th cheapest salt water possible, just becasue making minamim wage and ot getting a lot of hours becasue of my age (15) is goin to make this a econo tank.
nate
nate
is salt water tanks hard?
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Check out old orchard aquarium in skokie, they are expensive but have very good livestock (very few overstocked tanks and there corals are under 8+ tube T5's), you can get some stuff there.
Living Sea Aquarium in Park Ridge is cheaper and bigger but the fish dont seem as healthy, there both good though, check both of them out. Look at fish and corals etc and write the ones you like down, then come back here and tell us and we can decide what tank and light etc. Get a feel for the price of things as well.
Living Sea Aquarium in Park Ridge is cheaper and bigger but the fish dont seem as healthy, there both good though, check both of them out. Look at fish and corals etc and write the ones you like down, then come back here and tell us and we can decide what tank and light etc. Get a feel for the price of things as well.
it might be a while before i can, im just thinking about it, my brother has a 75 gallon sw and its amazing but he bought it from a friend that was moving for 200 bucks so he doesnt really knw prices.
nate
nate
you could follow what i have planned out (its had 5-6 months planned into it)
20 gallon high tank and stand First Hand: $120 Second Hand: $50-70 (heres a great deal in chicago http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=1129248, light stand and tank)
Tunze Nano Reef Pack (filter and skimmer in one) First Hand $185
Choice of Light (depending on what type of tank)
20 pounds Aqua-Cultured Rock from Tampa Bay Saltwater or other similar distributors
20 pounds dry aragonite sand or if you are willing to pay a few bucks more get some live aragonite.
Maxi-jet 1200 if on a budget, if willing to spend more get a hydor korallia pump.
Reef Crystals Salt
You can follow what i am doing here
http://www.aquariacentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=110622
I am a beginner too, but theres no copyright on what i do with my tank so you can feel free to follow everything i do step by step.
20 gallon high tank and stand First Hand: $120 Second Hand: $50-70 (heres a great deal in chicago http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=1129248, light stand and tank)
Tunze Nano Reef Pack (filter and skimmer in one) First Hand $185
Choice of Light (depending on what type of tank)
20 pounds Aqua-Cultured Rock from Tampa Bay Saltwater or other similar distributors
20 pounds dry aragonite sand or if you are willing to pay a few bucks more get some live aragonite.
Maxi-jet 1200 if on a budget, if willing to spend more get a hydor korallia pump.
Reef Crystals Salt
You can follow what i am doing here
http://www.aquariacentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=110622
I am a beginner too, but theres no copyright on what i do with my tank so you can feel free to follow everything i do step by step.
i switched from keeping discus to saltwater 6 months ago and its a breeze compared to the delicate discus and less water changes too
oh and nate, keep the 29 gallon that you were going to sell to me, use it to start your way into the saltwater hobby, take your time, im in my 5th month of research and i am still learning stuff even before i bought the tank so it being a while before you can start the tank, can be good.
Who knows maybe one day we can do frag swaps or trade our unwanted materials with each other.
Who knows maybe one day we can do frag swaps or trade our unwanted materials with each other.
Dude all you need is a tank, filter,lights (only a factor of what type if keeping corals) and a couple Powerheads but the rest of the stuff you can get from your bro. LR, LS heck why not frag some corals from him and throw them into your tank. All you would really need is water and salt. Sounds like a breeze to set up. Maintaing isnt that hard if you are ontop of things, But then again it is a learning process. Good Luck.
