| When it comes to saltwater aquariums there are | | | | minimum recommendations. This will not only give |
| two popular types of systems. Those are the fish | | | | you room for an additional fish or two but also |
| only saltwater aquarium and the reef tank. The | | | | give you a little margin of error. Larger tanks are |
| reef tank is a very involved system that can end | | | | also more stable and will generally do better under |
| up costing thousands of dollars to set up and | | | | a beginners care. |
| maintain. the fish only aquarium however can be | | | | Once your fish and tank have been selected you |
| set up for a lot less money and still provide you | | | | must buy the support equipment for the tank |
| with as much enjoyment. | | | | that will clean and filter the water. |
| Tips For Planning a Successful Fish Only Saltwater | | | | Do not skimp on the filtration because if it is not |
| Aquarium | | | | strong enough or underpowered the result can be |
| The very first thing you should do is study the | | | | an algae filled aquarium with sick and dead fish. |
| types of fish that are available and decide what | | | | Hardly what you wanted! |
| ones you like. Then from that list eliminate any | | | | You will also have to select the type of |
| fish that may get to big for your tank, are very | | | | decoration s you want in your tank. Will you go |
| aggressive or fish that have a reputation for | | | | with live rock Will you stick with artificial coral |
| being hard to keep alive. | | | | decorations or will you combine the two? |
| Once you have decided what types of fish you | | | | If you are unsure how to decorate your fish only |
| want to have in your marine aquarium you will | | | | saltwater aquarium you may want to stop by a |
| need to select the proper sized tank to house | | | | local aquarium store to see some examples or |
| them for the duration of their lives. If you can | | | | look in some book. After all these decision are |
| buy a tank that is slightly bigger then the | | | | made its time to set up your system! |