Hi im a college student and i want to start a aquarium in my dorm room. I have already decided what tank im going to get. Im going to get the Fluval Edge because is compact and it looks nice. I know that i want to get a clown and anemone but i think im going to first cycle the tank with 2 damsels. I know the anemone is going to be a lot of work to take care of but i learn fast so hopefully one i have cycled the tank with the i have some idea of what im doing. i want to start the tank over my winter break which is about a month and a half and in that time cure the live rock and live sand. Then move it to my room and let it sit for another couple of weeks for clarity then cycle it with the damsels then get rid of them for the clown. Is the move with the tank okay because it isn’t a very long trip and pretty smooth. Also i wanted to know a good clown/anemone/light set for the tank something that will kind of blend in. Also i want one other large attention drawing fish. I was thinking a seahorse would be really cool. This would be later on down the road though, but seahorse’s are slow eater so would the clown eat the food first or would it not leave the anemone if i fed the seahorse on the other side of the tank. All other tank guidance is welcome. Except don’t tell me to move to a larger tank or discourage me from saltwater please.
first off, thank you for taking your time to read/answer. i was thinking of getting no more than a 1.5 gallon tank for Christmas and growing 1 anemonie or 1 piece coral in it and/or live rock with 1 shrimp and seastar. i was just wanting criticism for this, constructive of course . give your ideas also. i just wanted to know. and are those betta cubes acceptable to do this in?
I am probably going to buy a 32 gallon saltwater fish tank and i would like to know if u people think its a good price for everything.
1.ok so im buying a 32 gallon tank with stand that comes with a fluval 205 canister filter a heater T5 lighting so its good for coral for 320$
2.Im not going to buy coral life yet but im going to buy about 20 pound of live rock including FIJI rock i think its called for 150$
3. 50 gallon worth of live sand for 50$ looks high for me.
4.50 gallon worth of salt for 20$
5. one powerhead big one for 50$
6. other stuff like test kits hydrometer protein remover bacteria conditioner sort of vacuum to clean the sand for about 150$
7. for fish i would like to have 4 fish one shrimp and a starfish for a total of about 170$ which seems good to me.
The total is about 900$ whuch seems high so anywhere i can lower that price a site or anythin and which number seems a bit high thanks oh and i was wondering how i should cycle my waterbecause the pet stores are telling me diferent thing so i would like to know your opinion.
This is a new series I’m going to put up that details our new tank setup and the change I plan on making, which is to locate the sump in the basement. Video Rating: 4 / 5
Question by micahbrown89: How long should I wait before adding more fish to my saltwater aquarium?
I just set up my 72 gallon saltwater aquarium. Once I got the water ready and the filter hooked up and everything I added a few starter damsel fish. 3 to be exact. Im doing this to get the biological filteration going in the tank and to get all the good bacteria acclimated to everything. How long should I wait before adding more expensive fish? When will the biological filtration get adjusted to the point where it can handle all kinds of fish?
Best answer:
Answer by jdaugherty3 You need to do some research. First of all, you can achieve the same results as the damsels for cycling, by using a pinch of flake food everyday instead. Much more humane to do that. Then test your water weekly, until you have 0 Ammonia, 0 Nitrite, and less then 20 Nitrate. Once you are at these levels, you can SLOWLY add more fish. Wait 4-6 weeks between fish additions. This will allow the biofilter time to catch up to the new demand on it. Read some books, and have lots of paitence!
hi im just looking into starting my first saltwater aquarium and need to know what i need and what the best tank size would be also if possible to know around how much its going to cost me
I’m thinkning about starting a saltwater aquarium i have a 29 gallon aquarium and i was wondering what would be some good fish to put in this aquarium and how many fish can i put in this size of an aquarium. I realize i have to go through a filteration process and all that stuff and buying the fish wont be for a while……in fact im not even sure i will go through with this i was just wondering on the varietys of the types of fish that would go well in this size tank, when listing types of fish please include price range try to keep it specific for example don’t just say clown fish and keep compatibility and size in mind to if at all possible
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Question by lilro_otto: Right filter for 30 Gal. saltwater aquarium.?
Alright im starting a new saltwater aquarium in my 30 Gal. tank i have done plenty of research on them and i want a (FO) but not too sure on what type of filtration to use. I wanted to ask should i use a canister, sump/trickle, or normal bio-whell alone? plz answer Thanks..
