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08-06-2002, 07:57 PM
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| Large Fish  Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Calgary AB
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|  10Gal SW? Viable? Excuse my ignorance... I don't know much about saltwater tanks, so I'll have some reading to do I'm sure... But, I want to add another tank to my collection (more for freshwater) which would leave my current 10gal available for new endeavors. Looking through the saltwater toptanks, I was intrigued by the 10gallon SW tanks... So I have to ask, just how viable are they? Is it possible to keep a small saltwater tank? I'd love to be able to keep a clown, but is it possible? Andy
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08-06-2002, 09:02 PM
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| Medium Fish Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Corvallis, Or
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| Re: 10Gal SW? Viable? Yes, a 10 gallon saltwater tank is quite viable, and can be very successful. Clown fish do fabulously in a 10 gallon, along with cardinal fish. For more info, try http://www.nano-reef.com |
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08-06-2002, 10:14 PM
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| Super Fish  Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: NY USA
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| Re: 10Gal SW? Viable? If you don't know much about saltwater tanks, the only way to have a sucessful ten gallon one is to RESEARCH RESEARCH RESEARCH. Almost all professional and experienced SW aquarist would never recommened a beginer to the marine side of the hobby ever start with such a small volume of water. If you have to have another tank in your house, purchase the largest one you possibly can 55 gallons or bigger and make that your SW tank, leaving the ten gallon for your freshwater tropicals. Although ten gallon SW tanks are possible, it does require an immense amount of experise and finess in the experience of fishkeeping, especially into the requirements of your fish (many fish, including clowns, will outgrow a ten gallon tank quite rapidly if properly taken care of) and into the chemical nature of saltwater (which is decidedly different for that of fresh water because the presence of salt and other minerals increase the toxicity of things like ammonia and nitrite, making them more toxic than in fresh water). Best recommendation is to READ READ READ READ a whole lot more than just this website. Try your hand at live plants in your FW ten gallon tank. The challenge of a well planted thriving FW tank is pretty comparible to that of a large, fish only SW one. While you do that, start to increase your knowledge in the area of marine aquatics and chemistry. ~~Colesea
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08-27-2002, 08:59 PM
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| Teenie Weenie Fish Join Date: Oct 2002
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| Re: 10Gal SW? Viable? quite correct colsea...do all your homework Andy..you, your wallet, & some fishies lives, will be thankful you did...a FO (fish only) tank @10 gal very do-able...reef tanks at a small level gets a bit tricky as I am learning...but can be fun...just gets to be expensive... |
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08-27-2002, 10:48 PM
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| Little Fish Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
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| Re: 10Gal SW? Viable? Expensive yes, but its much more life everywhere in a reef tank. Just watch your tank when the lights go out! You won't see that in FO or Freshwater.  miley*
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