djmpj2
Aquarium Advice Freak
Hello
I am new to this and I am sure I will have a bunch of questions, but for now, just one.
We are setting up a 54 FOWLR gallon corner unit. We are currently reading the Conscientious Aquarist and in the planning and purchasing stage. We have not purchased a hydrometer yet and after reading these threads I am wondering if we should skip the hydrometer and just buy a refractometer. Is it necessary to have both? Is the refractometer difficult to learn to use? What brand name do you recommend and where can I find one for $40 as mentioned here? The prices on the net seem to be a lot higher than that. We will be buying premade salt water from the LFS.
Here is what I have so far:
54 gallon AGA corner tank and stand
Eheim canister filter (2215 I think)
Aqua C Remora skimmer
(3) Maxi1200 Power heads
100 pounds of Tropical Play Sand
20-30 pounds of Live Rock (pre-purchased to be picked up later)
The type of fish we are interested in:
Percula Clown
Jewel Damsel or Domino
Strawberry Gamma
Green Mandarin Dragonet
Purple Tang or Yellow Tang
DJ
I am new to this and I am sure I will have a bunch of questions, but for now, just one.
We are setting up a 54 FOWLR gallon corner unit. We are currently reading the Conscientious Aquarist and in the planning and purchasing stage. We have not purchased a hydrometer yet and after reading these threads I am wondering if we should skip the hydrometer and just buy a refractometer. Is it necessary to have both? Is the refractometer difficult to learn to use? What brand name do you recommend and where can I find one for $40 as mentioned here? The prices on the net seem to be a lot higher than that. We will be buying premade salt water from the LFS.
Here is what I have so far:
54 gallon AGA corner tank and stand
Eheim canister filter (2215 I think)
Aqua C Remora skimmer
(3) Maxi1200 Power heads
100 pounds of Tropical Play Sand
20-30 pounds of Live Rock (pre-purchased to be picked up later)
The type of fish we are interested in:
Percula Clown
Jewel Damsel or Domino
Strawberry Gamma
Green Mandarin Dragonet
Purple Tang or Yellow Tang
DJ
