how to setup a saltwater tank?

crazy_deeps279 · April 10th, 2007

i have two tanks one is 40 gallon and another is 10 gallon. in 40 gallon i have freshwater fish and i want to make my another tank (10 gallon tank) a saltwater tank. is size will matter for saltwater tank, as i heard that it shoulld be atleast 30 gallon?

my another question is Can i use rock salt for saltwatre ?

what should be the proportion should i add in water ?

not4you · April 10th, 2007

You'll need marine salt to prepare the saltwater so don't use rock salt.

A large tank is recommend for saltwater aquariums because the larger the tank the less your water parameters will fluctuate. You could use your 10 gal. for a saltwater tank but you'd need to pay close attention to the water quality.

Check out the Saltwater beginners guide for more info
http://www.fishlore.com/SaltwaterBeginners.htm

crazy_deeps279 · April 10th, 2007

Quote:

Originally Posted by not4you

You'll need marine salt to prepare the saltwater so don't use rock salt.

A large tank is recommend for saltwater aquariums because the larger the tank the less your water parameters will fluctuate. You could use your 10 gal. for a saltwater tank but you'd need to pay close attention to the water quality.

Check out the Saltwater beginners guide for more info
http://www.fishlore.com/SaltwaterBeginners.htm
thanx

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