hobbes
Aquarium Advice Newbie
Okay,
I am venturing into the saltwater world for the first time. I have a 40 gallon corner acrylic tank, I will be using, with a wet/dry filter.
I have been reading as much as I can online and am learning by the minute, but wanted some "live" advice from you guys.
My initial plan is to keep things pretty simple, I am looking to keep maybe 3-4 small, non-agressive fish, and maybe a couple shrimp or something similar.
Several questions....
1) What is the best way to cycle to cycle the tank? Is there a quick way?
2) Live rock and live sand, would this have any benefit to me? I am just using regular lighting, nothing fancy.
3) Is there any other equipment (skimmers, etc.) that I should be adding to this?
4) Any other advice for the beginner would be much appreciated. The more I learn now the less money I throw away later.
Thanks in advance!
I am venturing into the saltwater world for the first time. I have a 40 gallon corner acrylic tank, I will be using, with a wet/dry filter.
I have been reading as much as I can online and am learning by the minute, but wanted some "live" advice from you guys.
My initial plan is to keep things pretty simple, I am looking to keep maybe 3-4 small, non-agressive fish, and maybe a couple shrimp or something similar.
Several questions....
1) What is the best way to cycle to cycle the tank? Is there a quick way?
2) Live rock and live sand, would this have any benefit to me? I am just using regular lighting, nothing fancy.
3) Is there any other equipment (skimmers, etc.) that I should be adding to this?
4) Any other advice for the beginner would be much appreciated. The more I learn now the less money I throw away later.
Thanks in advance!