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Fresh or Salt water aquarium2007-11-24 23:32:26

I am getting 55 gallon aquarium. I just bought a 10 gallon that I have as a freshwater. I've had it a week and I really screwed up.but the fish are doing fine, so I am feeling a little more confident. I just basically want to know which kind of aquarium is easier to care for, and if I was to go with a saltwater aquarium, how much do nice looking fish and supplied cost monthly? Also, how much work goes into a salt water aquarium compared to freshwater?

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i have a salt water tank and its hard you've only just started with fish and your having trouble with freshwater so don't go saltwater until your good at it, it costs tones it costed me $2,000 for what i wanted and the fresh supply of water from the ocean you constantly have to check water for nitrate levels ammonia pH and tones more don't do it until your ready by the sounds of it your not

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Saltwater aquarium is more difficult because you can't just replace the water when you clean it, you'll need to make or get saltwater.

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A salt water aquarium may be more expensive to start up because you need to buy a good filter, skimmer and you have to take care of the temperature. But the good thing is that you do not neet to change the water. All you ned to do is add in the water and throw away the filtered ones from the skimmer.

But it is advisable to have a bigger aquarium if you plan for salt water one because it effects the temperature, thus the life in it.

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Oh boy, marine fishies are expensive, and extremely delicate when it comes to maintaining the tank. There are so many factors to consider in a saltwater tank, and lots of additional equipment to buy. Oh and did I mention the fish are expensive? I would recommend you use the 55g tank as a freshwater tank and try some African cichlids. They can be quite colorful just like marine fish, but they have WAY more personality. You have to remember that the larger the body of water (i.e.-tank) the more stable the environment will be biologically, so once you've cycled a 55g, it'll be very easy to maintain (much easier then a 10g)

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A saltwater or marine tank will be a bit more trouble to look after as you have to be careful about the salt levels. You will also need a few more pieces of equipment to maintain the tank (& for the life of me I can't remember what the little white floaty thing is) & basically it just costs more to keep it ticking over. A freshwater tropical tank just needs a good filter that can cope with the size of the tank & a heater big enough to keep the water at the right temperature. A good testing kit is essential to make sure that the pH , nitrite, ammonia & nitrate levels are all correct (we got a really good easy to use one off ebay). That's about it - just do your research, talk to fish shop staff & you should be fine. Once the inintial cycling of the tank has occurred it's pretty simple to do water changes & keep the fish happy & healthy. A friend of mine has a marine tank & often goes to the beach & takes huge buckets of saltwater home from there hehe. It's much easier for me to get the water out of the tap, use some water conditioner in it & dump it in the tank.

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Stay with freshwater for a while, by the way you talk you still have A LOT to learn about them.