P@UL Posted February 26, 2007 Report Share Posted February 26, 2007 with salt water can u keep it in a tank with a standard glass top or a biothingy amd hhow much duz the wierd plants with tentacles cost and other things besides fish? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snaggle Posted February 26, 2007 Report Share Posted February 26, 2007 with salt water can u keep it in a tank with a standard glass top or a biothingy amd hhow much duz the wierd plants with tentacles cost and other things besides fish? What wierd pland? how big of a tank? what live stock do you want? do you want soft or hrad corals or FOWLR? Live rock is $9.99-15.99/Lbs depending on the type and quality. you will need at least doble the filtration of a fresh water tank and better lighting. I hope this gives you and idea on how much this will cost even on a buget and lots of DYI it is not cheap. Brad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dunl Posted February 26, 2007 Report Share Posted February 26, 2007 I think you need to do a lot of reading first, then come back with some specific questions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slough Shark Posted February 26, 2007 Report Share Posted February 26, 2007 I agree with dunl, research all you can and when you find some questions that research can't answer, turn to the board :thumbs: I found googling things that I wanted to learn about pretty helpful Good Luck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Osprey Posted February 26, 2007 Report Share Posted February 26, 2007 (edited) Paul, just to give you an idea on comparitive pricing... My 90 gallon tank is going to cost a ballpark range of $4000...and I bought some of the equipment used. A freshwater tank of the same size would have costed $900 at most... and that's if I had used a sump as a freshwater filtration system (more expensive than HOB filters by far). Those 'wierd plantie things' are corals, and certain types would require an even more expensive system than the one I've got. If you are serious about saltwater, you need to do some involved research and prepare to empty your pocketbook. Get 'The Concientious Marine Aquarist' by Robert Fenner to start with. Also do some research on the various saltie sites online, and www.wetwebmedia.com (my fav website for reference material). Keep in mind that saltwater fishkeeping requires patience...you can't just throw a bunch of fish together in a new tank and expect it to work out. Good luck. Spellcheck edit! Edited February 27, 2007 by Osprey Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murminator Posted February 26, 2007 Report Share Posted February 26, 2007 Paul, just to give you an idea on comparitive pricing...My 90 gallon tank is going to cost a ballpark range of $4000...and I bought some of the equipment used. A freshwater tank of the same size would have costed $900 at most... and that's if I had used a sump as a freshwater filtration system (more expensive than HOB filters by far). Those 'wierd plantie things' are corals, and certain types would require an even more expensive system than the one I've got. If you are serious about saltwater, you need to do some involved research and prepare to empty your pocketbook. Get 'The Concientious Marine Aquarist' by Robert Fenner to start with. Also do some research on the various saltie sites online, and www.wetwebmedia.com (my fav website for reference material). Keep in mind that saltwater fishkeeping requires patience...you can't just through a bunch of fish together in a new tank and expect it to work out. Good luck. What he said .... it is a very big step up just in equipment alone Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neely Posted February 27, 2007 Report Share Posted February 27, 2007 with salt water can u keep it in a tank with a standard glass top or a biothingy amd hhow much duz the wierd plants with tentacles cost and other things besides fish? was this a joke? if not, sorry for suggesting it was. go down to a LFS and check things out. go to www.jlaquatics.com and check out their prices- probably best you will find. i have dealt with these guys with good results www.reefperfection.com. Do some reading, buy a few books- well worth the money. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Osprey Posted February 27, 2007 Report Share Posted February 27, 2007 What he said .... it is a very big step up just in equipment alone She, actually. :P Yeah, yeah, I know... how many girls get into SW, anyway, right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murminator Posted February 27, 2007 Report Share Posted February 27, 2007 What he said .... it is a very big step up just in equipment alone She, actually. :P Yeah, yeah, I know... how many girls get into SW, anyway, right? Opps :boxed: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slough Shark Posted February 27, 2007 Report Share Posted February 27, 2007 hehehehe Foot in mouth disease... :w00t: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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