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well its not directly me but my science teacher wants to start up a marine tank in the class bacuse i told him i wanted to be a marine bio-logist so he said ill hook you up with a tank in the class but you have to take care of it and start it ill just but materials and fish so i need advice any thing any words of wisdom, im just lost up till now ive only kept frsh water fish so i need help please and is it true i can use mollies to get the water ready? like start it a fresh water and slowly aclimate the water till it reaches the salinity the fish need? HELP thanks

>>>>>>a learning experience as an aquarist can be fun but you must be ready to take and obey advice and criticism but most of all be patient<<<<<<<

Hi,
If you go back and look at the last padlocked thread above
this thread, titled MARINE TANKS, and read the description of the thread,
I belive it will contain most, if not all,
of the answers to your questions.

Frank

-->>> The Confidence of Amateurs, is the Envy of Professionals <<<--

That topic should answer a lot of your questions. A good book on marine aquariums could also help.

Yes, mollies can be acclimated to saltwater. Personally, I'd rather do a fishless cycle than cycle with fish, though.

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The aquarist is one who must learn the ways of the biologist, the chemist, and the veterinarian.

ok thanks guys

>>>>>>a learning experience as an aquarist can be fun but you must be ready to take and obey advice and criticism but most of all be patient<<<<<<<

use live rock to do all of your cycling, if you get good quality stuff from your LFS it shouldnt take long, also clownfish are very hardy to start out with, plus everyone loves them, or some damsels.