new saltwater

[isiah1820]

Would a 20g be big enough to start a salt water tank can any one help looking to switch from fresh to salt

 

[Armoredspider]

Yes 20 gallons would work. You have to vigorously clean it though so you don't have any decaying material left.

 

[Elmo1287]

Just take the fish out you have and plastic things plants ect clean them clean the side buy a hydrometer pour sand in and wait for a good cycle like 30 days

 

[crister13]

No. Don't do that. Cycles don't happen with just sand. You need to add an ammonia source and you need more places for the bacteria to colonize ie live rock.

 

[isiah1820]

So I can use everything I had in the fresh like heater and filter also I have a 50/50 blue light would that be good enough for coral

 

[isiah1820]

Need all the help I can get also how many fish am I looking at with a 20g

 

[fadetoblack06]

I'm going to follow too. I have a 75 I want to switch over.

 

[Mrc8858]

With a basic saltwater setup like this your looking at 2 maybe 3 small fish and the lighting won't support corals which if you do wanna get into keeping a reef you'll need better filtration better flow and better lighting which will equate to a much larger setup cost. Are there any fish that you are set on? Liveaquaria.com is a great site to browse through fish and offers good advice on them.

 

[isiah1820]

Yea like your basic saltwater aquarium fish like clowns and other colorful fish and inverts. Also def looking to have corals

 

[isiah1820]

I'm going to follow too. I have a 75 I want to switch over.

Your welcome to what fish do to have now ?

 

[isiah1820]

Wen u say larger setup do u mean bigger tank all together because I seen the nano reef tanks and they seem much smaller than mine.

 

[crister13]

Set up cost. The lights can and will a lot of the times break the bank. I would get LEDs like a radion or a dimmable taotronic led fixture. Or AI SOL.

 

[isiah1820]

And I should be able to find these lights to fit my tank right

 

[Mrc8858]

Open up a thread in hardware and equipment which will probably get you the exact light you'll need

 

[isiah1820]

What About black clownfish and hawkfish

 

[isiah1820]

Sorry for all the questions but what other equip. I would need besides light, filter, heater

 

[Beengirl]

You'll also need salt, hydrometer or Refractometer, base rock and/or live rock, substrate of some sort (sand, crushed coral or you could go bare bottom), a liquid master test kit, and powerhead will get you started cycling, which will take about a month or so. During that time you could research what fish you want to put in there.

 

[isiah1820]

You'll also need salt, hydrometer or Refractometer, base rock and/or live rock, substrate of some sort (sand, crushed coral or you could go bare bottom), a liquid master test kit, and powerhead will get you started cycling, which will take about a month or so. During that time you could research what fish you want to put in there.

Ok I got everything but what is a hydrometer lol and I was thinking red hawkfish and clown fish

 

[isiah1820]

Also filter is ok to use the one I already have witch was for fresh water

 

[Elmo1287]

A hydrometer measures the saltness in the water should be around 1.025