Hey everyone,
I'm thinking of starting a saltwater aquarium after keeping freshwater ones for about four years now. I just have a few questions before I start going out to splurge at the local petshop..
1) How much more expensive is it to maintain a saltwater vs a freshwater (I already know the fish are much more expensive
)?
2) How much more time consuming is the upkeep of a saltwater?
3) What are the basic essentials I should buy when starting a salwater setup (pumps, filters, gravel or sand, live or plastic plants, foods, salts, etc).
4) How much more fragile are saltwater fish vs freshwater fish?
5) How long is the cycling process for saltwater tanks?
6) How big of a tank should I buy? Is a 55 gallon enough? Are their specialty tanks made for saltwater, or will any new tank do?
If theres anything else I need to know before I take the dive into this, please enlighten me
Thanks again!