saltwater aquarium

[supaflyz]

I got this new tank with some of the reef equipments.  I was wondering do any of the members in this forum have saltwater aquarium as well. I have always kept freshwater fish, so changing to saltwater is a whole new thing.  If you guys do have saltwater aquarium mind helping me out how to set it up.  I was trying to set up a frontosa tank but all of these equiptment will be a waste.  I have a sump, pump, protein skimmer, powerhead, heater, lights, filter, and the tank is reef ready with some crush corals substrate, and a kent R/O unit.  The pics are on here http://s54.photobucket.com/albums/g94/supaflyz/.

[Delock]

Re: saltwater aquarium

What size is the tank? Are you going to do saltwater now?

[eklikewhoa]

Re: saltwater aquarium

Most of all that stuff can be used for fronts as well.....all my big tanks have excessive filtration.

I just saw on marsh reef that you don't want to do sw anymore.

[supaflyz]

Re: saltwater aquarium

Yeah 100 bucks a month on electric bills alone is crazy.

[eklikewhoa]

Re: saltwater aquarium

That's kinda over estimating.....

but I will say that SW is comparable to high-tech planted tank, probably a little less.

[Mzungu]

Re: saltwater aquarium

I agree with ek, all of that stuff can be used, minus the protein skimmer, for FW.  :)

[eklikewhoa]

Re: saltwater aquarium

I actually think the protein skimmer can be used as well but it won't be as efficient.

[Mzungu]

Re: saltwater aquarium

Well, it could be used, sure. But I'm pretty sure it wouldn't do much, if anything.

[supaflyz]

Re: saltwater aquarium

Yeah I think so to ekk.  That chart I think is for reef tank only and not fish only tank.

[eklikewhoa]

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I saw about a $50 increase in the bill when I started up my nancube 12g which is probably running about enough wattage for a large fish only tank.