Starting off a salt water aquarium help!!

[Reefmagic]

Originally Posted by Reefmagic

Hey guys,

I have been a lover of fish from the day i can remember my dad buying our first fish tank and seeing all them beautiful fish swimming around it was mesmerizing. Then as soon as i moved out i went and got a fresh water aquarium which is very easy to look after with a beautiful variety of fish. Now i want to get serious and have a little ocean in my front room but i have been looking into the up keep of the saltwater aquariums and it is a lot more difficult. I have been searching online looking for saltwater aquariums for sale and found quite a few but i don't know where to start when it comes to sizes well just about everything. I have done some research my side and been to the local aquatic center found out about the different saltwater tests and prices of fish ect but that's about it. i will throw a few questions down see what you come up with guys.

1. Does the size of the tank matter? keeping the PH levels under control?
2. How long should i let the tank pump the water through the pump before adding fish?
3. Maybe a few good fish/coral to start with
4. And the maintenance how many hours a day/week do you spend on cleaning out, changing water etc ???

Any information would be greatly appreciated



Thanks guys

I am getting excited now!!! starting to understand the saltwater world a lot more. I am going for a big 60 gallon tank with and under cupboard to hold the filtration system. I am going to get what i need run it through for a month and see where i am with the water, before i get fish in

Speak again soon guys thanks

[Moogled]

Good luck! I hope it turns out fantastic!!

I've always wanted a system with a sump/refugium but having that much water around is a bit unsettling to me lol.

[Animal-Chin]

If you don't have a tank yet, start with a 90. A 90 is an awesome size and if you enjoy reefing you'll outgrow a 60 pretty fast...

[Sidius]

I have found the below forum thread extremely helpful in explaining what's going on in a saltwater/reef system. It's broken down in ways that very easy to follow, however it's quite long and touches on many different aspects of your system. I personally recommend starting from the beginning, with the basics of how the nitrogen cycle works in a saltwater/reef system.

http://www.thereeftank.com/forums/f3...ed-160389.html