Planted Vs. Corals

[skywhitney]

Join the salty side!! Whatcha wanna know?

I'll post a thread in the SW section.i dont want to hijack the OPs thread.

So far i've been all about planted, there are some gorgeous tanks out there either way you go though.

 

[needmorecowbell]

Alright ill check it out.

I like planted also because of the growth in plants.. Much faster than coral!

 

[skywhitney]

Alright ill check it out.

I like planted also because of the growth in plants.. Much faster than coral!

thread is called "Freshy thinking of taking the plunge..."
I apologize for hijacking. Its over now lol.


Plants can grow insanly fast. This was my tank after one week.

 

[paytertot]

thread is called "Freshy thinking of taking the plunge..."
I apologize for hijacking. Its over now lol.

Plants can grow insanly fast. This was my tank after one week.

Dang!! Feel free to send me some clippings lol

 

[Convict2161]

PT your inbox is full... Can't respond

 

[paytertot]

PT your inbox is full... Can't respond

Sorry lol I fixed it

 

[Convict2161]

Sorry OP needed to get in touch with PT.

 

[TankMan]

thread is called "Freshy thinking of taking the plunge..."
I apologize for hijacking. Its over now lol.

Plants can grow insanly fast. This was my tank after one week.

That is an incredible tank. Congrats!!

 

[skywhitney]

That is an incredible tank. Congrats!!

Thank you .

Convicts' pics are enough to make most freshys think that a reef would be just as nice and relaxing as a nice planted tank though.

Edit: removed pic

 

[Convict2161]

Thank you .

Convicts' pics are enough to make most freshys think that a reef would be just as nice and relaxing as a nice planted tank though.

Edit: removed pic

Haha thanks! But I must say some planted tanks are just killer!

 

[TankMan]

If you look up on YouTube "my 59 gallon planted Hagen tank" or something like that.... THAT Is my dream tank.

 

[skywhitney]

Haha thanks! But I must say some planted tanks are just killer!

you're welcome, it's well deserved. There are tanks of all kinds that are absolutely magnificent. Makes this debate a hard one!

 

[TankMan]

Personally I find FW and SW to be equally colorful in fish...

 

[Nu-Nu the eel]

Eh i really cant say i agree with that. If that was the case i would have never gone into saltwater. Think about it, why would someone drop 5x the amount of money on saltwater if the fish were just as colorful?

 

[Ibrahim]

Eh i really cant say i agree with that. If that was the case i would have never gone into saltwater. Think about it, why would someone drop 5x the amount of money on saltwater if the fish were just as colorful?

Exactly. In SW the fish's scales arent visible and they have neon coloring so their body pops under bluish lighting.

 

[barterking85]

Personally I find FW and SW to be equally colorful in fish...

Spoken like a true freshy I'd like to hear your answer if you ever go salty

I use to say the same thing until I got my first reef now there is no competition

 

[TankMan]

Spoken like a true freshy I'd like to hear your answer if you ever go salty

I use to say the same thing until I got my first reef now there is no competition

Well of course there are some incomparable SW fish. But there are quite a few beautiful FW. Personally, I enjoy the dimly colored and dimly lighted tanks with green. It just seems more soothing (and far less bright for my bedroom lol )

 

[skywhitney]

So the wife agreed to let me move my FW tank to a new 40b and i get to turn my 70 into a reef! Yay!

With that being said i'll revote again in a few months

 

[TankMan]

So the wife agreed to let me move my FW tank to a new 40b and i get to turn my 70 into a reef! Yay!

With that being said i'll revote again in a few months

Congrats!!! 70 is a fantastic size for salt.

 

[Terrance]

The only thing keeping away from reef tanks are the monthly electricity bill. Initial setup bill is no problem though.