Anyone have salt water fish tanks

[BigRocsFirebird]

I've had a freshwater tank for a while now but i wanted to get into salt water. i picked up a tank and got it going but i'm not sure if i want to get into the reef tank styles.. anyone have one to share ideas or any input

thanks!

[Jersey Mike]

Beautiful when done right, but a pain in the ass to maintain. Salt water fish get expensive fast, too.


If I ever go back to a salt-water tank, it will be a small (10-20 gal) tank with maybe a few Tangs or something not too expensive.


My input is this:
Be sure you're ready for it. It's significantly more of a chore than owning a freshwater tank.

[BigRocsFirebird]

yeah it is expensive i got a 90 gallon tank and i have 50lbs of live rock and 7 fish. lets say i couldve gotten top of the line headers for my car and more lol

[chrisfrom nj]

my bro has a 50 gallon tank with lights filter and other stuff he had a salt water set up i allso have a 10 or 20 gallon tank that was used for salt water fish allso for sale i will get you the prices if your intrested

[townsend]

while working at petco i got into saltwater with a 29 tall. it was very nice but very expensive and i kept having problems so i got out of it. tomato clowns get nasty too

my 55 gallon freshwater with all kinds of african and south american cichlids was a pain....i just keep two oscars now...they chill

i wish you luck if you are that dedicated and financially able to do it...they are awesome

[BigRocsFirebird]

Thank you chris but i have 2 tanks now and i need to get my salt under control first!

I went to my local store around here cause they had 50% off almost everything. i ended up spending a ton more. i got a few more fish, foods, wave maker, was circulator and other junk. This is almost a car payment lol