exodus
Aquarium Advice Freak
Right now I have a freshwater planted 55g tank. Everything is up and running, and I feel something lacking. I really want to buy a 2nd 55g to put on the 2nd floor of the house to house a saltwater tank, but I'm not sure that's going to happen due to floor construction.
With the freshwater, I'm at a crossroads right now. I could use a co2 regulator and fancy canister but I'm not sure that when I get the tank 100% grown in that that's going to be enough. I like having things to fiddle with, and I can see that coming mostly to an end with the current setup. I could either 100% optimize the freshwater tank with expensive equipment, or turn and convert it to salt.
Which leaves me with a difficult decision to make. Saltwater (reef, in particular) tanks have always absolutely fascinated me, originally 2-3 years ago I was going to try to set one up but didnt have any experience with tanks of any kind other than the one I had as a kid. Now I have most of the equipment to get me started on saltwater (minus skimmer and sump [LR too, of course], but I love a good DIY project!), and a pretty good handle on freshwater as well. I also have many 250mh fixtures kicking around in the garage. So I'm thinking of converting my 55.
Only problem is that its fully stocked right now with freshwater fish. I personally would love to get into saltwater, but does anyone think its worth unloading my tank and starting over?
Other than the cost of fish, I only have about $70 or so worth of goodies in the tank at this point, most things done DIY and running very smoothly so I'm not worried about losing a huge invesetment at this point, hence the crossroads.
I work at my LFS, so getting rid of the fish I dont think would be a problem if I decide to.
Oh - I'm sure someone's going to ask if I want to spend all the money on a saltwater setup. Well, when I bought my 55 i was unemployed. Now I get great pay working at an LFS, I get everything @ distributor price plus 10% off too
Any thoughts on the matter would be great, I'm basically looking for someone to convince me either way, because I'm really on the fence with this one.
Thanks!
With the freshwater, I'm at a crossroads right now. I could use a co2 regulator and fancy canister but I'm not sure that when I get the tank 100% grown in that that's going to be enough. I like having things to fiddle with, and I can see that coming mostly to an end with the current setup. I could either 100% optimize the freshwater tank with expensive equipment, or turn and convert it to salt.
Which leaves me with a difficult decision to make. Saltwater (reef, in particular) tanks have always absolutely fascinated me, originally 2-3 years ago I was going to try to set one up but didnt have any experience with tanks of any kind other than the one I had as a kid. Now I have most of the equipment to get me started on saltwater (minus skimmer and sump [LR too, of course], but I love a good DIY project!), and a pretty good handle on freshwater as well. I also have many 250mh fixtures kicking around in the garage. So I'm thinking of converting my 55.
Only problem is that its fully stocked right now with freshwater fish. I personally would love to get into saltwater, but does anyone think its worth unloading my tank and starting over?
Other than the cost of fish, I only have about $70 or so worth of goodies in the tank at this point, most things done DIY and running very smoothly so I'm not worried about losing a huge invesetment at this point, hence the crossroads.
I work at my LFS, so getting rid of the fish I dont think would be a problem if I decide to.
Oh - I'm sure someone's going to ask if I want to spend all the money on a saltwater setup. Well, when I bought my 55 i was unemployed. Now I get great pay working at an LFS, I get everything @ distributor price plus 10% off too
Any thoughts on the matter would be great, I'm basically looking for someone to convince me either way, because I'm really on the fence with this one.
Thanks!