fake plastic plants in saltwater.

[Red Deer Reptiles]

every time i see pics of plastic plants or decor in a sw setup it makes me sick .why do people do that? then they show pics.wow

[mark]

in a QT to give the fish some cover, sure.

[fishoholic]

Fine for QT but in a display, no way! SW tanks are not supposed to look like FW tanks, kinda defeats the purpose IMO.

[Red Deer Reptiles]

dont you think ther dirt magnets?

[fatpuffer]

Everybody gotta start somewhere. I started with plastic ornaments not knowing too much. As I learned more, the ornaments disappeared.

Js

[kipsix]

I'd say personal preference. Why do some people keep FOWLR tanks? Why do some people keep reef?

[FitoPharmer]

i remember there was a restaurant that open up by where i lived. picture my horror when i was told this place also had a SW set up. i imagined at least something that wasn't a complete eye sore since it was a restaurant. but instead i came to find a mish-mash of colored FW gravel, plastic FW plants all over the place, with HUGE chunks of drift wood,and a few pieces of the deadest LR iv seen here and there. and to top it all off the tank was a 300G acrylic tank that was so scratched it made it hard to see through. it was hard to even see the fish at the opposite end of the tank.

[Red Deer Reptiles]

not trying to upset anyone just that plastic plants dont give a saltwater tank a oceanic look reminds me when i had gold fish.?did you ever see (tank of the month) have plastic decor. dont think so dan

[fatpuffer]

It's a way to start into sw. I cycled my tank from fw to brack to salt with my ol' green spotted puffer. Stayed that way until I sold the puffer and researched more about marine environement and reef tank.

Js

[Aquattro]

why is this in the buy/sell forum?