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Saltwater aquarium2007-11-24 23:40:12

They are expensive to set up and maintain too. IMO it'll easily be a minimum 200. with the fish. Check out these forums, they'll have some good answers for you on starting up and exactly what you'll need. Just read through the posts, you'll find a lot of info.

http://www.aquariacentral.com/

http://www.aquariumboard.com/forums/home.

Alright, so I was way off on the price I did say minimum though :)

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The first lady has it right.

I disagree with the cost. Mine is fresh water and I paid $450. to get mine set up and that was with coupons for fish when I bought the tank.

Go to a specialty fish store (not Petco or Petsmart, those people are idiots), and start making a price list. Talk to the employees, that's what they are there for. Ask about tank size and water quality.

Remember that SW tanks need A LOT of electricity as well. Lots of folks don't take that into consideration.

Good Luck

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the bigger the better is the general rule for marine beginners. i have several 20's running and i have had no problems. if you set it up right its not as bad as a lot of people think.i have about $1000.00 in my set up but i bought very high quality gear for my tank, that is also including all livestock, corals,fish,small inverts etc.

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Before you ask this question you should be asking yourself what you want to put in the tank. Ligting and filtration really varies depending on what you put in the tank. The more filter feedrs you put in, themore filtration (usually protien skimmers) you use. The type of life in the tank may only require florescent lighting, but if you want to get into a variety of corals, you will have to go with something much more expensive. The majority of marine life (including corals) like space around them, and maintain territories, so the larger the tank, the better. Here are some sites for you to browse through (includes pricing)