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    Again???

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    Saltwater...how hard could it be???

    Thanks again all. You are most helpful! So pods are for food? I know this may be too general to ask. But what is a good size tank? I know many fish have min gal requirements....
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    Saltwater...how hard could it be???

    Thanks all!! You are all so helpful and patient with my very beginner questions :) Are there special filters for SW or are they the same as those for FW? Also I've heard of having algae in your refugium...what are pods? Also I'm crazy about water changes, my FW tanks enjoys a 14% (just the...
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    Saltwater...how hard could it be???

    Soooo opposite-filter on smaller but not larger? And double live rock? Next question if you don't mind...I've read about alkalizers and CO2 reactors-what are they for...unnecessary, necessary...other things a saltwater should have for set up?
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    I'm new-intro and plea for help and mercy ;)

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    Saltwater...how hard could it be???

    :ermm: OK-so my original reason for wanting an aquarium is a saltwater setup for seahorses. Obviously for someone with no experience, reading on how to do it was all greek to me. So I started with freshwater. No worries-I'm not planning on an immediate saltwater-I know when I'm in too deep...
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    I'm new-intro and plea for help and mercy ;)

    Me Tooo!!! If you like rage comics...do you like the trolling website too? Not to derail my thread ;) Thanks again to all who posted helpful comments!!
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    I'm new-intro and plea for help and mercy ;)

    Do you mean memebase the rage comics? Then YES lol ;) I love that site ;)
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    I'm new-intro and plea for help and mercy ;)

    Thanks!! I thought it didn't need a day-phew!
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    I'm new-intro and plea for help and mercy ;)

    Thanks both!! I definitely think I must be lucky with these babies, we'd had babies happen when we had a tank growing up, but only once and only a few survived. I know not all did survive right away or I'd have hoards right? But as it stands, I definitely have two platty babies and at LEAST 9 (9...
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    I'm new-intro and plea for help and mercy ;)

    Thanks all again-you are most helpful! Yes, my first tank I did a proper fishless cycle, as I'd read that was the most humane way to go. While dropping into stores to see what fish they had (so I could research what needs what, who goes with who)-he said fishless cycling was not necessary and...
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    Salt

    Yikes! ;) So it's a highly debated thing, I'll need to make my mind up about then? Thanks for the thoughts to think about!!
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    Salt

    I'm lost.. :hide: I'd read that salt should be a part of every aquarium...Then read it's silly and old school. Asked at LFS...told 'yeah it's ok' (helpful...oh so helpful :cool:)....so I'm lost....I'm wondering what you all think? Should salt be added to a tropical freshwater aquarium? To what...
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    I'm new-intro and plea for help and mercy ;)

    More.....if you keep it and don't throw it out....do you rinse it? In tap water, fish water or treated water? I've read online, but no specifics for process for rinsing filters and I ....don't want to mess up
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    I'm new-intro and plea for help and mercy ;)

    Ohhh thanks!! I'd wondered-like your basically throwing out your bacteria and spiking amonia and mini cycling...from what I can figure-when you change your filter...That makes sense not to do it. Soo.....if you don't change filter media...do you do lots of water changes? Am I doing enough?
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