difficulty?

[Scarface]

hey everyone just wanted to know how hard it is to setup and maintain a saltwater tank?
what type of equipment do i need?
and is it really expensive?
at the moment i have a 4ft with an oscar and my girlfriend wants to buy me a 2ft as one of my christmas presents, i was thinking of moving the oscar to the 2ft when i get it as my oscar is only about 3 inches,
sorry to be an annoying newbie- would have asked my mate BOWDY who has been SO helpful but i havent talked to him for a few days, anywho all replys would be appreciated.

thanks alot people!!!!

 

[S.Reef]

Lets see...saltwater is not as hard as it was about ten, maybe even five years ago. Cost will depend if you go fish only or reef. Reef is way more expensive. Either way you will want a protein skimmer, some light (fluorescent, power compact, VHO, metal halide, etc.), live rock, live sand. There is a thread around here somewhere that tells you everything you will need.

 

[DSK]

sams right but,

you could start by reading the very top sticky that says " Things you will need when starting a saltwater aquarium"

its will be very helpful to you!!

 

[S.Reef]

Thats the sticky I was talking about.

 

[dbacksrat]

if you do all of your research and ask lots of questions, you should have an easy and fun time setting up and maintaining a marine aquarium

 

[1979camaro]

while it is not more difficult, per se, it is much more time consuming and expensive...

 

[dbacksrat]

be prepared to drop at least $600 into a small tank...and be prepared to have no social life after that

 

[baotchi]

and be prepared to have no social life after that

ahahahah that is funny man... It can happen also with freshwater sometimes...



Simon

 

[KahluaZzZ]

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[wayne]

If you research and work out whats going on it's easy. Plunge in and try to wing it as you go along, difficult and expensive.
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