Comments on: STARTING AN AQUARIUM HELP?

By: Laurie

Laurie — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 21:49:59 +0000

Saltwater is not Harder. It’s more involved. If you have the money and the time, I suggest saltwater. As long as you do your homework and stick to a schedule, a saltwater aquarium will make this fish keeping hobby worth it. More choices, more color, more interesting fish. I will direct you to these websites that are sure to get you interested in the Marine hobby. They say it’s harder to keep a saltwater because the fish are pretty intolerant of water instability. Most of them need constant levels of perfection or they die, hence the expense.
http://www.fishforums.net
have a look.
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By: Zack Ryder Lover (Anti J-Bros)

Zack Ryder Lover (Anti J-Bros) — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 21:08:59 +0000

Salt water is so much harder than fresh water because you (1) it’s so expensive, like $300 I’ve heard. (2) You have to put a LOT of salt in the water to keep up with the saltinity of the water. (3) You also have to take care of live rocks and live sand. (4) You have to get like a 75 gallon tank or more to take care of salt water.

As for fresh water, if you want anything like small cichlids or angelfish, a 30 gallon tank would be fine. It costed me about maybe $100-150 for my stuff, but that was because I had most of the stuff I needed from someone. I just needed a filter, gravel, light, and fish. My other one (30 gallon) was around $150-200 because I needed a new filter, heater, gravel, decorations, light, and fish. I had the tank already.
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I own two tanks.

By: Bubbles

Bubbles — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 20:22:59 +0000

well every beginner should start with fresh water which is definitely more cheaper. Saltwater is so much harder to care for because the fish are very fragile and connot handle that much high levels of harmful stuff. So please start with freshwater. here: http://www.fishlore.com/FirstTankSetup.htm
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By: nickname

nickname — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 19:32:59 +0000

since youre a noob start with fresh. then when you are comfortable with that you can try salt. salt is harder and more expensive. you dont want to mess up and waste a load of money
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By: Cornelius Q. Rockefeller III

Cornelius Q. Rockefeller III — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 19:26:59 +0000

If you’ve never had an aquarium before you should definitely start a freshwater tank. Saltwater is much more difficult and costs about three times as much. There is way too much you need to know for me to tell you here, but look at the link I’ve included. Careful planning is vital to success with an aquarium.

edit: Saltwater is harder because the water conditions are more difficult to keep balanced and the fish are usually more sensitive. With a freshwater tank you’ll have to test the pH, hardness, nitrate, nitrite, and ammonia. With a saltwater tank you’ll also have to test all that, plus calcium, phosphate, copper, iodine, strontium, magnesium, and iron. It’s not easy to keep all these things at the right levels. If you get really good at fishkeeping, maybe you could consider a saltwater tank in a few years. Until then, beginners are always recommended to start with freshwater.
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http://www.practicalfishkeeping.co.uk

By: Matt

Matt — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 18:44:59 +0000

like 100 bucks for a decent size tank, with all the stuff like filter and evrything
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By: Naruto//

Naruto// — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 18:36:59 +0000

i would suggest that you get a freshwater aquarium. Because saltwater fish are way hard to take care of, but in freshwater, u just need a tank, a good would be 10 gallons, a filter, and maybe a heater.
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i own one.

By: ♪ ♫ ☼

♪ ♫ ☼ — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 18:01:59 +0000

well i cant tell you every little detail, but i can tell some.

well if ur gonna start an aquarium, i would do saltwater. but the water is expensive, and the fish are more expensive.

if ur gonna do freshwater, its not as much as saltwater fish and a lot cheaper. but don’t get ne with black spots. not event he tinest dot. if they all hav it, then get the smallest black dotted one u can. then go to a pet store and buy a tablet that stops the black spots and heels ur fish. i dont really know how much it is tho, srry.
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By: alexed12

alexed12 — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 17:44:59 +0000

here is a site that will help you with your starter aquarium… good luck…

http://www.aquariumguys.com/aquariumkits.html
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