A saltwater COMPLETE newbie!

dorkfish said:
IMHO, getting a hermit to "pre-cycle" a tank is a BAD idea, as inverts tend to be really sensitive to ammonia/nitrites.

Very few corals will sting you, actually I can't think of any that do. I have read about some SPS corals readcting badly to the oil on your fingers, though. Rubber gloves should prevent any reactions between you and the corals.

Anemonies will though, however, only some people actualy feel the sting and it would take a VERY large amount of work and time establishing the tank to keep them alive, not to mention that most anem's will almost completely cover the bottom of a 10g.

A lot of the corals sold at my LFS go for about $5 actualy, yet 10-15 really isn't that expensive compared to certain corals. The cheaper corals usually comes to you smaller, however, I've read larger corals tend to be less tolerant of change in water pram's.




Seems as though you didn't read th link I posted... Not trying to be rude, but when somone posts a link, there's usually a reason for it...
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Hermit crabs are the best thing to start out with.. they are actually pretty resiliant...
 
CaitxSith said:
dang. and i thought salt water would be a piece of cake because i have experience with freshwater (or at least setting it up...). Oh well. Time to ask my friend to hand me some of his live rock lol.

can i just add a 10~20 (how much?) pound rock and just stick it in and also add a piece of live rock (how big?)? Would the bacteria inhabit the rock and then i don't need to dish out cash for live rock?
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it takes a longer time for a regular rock to start a colony.... and it works best if you use a couple small pieces to give your tank a more natural look. big chuncks dont work out so well....

but i suggest you dont skimp out on rocks .. itll bite you in the but later :]


(and i sold a starfire 100 gallon with a eurobrace system!)
 
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