My kids finally talked me into getting a saltwater tank. We went budget friendly for our first one. Hope we don't wind up regretting too soon.
Setup so far - Fluval 13.5 Evo, a little over 10 pounds of Caribsea sand about 1 inch, and 10 pounds of liferock. So far filled up with the expensive boxed water (going to need to figure that out fast), and now just running everything. Not going to rush even though LFS says I can add fish in about 48 hours once everything settles.
I'm sure I did a lot wrong already, but that's how I learn. (First mistake adding water and stirring up all the sand, guess I'll have to wait a few days for the cloudiness to go away)/
As for stocking, not 100% sure. Think a small clown, yellow watchman goby and pistol shrimp, and some small clean up crew addition.
I have a freshwater tank established for a few years. Can I use that test kit for ammonia/nitrates/nitrites, or are the test parameters different with salinity?
Setup so far - Fluval 13.5 Evo, a little over 10 pounds of Caribsea sand about 1 inch, and 10 pounds of liferock. So far filled up with the expensive boxed water (going to need to figure that out fast), and now just running everything. Not going to rush even though LFS says I can add fish in about 48 hours once everything settles.
I'm sure I did a lot wrong already, but that's how I learn. (First mistake adding water and stirring up all the sand, guess I'll have to wait a few days for the cloudiness to go away)/
As for stocking, not 100% sure. Think a small clown, yellow watchman goby and pistol shrimp, and some small clean up crew addition.
I have a freshwater tank established for a few years. Can I use that test kit for ammonia/nitrates/nitrites, or are the test parameters different with salinity?