Switching Over To Sw

[mrseptember15]

Hello...

I'm planning to switch over to saltwater fish. My freshwater tank just went through a major accident and I didn't want to start over again with it so I thought I tried something new. I want to start a saltwater tank with my 10gallon. So the things that were left over from the freshwater tank were the:

-Tank w/hood and lights.
-Heater.
-And Filter

I got some advice to change the stuff inside the filter. They also told me to buy the following:

-Marine Salt

-Power Head

-Pool Filter Sand

-Hydrometer

-Live Rock

Is there anything else I need for the start up or is that all the material?

 

[SkiFletch]

There are very FEW pool filter sands that are appropriate for marine use, you'll want aragonite sand instead. You may need to change your bulbs to a marine spectrum if you want to keep corals, if you just want a fish or two, you can keep what you have. You'll also need test kits for saltwater (many of the chemicals are the same, but the color cards are different), and a source of RO or DI water. With such a small tank, purchasing water from your LFS may be the best course of action.

Have you thought about stocking?