Mcran4
Aquarium Advice Apprentice
Im considering getting a fluval edge 6 gal aquarium, i have found a good deal on one and i dont want to pass it up. but what are your guys thoughts on using it for salt water?
Mcran4 said:Im considering getting a fluval edge 6 gal aquarium, i have found a good deal on one and i dont want to pass it up. but what are your guys thoughts on using it for salt water?
SushiLuckyFin said:I have an EDGE 6g, wish I had the expertise and $$ to do saltwater!
SushiLuckyFin said:I have an EDGE 6g, wish I had the expertise and $$ to do saltwater!
Expertise maybe... money .... its cheaper and easier to maintain saltwater i do a 20% water change every Saturday morning that it! On a 6 gallon tank a bag of salt would last almost a year....
And salt water isnt hard dont sell yourself short.. its just about monitoring your levels.
Mcran4 said:I am thinking/wanting to do a small center piece of live rock but im still not sure on what fish i want in there. But the overal maintenance of the 6g isnt too bad?
jsmith said:Its not bad but if crap its the fan it will go fast ... just imagine a snail on your heater turning the heat up just a notch within 30 mins your tank can be at 90 degrees where it would take a bit longer to heat up a 55 for instance..
danbstrong said:Id recommend for fish couple clown gobies they stay fairly small biggest ive ever seen was maybe 1 1/2" or a pistol shrimp and shrimp gobie pair they are fun to watch
Mcran4 said:does anyone know how hard it will be to make this aquarium ready for saltwater?
Chirp said:Id put in a green banded goby and a cleaner shrimp.
I have a freshwater edge and I've thought about converting it to a saltwater tank. However I've yet to do it bc: 1. The lack of sufficient light to grow any coral (even though there are mods to do it), 2. Cleaning the tank if there was any major outbreak of algae; especially coralline. You'd have to take everything out to do a good cleaning job. 3. Very limited stocking options. Most fish you can put in there spend most of their time hiding. Some ppl have put a clown in there but I can't see one in there after it fully grows.