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I want to set up a 30 gallon salt water aqarium2007-11-24 23:36:52

How much would it cost. I just wont a few fish and some coral nothing too expensive. Is it really that hard to keep up. This guy at the pet store tried talking me out of it. I really dont worlk much so i would have time. I have lots of expeirence with fish. I have had them all my life.

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I bought a Marineland Eclipse 29 gallon tank. It came with florescent lighting and a three stage filter. I bought a marine test it, a submersible heater, wavemaker, skimmer and hydrometer and now have a marine aquarium.

I added two bags of finely crushed aragonite (enough for four inches of substrate) and thirty pounds of live rock. The florescent lighting is adequate for zooanthids, mushrooms, sponges, gorgonians, soft corals and anemones. I only change the bulbs every six months. I do water changes of 5 gallons every week (convenient because buying 5 gallon water jugs of r-o water is easy, I add salt and aerate it over night). And add phytoplankton and rotifers as feed twice a week.

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i thought saltwater had to be a big tank, like at least 50 gallon or it wouldn't really work

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I did a 30 gal but it was for starfish and sea horses the tank and supplies i.e crushed coral, salt, hydrometer etc cost about $500.00 that doesn't include the fish if you want coral and active salt water fish I wouldn't go less than a 55 gal the smaller the tank the harder it is to keep the levels right good luck

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It depends on what you want in the tank on the cost. If you have expeirance then you know you have to establish the tank for 1 week to 4 weeks, then get a starter fish like a domino(they are more hardy to get the levels straight) Now they may have more chemicals to help but I would get it started that way first cuz it could be costly if you don't . Any good shop would tell you that, good luck! They are fun, if you get an eel make sure you fill up every gap in the tank they will jump out! The Picasso triggers are really fun after you get your tank established, I recommended them to stacy king years ago> Have fun

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ok, first things first. what do you want your tank to look like, as in what do you want in it. If you don't know what you want then how do you keep it? In other words buying a litter box for a great dane just wouldn't work. There are many different types of fish and inverts and they all live in very specific conditions. If you don't provide for your tank mates needs you won't be happy.