| Wrongly led by the belief that freshwater | | | | to the water. This is no laughing matter even for |
| aquariums are easier to maintain than saltwater | | | | the fish. This will kill the coral and plants as well as |
| aquariums many people opt for the former. There | | | | the fish. Saltwater has a very different variety of |
| are a greater variety of fish that can be kept in a | | | | bacteria as compared to freshwater and this aids |
| saltwater aquarium as also plants and coral too. | | | | in supporting the fish and corals in the tank. |
| The equipment is more or less the same as a | | | | When you transit from a freshwater tank to a |
| fresh water aquarium just the inmates and look is | | | | salt water tank go to the pet store and get |
| different. Many people would love to have a | | | | some substrate from the saltwater tanks there. |
| saltwater aquarium but the myths of switching | | | | This substrate is added to the freshwater in the |
| from fresh to saltwater dissuades them from | | | | tank and after a few days you must test the |
| doing so. | | | | salinity of the water with a refractometer or |
| Converting from a freshwater tank to a | | | | hydrometer (available t the pet store). the salinity |
| saltwater one is simple. Most of the equipment is | | | | must read between 1.020 and 1,026 before you |
| the same with just a few exceptions to the rule. | | | | add the salt water fish to the tank. |
| One of them is the tank substrate. Saltwater | | | | You must also remember that saltwater causes a |
| aquarium fish prefer a substrate composed of live | | | | lot of rusting to occur in the tank and do you |
| sand and a lot of crushed coral as opposed to the | | | | should be ready to regularly clean out tank |
| gravel that freshwater fish are used to. Your | | | | equipment at least twice a month. If rust has |
| existing filtering systems will work equally | | | | already set in you must change the equipment |
| efficiently in both types of tanks. Remember that | | | | promptly. |
| the water filtering system works on the principle | | | | Feeding saltwater fish is very different from |
| of circulating water through the tank. This means | | | | feeding freshwater fish. Saltwater aquariums |
| that a vigorous system will disturb the water | | | | require a combination of frozen food that is easily |
| surface a process that helps the oxygen level rise | | | | available from the pet store. Never keep frozen |
| in the tank water - a good thing. | | | | food in your freezer for more than 3 months. |
| Lighting in the saltwater tank is of importance only | | | | Discard any unopened frozen food that is older |
| if you are planning to add plants and coral to the | | | | than 5 months. It might sound like a lot of work |
| tank. A fish only tank can fare very well without | | | | to maintain a saltwater aquarium, however, once |
| the added lighting. A common mistake many | | | | you are there you will discover that the joys are |
| aquarium enthusiasts make while converting from | | | | many and the work is not too much. |
| freshwater to saltwater is to add a little table salt | | | | |