TechnoFreak
Aquarium Advice Newbie
Hey guys I'm extremely keen on starting a saltwater aquarium. But I need some info to start with as I have no idea what i need to do to get started. Surely I need a tank and a stand. I'm planning on building my aquarium myself as a project over the summer. (It's summer here in Australia). I'll be building the stand myself and the tank myself.
I'm concerned about building the tank, and I don't know what sizes are standard but I definately want a tank thats about 4' long and 2' deep, how wide should it be? I'll be using thicker glass than I probably need to ensure that nothing goes wrong when the tank is full.
I couldn't find anything in the articles on starting a marine aquarium so I thought I'd ask if i could be referred to any ONLINE resources as I don't have access to the books referenced in the Sticky post. I obviously need to know where to get my water from, how to maintain it etc, what sorts of fish etc I can keep and how they can be mixed. Also I'd like to know what sort of pumps and filters etc that I may need considering the tank size etc. Please help me out, I don't have much time to spend browing the internet as I'm also working so any reference would be much appreciated. Thanks!
I'm concerned about building the tank, and I don't know what sizes are standard but I definately want a tank thats about 4' long and 2' deep, how wide should it be? I'll be using thicker glass than I probably need to ensure that nothing goes wrong when the tank is full.
I couldn't find anything in the articles on starting a marine aquarium so I thought I'd ask if i could be referred to any ONLINE resources as I don't have access to the books referenced in the Sticky post. I obviously need to know where to get my water from, how to maintain it etc, what sorts of fish etc I can keep and how they can be mixed. Also I'd like to know what sort of pumps and filters etc that I may need considering the tank size etc. Please help me out, I don't have much time to spend browing the internet as I'm also working so any reference would be much appreciated. Thanks!