Fresh or Salt?!

[Galasca]

Setting up a new 75g tank so...

Fresh or Salt water?

 

[cgthebeast]

Salt is awesome though tricker the fresh. Could do a nice SW predator tank, snowflake eel, dwarf fuzzy lion, maybe a puffer or marine betta.
Could also make a nice freshwater bio type, maybe a fast flowing river or an Amazon

 

[Mebbid]

That's really only something you can decide.

Saltwater is obscenely more expensive than fresh. Expect spending at least $1000 to set up your 75g properly.

If money isn't a problem and you feel confident that you can handle the demands of a salt water tank then go for salt.

If you're relatively new to the hobby or have money issues then go with fresh water for a year or two while you slowly buy the equipment for a salt water tank.

 

[fish wrangler]

Saltwater is obscenely more expensive than fresh. Expect spending at least $1000 to set up your 75g properly.

+1. I'm setting up a 75 FOWLR and have $300 for 4 pieces of rock, $70 for 3 fish, and close to $400 in a sump and skimmer. You could do things for much less of you find an lfs that sells bulk rock cheap, or see if someone is breaking down a tank.
Salt isn't that hard compared to freshwater(I have 3 FW tanks and the 1 SW), and the hardest part about salt is the gut punch my wallet takes everytime I buy something for the 75.

The decision is really up to you though.

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[Mebbid]

+1. I'm setting up a 75 FOWLR and have $300 for 4 pieces of rock, $70 for 3 fish, and close to $400 in a sump and skimmer. You could do things for much less of you find an lfs that sells bulk rock cheap, or see if someone is breaking down a tank.
Salt isn't that hard compared to freshwater(I have 3 FW tanks and the 1 SW), and the hardest part about salt is the gut punch my wallet takes everytime I buy something for the 75.

The decision is really up to you though.

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Saltwater and Reef Aquarium Supplies - Bulk Reef Supply $3 per pound for dry rock. No need to waste money on live rock.

 

[fish wrangler]

Saltwater and Reef Aquarium Supplies - Bulk Reef Supply $3 per pound for dry rock. No need to waste money on live rock.

Thats the other thing I forgot to say to save money.
One lfs I went to had live rock for 4.99 a pound, but you had to buy 50+ pounds.

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[Galasca]

Quite honestly money is a little tight right now, so I chose to go fresh water and get two Red Tailed Barracuda's. How long should I have the tank cycling before hand?

 

[sealife]

You do a full nitrogen cycle, fishless.

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[Mebbid]

Quite honestly money is a little tight right now, so I chose to go fresh water and get two Red Tailed Barracuda's. How long should I have the tank cycling before hand?

I would advise against the red tailed barracudas. They really need a much bigger tank than a 75g.

Take a look here for a cycling guide http://www.aquariumadvice.com/forum...guide-and-faq-to-fishless-cycling-148283.html

 

[Sonata]

I found salt water VERY challenging. For me TOO challenging & I have been in this hobby for many years. There is no doubt it is stunningly beautiful, but I just found it too time consuming & expensive.

 

[FishesInTank]

Hello

Freshwater is for beginner to expert
Saltwater is for medium to expert

Gilbert

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[dylan p]

My first tank was saltwater and it's just as easy as fresh water if you do your research. The only big difference is the price tag and


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[Galasca]

I would advise against the red tailed barracudas. They really need a much bigger tank than a 75g.

Take a look here for a cycling guide http://www.aquariumadvice.com/forum...guide-and-faq-to-fishless-cycling-148283.html

Well I am planning on upgrading to a 125 in about 2 or 3 months, right as they out grow this tank.

 

[dylan p]

Quite honestly money is a little tight right now, so I chose to go fresh water and get two Red Tailed Barracuda's. How long should I have the tank cycling before hand?

When I started my aquarium I was only making 265 a week and raising a kid. You can literally diy everything except the pumps. I had an extra 10 gallon aquarium and made the sump, protein skimmer and all the pluming for around 40 bucks not including the pumps but you could buy a pump for the sump for 50 or 60 buck and use a wood air stone for the protein skimmer until you can afford a fancy protein skimmer. YouTube helped me a lot on saving money to set up my aquarium. If you like salt water you should go for it. A protein skimmer isn't necessary if you keep hardy fish and don't over stock and you keep up on water changes


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