Salt Water Aquarium Tips and Tutorials

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how early can i put damsel fish in my new salt water aquarium?

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i set up a salt water tank 5 days ago. how early can i put in damsel fish?
This Truely Depends on the Size of your Aquarium System..
You must first wait for the Water in your system to "Cycle"
Don’t get in a Hurry! Some systems take as long as 3 months to cycle completely..

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any imput on setting up new salt water aquarium for fish, size tank other eqip. needed.?

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Salt water tanks are difficult and expensive, and I don’t think they thrive well in less than 75 gallons, and the bigger the tank, the better.
You should really find an aquarium store in your area that specializes in salt water fish, and ask them for advice. It takes a lot of work to set [...]

What are the steps to setting up a salt water aquarium?

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It set mine up about 2 months ago ~ I’ve added the salt & crushed coral in the bottom ~ I have an underground filter. I want to start getting fish soon but I don’t know what my next step is? I’ve tested my water & everything is at the level it needs to be. [...]

How hard is it to turn a fresh water aquarium into a salt water aquarium? And what will I need??

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I’ve had my fresh water set up and established for almost a year now and I want to make it into a salt water. I want to know how hard it would be to do this, how long will it take, what will I need to do this, and about how much should it cost??
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may i use salt for water set up for discus fish aquarium?

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I assume you mean to convert a saltwater tank to a Discus tank. I can, but of course would need to remove any coral or other materials that would serve to increase the pH. Using the tank, filters, lights etc would be a good set up for Discus most likely.
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where can i buy a sump filter for salt water aquarium?

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Ok im about to start my first salt water aquarium and i want to get a sump filter for my 55 gallon tank… Does anyone know where i can buy one at? do i have to make one or can i walk in somewhere like petco and find one there?
you can buy a sump [...]

I have fresh water aquarium how can i change to salt water?

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Hello to everyone i have 120gallons(filter: eheim 2217) aquarium with cichlids, i would like to change it to salt water, what do i need?Also i have special sand for cichlids can i use it in salt water aquarium? thank you
well get rid of the fish and when you have the tank turn of ever [...]

My kids want a salt water aquarium?

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They would like a NEMO ( clownfish). They have a ten gallon aquarium. It’s just sitting empty right now. How hard is it to take care of a salt water aquarium, and what do we have to do to get one started?
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