Guest Posted July 31, 2011 Report Share Posted July 31, 2011 Hi AllI'm planning to setup a saltwater aquarium at home using a 4 foot tank.Just going to be a cold water aquarium with a few liitle shallow water reef fish etc. Won't be over stocked.I'm hoping it make it it a little mini eco system.I've heard saltwater tanks can be troublesome though.Just wondering if anyone has any advice for a beginner.Cheers and thanks in advance. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jesster 0 Posted July 31, 2011 Report Share Posted July 31, 2011 Hi Nanman,been keeping for a few years now and have only just shut it down.Like you've heard marine tanks are very very different to freshwater tanksthis is a good link, otherwise is too much to go through in 1 thread. - http://www.masa.asn.au/masawiki/index.php/Beginners_Guide and also think about joining the local club MASAOG, a great resource for someone wanting to get into the hobby - http://www.masa.asn.au/masa/masaog best advice is the more knowledge you have the better equipped yopu will be to care for the critters. be very careful though as our local marine species are temporate and so are a l;ittle tricky to keep. you will need a chiller to keep the temporature down which is both expensive to buy and run.good luck, lots of goodies to be found in West Lakes. also note laws regarding collection of benthic organisms in SA.PM me if you want some more tips or have qyuestions about the link i gave you Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted July 31, 2011 Report Share Posted July 31, 2011 ok thanks for your help chester.I'll look at those internet links.cheers mate. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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