Salt water tanks.....

[Mugwump]

Does anyone here have a 'salt' tank??....

[JR]

I will be setting my Reef and FOWLR tanks back up next month

[Mugwump]

Wonderful.......you might be the only one here???....I've been tempted to do a FOWLR for the G'kids...plus I enjoy the salt water fish colors...

[JR]

If it is the first SW tank. IMHO a FOWLR  tank is the only way to go. And with SW the bigger the tank is always better.

[Mugwump]

Thanks, I'll keep that in mind

[P4Angels]

Lori and I have had one running for over a year, just a small 13 gallon nano.   We had a 55 gallon one setup then took it down.  LIke our fresh water better

[Mugwump]

Lori and I have had one running for over a year, just a small 13 gallon nano.   We had a 55 gallon one setup then took it down.  LIke our fresh water better

Me too, really. I saw a nano tank built by a guy in the QC's club. a while back....very well done.
It would be a side project anyway....

[b125killer]

I keep going back and forth on if I want a saltwater tank. I have always wanted to set one up. I just don't know that much about them other than there a expensive lesson in chemistry. I have seen some pulsing xenia that I liked alot. I was thinking of changing a 40 breeder tank to saltwater.

[BallAquatics]

I keep going back and forth on if I want a saltwater tank.

I do that too.  Then I ask myself, "What you gonna breed?", and scrap the whole idea.....  LOL

Dennis

[P4Angels2]

We have a pair of clowns that regularly have eggs get them to the point of seeing eyes and then magically they all disappear!!

[JR]

My clowns did the same thing.

[b125killer]

If I was going to change a tank to salt water what would it take? Something like a fowler tank. With a few corals like the pulsing xenia. What would it take to keep it alive? Would I have to get the expensive lighting? I would also have to get some clown fish that play in the coral. It's the only way my wife would let me do it. I do know that not all clown fish will do that. Something with them being captive breed and not needing to do it.

[JR]

fISH Only With Live Rock. (FOWLR)  FOWLR tanks can get by with fluorescent full spectrum lights. They do better with fluorescent and actinic light (Blue Light). It depends how wellyou won't the Coralline algae to grow. Some Coralline algae grows better with the blue light.
Reef Tanks are primanily geared towards Invertebrates. Corals and Anemones. Thy say if you like to spend a lot of money and check your water parameters every day. Set up a reef tank. A few years back I was reading the cost of setting up a 29 gal Fresh water tank was 250.00 a FOWLR 658.00 and a Reef Tank was 1262.00. That was with all of the best equipment. I have 1300 In my reef lighting system. It takes a lot to keep them corals happy.

[Jdmcfast]

 Have always wanted to have a SW tank and was ready to set one up until I got the opportunity to take care of a buddies reef tank when he was on vacation a couple times! It didn't take me long to realize I have my hands full enough with my freshwater.


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[b125killer]

 I think for the time and money I would rather get some nice discus. That way I could keep some cool fish without the cost of saltwater. I already have a full plate with breeding the angels. And I could see it getting out of control. I would start with a 40 gallon breeder and it would end up a 200 gallon reef tank. that's how it started with the angels I started with a 29 gallon now I'm breeding them and have a fish room.