Thinking About Saltwater

[kribensis12]

I have been reading the stickies but they use words that i dont understand! I just asked my mom again about a salty tnak adn she said no! She told me that if i killed off all the salty fish they wouldnt fire me!

 

[chrissaysyes]

Whats her beef with marine tanks?

 

[kribensis12]

Money, she wont listen to common sense. Common sense says: Let him get a marine setup, so he wont get fired.

 

[chrissaysyes]

Pico reef boost yourself into to the marine world with a tiny volume of complicated, compact and unstable salt water.

 

[kribensis12]

?

 

[Musho3210]

omega one, and forumula 1,2 etc are both good dry food companies (flakes, pellets etc.)

 

[Demm]

a pico reef coudl be a cheap way to start off. they have those little 3 gallon or so tanks with th elittle filter and light on them. the whole tank setup is only about 60 bucks here in san antonio.

however the smaller the volume of water the harder it is to keep since you have to constantly keep track of the salt level, and any small thing could throw the tank off balance. the bigger the volume of a saltwater tank the easier it is to keep the correct parameters, and the more room for error you have.

i think that if you could pull off a pico tank you can pull off any bigger tank.

 

[kribensis12]

Thank's! I am waitng for my grandma to explain why i should convert a tank to saltwater( a.k.a. the dark side!). Hopefully she will give me the thumb's up!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[chrissaysyes]

Pico reef boost yourself into to the marine world with a tiny volume of complicated, compact and unstable salt water.

a pico reef coudl be a cheap way to start off. they have those little 3 gallon or so tanks with th elittle filter and light on them. the whole tank setup is only about 60 bucks here in san antonio.

however the smaller the volume of water the harder it is to keep since you have to constantly keep track of the salt level, and any small thing could throw the tank off balance. the bigger the volume of a saltwater tank the easier it is to keep the correct parameters, and the more room for error you have.

i think that if you could pull off a pico tank you can pull off any bigger tank.

Thanks for explaining that

I dont see why they wouldnt want you having a marine tank. You could always lie and tell them that it's freshwater

 

[kribensis12]

Unfortunatley, they are aware enough, if they see my walking down the hall way with a thing that say's instant ocean salt, a clown fish, a salt tester, a sea star and other thing's of that sort! Plus my dad used to have fish, so he would know!

 

[chrissaysyes]

Tell them you're considering one of three new hobbies and you cant decide which, full-time porn hound, heroin junkie, or saltwater enthusiast.

 

[kribensis12]

Tell them you're considering one of three new hobbies and you cant decide which, full-time porn hound, heroin junkie, or saltwater enthusiast.

Nice! Only thing is, my dad is a preacher and him an my mom wouldnt think that is funny! I know i would though!

 

[kribensis12]

Today my uncle sent me some coffee and 20$ to petsmart. My mom asked what im getting adn i said wait and see! She said saltwater? I said you said no to salties, then she asked if they were piosnious, adn i said some, some freshwater fish are poisonus too! So, then she said i might get a salty set up! I am hyped! I am expecting to go tonight to get some salt( approx. 25g mix) and i am hoping to get a crab and some BioZyme. BioZyme is just like live rock's, but comes in a yellow container. They are dehydrated beneficial bacteria on a wheat germ. I have used it before with a freshwater tank and it worked and it says for fresh and salt. I am going to see how the crab does, then i will probably spend the rest of my money on clownfish/other stuff for it!

 

[chrissaysyes]

I wouldnt put too much stock into this biozyme stuff...nothing beats live rock.

 

[kribensis12]

ROAR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! My mom changed her mind again! Now i have to wait till late spring!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!