How to Set Up Saltwater & Freshwater Aquariums : Good Starter Fish for Saltwater Aquariums
Start up your nitrogen cycle! Learn how to choose types of starter fish for a saltwater aquarium in this free instructional video clip.
Expert: Marc Grover
Contact: www.underwaterdepot.net
Bio: Marc Grover is the co-owner of Underwater Depot. He and his business partner, Chris Bernie, are experts in saltwater, freshwater and reef keeping techniques.
Filmmaker: Traci Holsey
Duration : 0:1:9
How do you set up a salt water aquarium as far as pumps and filters?
October 28th, 2008 at 9:21 pm
tang fish eat algae …
November 4th, 2009 at 12:37 pmtang fish eat algae so how would 1 cycle your new tank with no algae? this guys stupid.
NEVER cycle your …
November 4th, 2009 at 12:37 pmNEVER cycle your tank with live animasl ever!!!!!!!!!!!! it is very stressful on the fish. just use a raw cocktail shrimp.
blue/green chromis …
November 4th, 2009 at 12:37 pmblue/green chromis people!!!
how else are you …
November 4th, 2009 at 12:37 pmhow else are you supposed to get the bacteria in the filter?
black damsels r …
November 4th, 2009 at 12:37 pmblack damsels r good for starting.
i used my black …
November 4th, 2009 at 12:37 pmi used my black molly to cycle my saltwater tank.
no, hes advising …
November 4th, 2009 at 12:37 pmno, hes advising people on good starter fish for impatient people
So Basically… …
November 4th, 2009 at 12:37 pmSo Basically… Your advising people to cycle a tank by chucking some fish in an hoping they survive!?? DICK!
and all the videos …
November 4th, 2009 at 12:37 pmand all the videos dont even tell u anything
how can u tell someone how to setup a fish tank in 2 minutes
blue dansels are …
November 4th, 2009 at 12:37 pmblue dansels are realy good sterter fish
expert village is …
November 4th, 2009 at 12:37 pmexpert village is all the videos are shit. read a book do not listen to this bull
all u need to do is …
November 4th, 2009 at 12:37 pmall u need to do is chuck in a bit of fresh seafod
noooo!!!!!!!!!!! …
November 4th, 2009 at 12:37 pmnoooo!!!!!!!!!!! not nemo!!!!!!!!!!
cycling has no set …
November 4th, 2009 at 12:37 pmcycling has no set time period.
YOU SUCK AND HATE …
November 4th, 2009 at 12:37 pmYOU SUCK AND HATE YOU!!!
I volunteer at the …
November 4th, 2009 at 12:37 pmI volunteer at the Monterey Bay Aquarium on weekends as a laboratory aquarist and a guide since 2002. We use ammonia hyrdoxide in the holding tanks that don’t contain any fish in order to prevent the nitrifying bacteria colonies in the sand filters from crashing. However, in my 13 years of experience with fishkeeping- both fresh and salt- I haven’t lost a single fish in the cycling period. I reccomend fish for most of my clients unless it’s a huge system; then use some ammonia hydroxide.
well i wasn’t …
well i wasn’t defending or promoting what he said, only that he did say it.
Personally I would rather not spend the money on a fish that is likely to die anyway during initial cycling. I cycle my tanks by using commercial grade ammonia hydroxide. (ammonia in water)
You need an ammonia source right? why not ammonia?
Just be sure it has no dyes, surfectants, fragrance, etc.
Also, shake the bottle, if it gets suds, look elsewhere.
I used 10% ammonia, 1.5 tbsp in a 150g tank = 4ppm
November 4th, 2009 at 12:37 pmWhich is pretty …
November 4th, 2009 at 12:37 pmWhich is pretty stupid, as tangs are active, bossy, and VERY disease-prone fish. It’s a great way to get some ick into a brand new tank…. God I hate tangs. I work at an aquarium store in California, and the fish that always screw up our sales tanks ( in terms of introducing a witch’s brew of nasty protozoans and external parasites) are always tangs. Every time. Use a school of medium to large chromis to cycle. They aren’t quite as durable as their damsel cousins, but at least they’re not evil.
it’s a fish store. …
it’s a fish store. that tank is probably hooked up to several other tanks which all run off a huge sump or something in a back room.
It may look like a 20 or 30 gallon aquarium but in actuality there is probably over 500 gallons of water in that system.
November 4th, 2009 at 12:37 pmActually he did say …
November 4th, 2009 at 12:37 pmActually he did say that certain tangs could be used to cycle. listen again.
Also, if you mix …
November 4th, 2009 at 12:37 pmAlso, if you mix water from another tank, if you’ve ever treated the tank for any disease, the medicine will still be in the water and will obliterate corals and anemones. You want to start fresh for reef aquariums, as 90% of meds are not reef safe.
Wow cycling tank …
Wow cycling tank with tangs? What an idiot.
Mixing cycled water with new tank to help cycling? Ok, but the cycling is also in the live rock, most of it. That will help but not really. Still need 2 weeks MINIMUM to a month preferably for any significant amount of cycling to have been completed with salt water.
Use of damsels isn’t a bad idea, but some consider it inhumane.. I personally hope all the little bastards die.
November 4th, 2009 at 12:37 pmhe never said cycle …
November 4th, 2009 at 12:37 pmhe never said cycle with tangs they just happened to be in the tank wit the yellow tail damselfish which he mentioned on useing
Yeah cause that’s …
November 4th, 2009 at 12:37 pmYeah cause that’s what I heard Certain Tang Fish, Let alone a ClownFish Not very Smart. But yet again it’s the nature of the business. They send you home with fish to cycle then after they die and you bring them back O well lets test your water O you have High Ammonia and Nitrates Sorry no new fish or Refund. They get one weak ones that don’t know any better all the time.
better you don’t, …
November 4th, 2009 at 12:37 pmbetter you don’t, ocean water near big cities may be very polluted, expecially if you want keep corals.