everything in as a grain of salt... get many opinions before you do anything and also make sure it is what YOU want.
im using a 40 some gal hex (i think its 47 gallon.) with a aquaclear 70 filter and hang in heater with a sand floor.. does that sound about right for a saltwater starter tank or should i look at getting different equipment..
theres a great articale in coral magazine vol.1#2 about nano reefs as littl as 1.3 gals,and about how they are much more stable than once thought.it goes into detail about setting one up also.this is a good site about nanos http://www.oc-creative.com/reef/index.asp .even though you might not want to go this small it has helpful info for smaller salt tanksi.e less thn 50 gals.I will be trying out a small reef tank set up in a few months.10 gals. with only two air pumps 8 pds of live rock,one pair stonogobiops nematodes i.e highfin banded goby,a couple of peppermint shrimp,some tube worms,small brittle stars and various other inverts.ill post pics as im building it and after its going.Ive always been told salt water is easier than fresh..............and this was told to me by a very very knoledgeable person who owns a FS and sometimes writes articles for a couple of popular fish mags.hes been in fishkeeping for over forty some yrs.It just that its more expensive than freshwater,sorry I m feeling abit long winded today.........................................................................................boredcpl said:
boredcpl said:
you may want to ditch the media for the aquaclear. it'd be better used with liverock rubble and maybe some carbon media. and with the sand bed, you might wanna consider getting aragonite substrate for better buffering.
