Saltwater Try Again Or Not

Hello all only after about 2 months in the hobby I made a common mistake and wiped out my entire tank. That is new to me with freshwater I am usually able to save my fish as I consider myself to be a expert with freshwater fish. I am wondering if I should try again with saltwater or just stick to my freshwater they all said if you can keep discus you will be fine but discus are looking like a piece of cake compared to

 

I would say stay with freshwater

 

If you're having trouble with freshwater, don't try saltwater.

There's a lot more to keep track of in saltwater, and if you fail, you'll usually lose A LOT more money and time than you would have in freshwater.

Not trying to keep you from trying saltwater at some point, but get the basics down first.

 

If you're having trouble with freshwater, don't try saltwater.

There's a lot more to keep track of in saltwater, and if you fail, you'll usually lose A LOT more money and time than you would have in freshwater.

Not trying to keep you from trying saltwater at some point, but get the basics down first.

I don’t have a problem with freshwater at all the I failed at saltwater only after two months should I try again I know what I did wrong assed fish to frequently and did not quarantine since this is my first saltwater tank.

I have seen mixed reviews some people added all their stock at once and others have take months and years to stock their tank

 

Your original post made it sound as if you were new to the entire hobby.

I've NEVER heard that it's okay to stock a saltwater tank all at once, with the only exception being a nano or pico where there's only one fish, or maybe a pair of things you didn't want to split up. Stock slowly, or you'll have issues. It may not take years to get to your desired stock, but it should be done one fish at a time, preferably.

Quarantining is just as important. By introducing that disease or parasite into your tank, you'd infect your entire tank. In the case of ich and some other diseases, that means that you have to move all of your fish to quarantine anyway to treat them, since copper kills inverts.

Research is important. Just because you consider yourself to be an expert with freshwater (very, very few people are truly experts), doesn't mean that much of that is going to carry over to saltwater. The basic parameters are the same, sure, but you need to learn what levels of nitrate and phosphate are acceptable, what your SG should be, what your GH, KH, Calcium and other trace elements need to be, and what can live with what. It's the same in freshwater, to a point, but you have more to consider on almost every front in saltwater. I wouldn't call it "hard", you just need to be informed.

 

Keeping up with water quality is not my issue at all

 

Keeping up with water quality is not my issue at all

So your tank cycled properly and you are just dealing with the fact that you overstocked your tank all at once and didn't QT? If that's the case then I say go for it, just go slow this time I add one fish (at most a pair) at a time and give it a few weeks in between each addition.