I just filled out my registration to join this forum. Pretty quiet place! My experience in salt water aquariums is just at the beginning stage, and I'm hoping to gain some knowledge here.
My decision to go with a salt water tank derived from entertaing a young house guest recently. We began collecting sea life from the water behind our house. Watched the critters in a small specimen tank for a few days. Then decided to take a trip off the island to check out some Aquarium stores. While browsing around, I came across a used tank. I made an offer, and ended up taking the tank home. Filled the tank with water, let it set a few days, added some salt, live sand and some local coral rocks. Have been adding an assortment of crabs and a few fish. I've had it running pretty good for a month now. Today, one of the crabs died, and the others don't seem to be eating. I guess it's time to invest in one of those PH/nitrate gizmo kits. The fish appear to be doing fine. I have a few feather dusters that are doing well also.
I will be on here as much as posible to learn whatever I can, and will probably badger you kind folks with a lot of questions.
My decision to go with a salt water tank derived from entertaing a young house guest recently. We began collecting sea life from the water behind our house. Watched the critters in a small specimen tank for a few days. Then decided to take a trip off the island to check out some Aquarium stores. While browsing around, I came across a used tank. I made an offer, and ended up taking the tank home. Filled the tank with water, let it set a few days, added some salt, live sand and some local coral rocks. Have been adding an assortment of crabs and a few fish. I've had it running pretty good for a month now. Today, one of the crabs died, and the others don't seem to be eating. I guess it's time to invest in one of those PH/nitrate gizmo kits. The fish appear to be doing fine. I have a few feather dusters that are doing well also.
I will be on here as much as posible to learn whatever I can, and will probably badger you kind folks with a lot of questions.