Saltwater Fish Tank Guide
Starting Saltwater Fish tank?
i am about to start a 55 gallon fish tank and i would like some help in starting it.
im a aware of the time and expense but i really want to know what i need. i need some help i cant seem to get this straight ..i want to have fish-only tank no corals or anything .
what do i need? whats is a protein skimmer and do i need it? what about powerheads? do i still need a filter for the tank. i plan on buying live sand and live rock thats all.. thanks
give me a guide or some steps on how to start thanks im really confuzed
The first piece of equipment you should buy before all others is a good book.
A nice cheap and easy read is “The New Marine Aquarium” and it will help you figure out the setup of the saltwater tank. It covers many different filtration methods and the pros and cons of each. It also has nice check lists, stocking guides, and disease information. It is a bare-bones book, but that makes it ideal for beginners.
The tip for marine aquariums is decent water movement. A skimmer is not absolutely necessary, but certainly helpful and great to have as an addition to your filtration.
You will want some sort of mechanical filtration to help remove solid wastes at the bare minimum.
And lots of water movement. I like the Koralia as a nice cheaper powerhead, but also like the Seio pumps, and especially love Tunze.
There are many different setups and methods. The saying “there is more than one way to skin a cat” can easily be replaced by “there is more than one way to run a saltwater aquarium.” I prefer a refugium/sump setup with a skimmer and lots of live rock and sand, but it is not the only way. The book I reference talks about many different methods and will help you chose the right one for you, or at least give you enough information to look up that method in more detail and then decide.
Acclimating Tropical Fish
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