20 gallon ???

[steve-0]

ok i have a 20 gallon tank. Would this be large enough to sustain about 3-4 fish?
I don't know anything about marine and saltwater fish because i have been keeping tropicals.
I have a 20 gallon tank(more long than high) and an aquaclear 150 powerfilter. What would i need to get started, Any good links and tips or instructions, what tyype of fish will work in 20 gallon , will go together. >>>
thanks

 

[steve-0]

oooops sorry i didn't see it pinned...

but i will take any links or tips

 

[whacky]

hi steve,

in my opinion for a first marine tank i would go for something a bit bigger, as it would be easier to maintain, also i think 20 gallons is to small for 3 or 4 fish i would personally say two is a maximum for a tank this size

 

[Starry^]

definately depending on what kin of marin fish you were looking to get - cos some are quite small and then some that seem tiny can grow really HUGE, i say this because I was looking at boxfish to buy and the one i saw wouldve been about 3 cm long - I wanted to get it until I realised that it grew to an adult size of 45cm!!
Anyway - a 20 gall is too small to have a marine tank definately, sad but true- I would think atleast a 40gall to have a healthy decent marine tank, as they need to have proper levels of chemicals and salt to the gallon etc, and its hard to sustain those things healthily in a small tank, with less water .
Im not an expert but i have been todl this about marine tanks many a time.
its alot easier losing marine fishies when u first start than freshwaters.
that puts me off as.. have u seen teh price of marine fish!?!



Starry^

 

[Equalizer]

Try www.reefcentral.com You will find everything you will ever need to know about saltwater aquariums.

Hope this helps

 

[impur]

You definately will need to READ READ READ if you are looking into going marine. You need more equipement and depending on if you want to keep corals, the lighting is very expensive.

Anyway - a 20 gall is too small to have a marine tank definately, sad but true-

This tank is 2.5 gallons.

Read more about it here

http/www.nano-reef.com/forums/showthread...?threadid=10233