I'm highly experience in freshwater fish keeping, and I've heard that is real helpful, so I'm now going into marine fish keeping! I can't wait, I've wanted to go have a few saltwater specimens since I saw Finding Nemo when I was a kid, lol. I bought the Complete Encyclopedia of the Saltwater Aquarium by Nick Dakin, and it has most of the information I need but I really wood like to ask a few extra questions...
1. How mature does my saltwater have to be to hold a few hardy fish such as clownfishes, damsels, or living rock?
2. What invertebrates ARE easy to care for?
3. If my tank has a few cracks and broken glass in it, will a good cleaning and patching up cracks with silicone fix the situation?
4. I know their not some weird aquatic plant, their living, breathing, delicate invertebrates, but what do they mean by "not for beginners, best for experts only". What special needs DO they really need? I know they need very mature water, but what else?!
5. For an experience person in freshwater keeping going into marine fish keeping, would you recommend I get a 20 gallon tank or a large, 180 gallon tank in which I can grow my tank to a large size and what not?
6. If I get a 180 gallon tank, do you suggest I get a heater for that size or have a few, smaller heaters so I don't bring my water to a boiling point?
7. How can I adjust my lighting to go from bright in the day and to fade away as it get darker outside, and then fade back to light the fallowing morning slowly?
8. After my tank water is three months old, what other fish can I put in it? Preferably does that live in the Indo-Pacific or Pacific Ocean?
1. How mature does my saltwater have to be to hold a few hardy fish such as clownfishes, damsels, or living rock?
2. What invertebrates ARE easy to care for?
3. If my tank has a few cracks and broken glass in it, will a good cleaning and patching up cracks with silicone fix the situation?
4. I know their not some weird aquatic plant, their living, breathing, delicate invertebrates, but what do they mean by "not for beginners, best for experts only". What special needs DO they really need? I know they need very mature water, but what else?!
5. For an experience person in freshwater keeping going into marine fish keeping, would you recommend I get a 20 gallon tank or a large, 180 gallon tank in which I can grow my tank to a large size and what not?
6. If I get a 180 gallon tank, do you suggest I get a heater for that size or have a few, smaller heaters so I don't bring my water to a boiling point?
7. How can I adjust my lighting to go from bright in the day and to fade away as it get darker outside, and then fade back to light the fallowing morning slowly?
8. After my tank water is three months old, what other fish can I put in it? Preferably does that live in the Indo-Pacific or Pacific Ocean?