Subj : Big Time Noob question
To   : Pete Duffin
From : Steven Reeves
Date : Mon Mar 22 2004 01:07 am

Well .. the first thing I would to is get a few really good books .. and read 
them .. cover to cover ... after you do that .. get a few more books .. and 
read them cover to cover .. than when you feel like you can handle picking up 
what you need to start a salt water aquarium ... get a few books and read about 

it .. :) .. 

seriously .. running a fresh water tank is nothing compared to running a salt 
tank ... I went from fresh water to a reef .. and was totally blown away with 
all the needed hardware and knowledge it takes to keep salt water tanks 
alive ... I was able to keep the reef alive ... but I did make several mistakes 

because I did not have the knowledge in the beginning ... 

A reef tank is easier to maintain than a FO tank (Fish only) .. I would highly 
recommend a FOWLR .. (Fish Only with Live Rock) ... even know you are not 
planning on a reef setup at this point .. the live rock will help keep the 
chemistry stable and help keep the tank clean ... that way you only have to do 
your weekly/biweekly water changes of 15 to 20% ... 

I can help you where I can .. and I am more than willing to off you any advice 
that I can ... 



Re: Big Time Noob question

> Hi all.
> 
> I spent that last 8 months getting my 29 gallong fresh water tank up and
> running perfectly.  I believe it has been a success (although I learned a
> ton of hard lessons as a result).  I am now interested in setting up a salt
> water tank, say in the 70-90 gallon range.
> 
> I was hoping to get some opinions on what product manufacturers are of good
> quality, yet are resonably priced.  I don't want to go out and buy a kit
> (had a friend that did that, half the part failed within the first year).
> 
> Please reply and let me know what are decent parts but not the most
> expensive (I'm not a millionaire you know :-))
> 
> Thanks in advance.
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