islandboyalec
New member
Hi everyone,
I just registered, and have been wanting a saltwater aquarium for the last two years. I live just off Boca Grande, FL, and am constantly fishing, or boating, however, I've finally got some extra money to invest in an aquarium, and any positive feedback/ advice would be helpful. Where I stand now: I purchased the "conscientous marine aquarist" about 6 months ago, and have read it from cover to cover (I understand the basic concepts, like the nitrogen cycle, but I'm lost when it comes to alkalinity, and the more advanced water parameters.) My dream would be a fish-ony aquarium (a relatively clean, artificial environmnet with very little live-rock, that requires as little maintenance as possible.) The fish I would like to keep include some butterflyfish, angelfish, and maybe a tang (yes.. Iknow butterflys can be delicate, but later on I may consider one.) I have $300 dolars on hand now, and will have another $500 next thursday. Soo, does anybody have any ideas of how large a tank I should get, what I should use for filtration, is a rimless aquarium out of my budget? I'd really appreciate some help
I just registered, and have been wanting a saltwater aquarium for the last two years. I live just off Boca Grande, FL, and am constantly fishing, or boating, however, I've finally got some extra money to invest in an aquarium, and any positive feedback/ advice would be helpful. Where I stand now: I purchased the "conscientous marine aquarist" about 6 months ago, and have read it from cover to cover (I understand the basic concepts, like the nitrogen cycle, but I'm lost when it comes to alkalinity, and the more advanced water parameters.) My dream would be a fish-ony aquarium (a relatively clean, artificial environmnet with very little live-rock, that requires as little maintenance as possible.) The fish I would like to keep include some butterflyfish, angelfish, and maybe a tang (yes.. Iknow butterflys can be delicate, but later on I may consider one.) I have $300 dolars on hand now, and will have another $500 next thursday. Soo, does anybody have any ideas of how large a tank I should get, what I should use for filtration, is a rimless aquarium out of my budget? I'd really appreciate some help