HorrorShowRot
05-16-2010, 03:37 AM
All right so today I went to big Alls and saw a beatiful tank a 200 gallon tank. Now I have been researching salt water tanks on and off for a few months now. And just seeing the SW inverts and fish in the tanks at the stores just strikes me as fascinating. I know that they are more expensive then a FW but hell. I figure even on a low budget if you save up you can run one? Now heres a list of pros/cons
FW
Pros
Have all the necessary equipment.
Doesnt need high powered lights.
Less work.
Tap water works with declorinator.
Not as pricey
Cons
No amazing fish/corals and I can go on.
Same old drab tank.
Not as eyedropping for guests and such;)
SW
Pros
Beatiful.
Concept of having a reef in my house amazes me.
Cool fish/verts etc
Dont have to travel to cuba etc just to see these beaties
Cons
Pricey
Harder to maintain
Will need an RO system.
Not sure what i am doing.XD
And now If I were to set up a tank what necessary equipment do I need. I will be getting a large protein skimmer but how do they work? And I notice in lots of SW tanks theres the overflow to the sump why is that? Do i need it?
FW
Pros
Have all the necessary equipment.
Doesnt need high powered lights.
Less work.
Tap water works with declorinator.
Not as pricey
Cons
No amazing fish/corals and I can go on.
Same old drab tank.
Not as eyedropping for guests and such;)
SW
Pros
Beatiful.
Concept of having a reef in my house amazes me.
Cool fish/verts etc
Dont have to travel to cuba etc just to see these beaties
Cons
Pricey
Harder to maintain
Will need an RO system.
Not sure what i am doing.XD
And now If I were to set up a tank what necessary equipment do I need. I will be getting a large protein skimmer but how do they work? And I notice in lots of SW tanks theres the overflow to the sump why is that? Do i need it?