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	Saltwater tanks
sjshark19 Small Fry Posts: 1 Kudos: 1 Votes: 0 Registered: 04-Feb-2005	Hello Iam new to this site and I have a new tank and I was wondering how hard it would be to make it in to a salt water tank. and what would I need to do this
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:20
N e m o Enthusiast Posts: 280 Kudos: 553 Votes: 11 Registered: 13-Dec-2003	Well, how hard it will be depends mainly on what you want to keep in it. Do you want coral, are you going to get a protein skimmer, how many fish you're planning on getting, etc. Here's a basic list of what you'll need to get a saltwater tank setup w/o coral: tank live rock (1-2 pounds per gallon) live sand (enough to cover about 1-2" of your tank) powerheads heater thermometer test kit (nitrate, nitrite, ammonia, ph) protein skimmer (not a must, but helpful) R.O. water HTH, Nemo
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:20
kamikaze76 Hobbyist Posts: 63 Kudos: 62 Votes: 69 Registered: 24-Aug-2004	Please refer to this link http://www.fishprofiles.net/faq/sbegin.asp as it should answer your basic questions. John
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:20
terranova Fish Master Posts: 1984 Kudos: 1889 Votes: 229 Registered: 09-Jul-2003	What size tank, and what kind of set up? FOWLR? FO? Reef? Depending on what you want to keep in it, your set up will vary greatly. The most important thing will be what type of lighting. It'd be easier to help you out if you told us a little bit more about your tank. EDIT: Forgot to add... Welcome to FishProfiles! Last edited by Ferretfish at 05-Feb-2005 11:23 -Formerly known as the Ferretfish
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:20


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