snakeblitz33
Well-Known Member
Hi guys,
So, I started keeping saltwater fish yesterday. I went to a store with a lot of fish in it and I talked to the guy there and he said it was really easy to keep everything.
I bought a 75 gallon aquarium, sump, pumps, sand and some live rock. I put the water from the sink in the aquarium and put the sand in. I did like that guy said and added a half cup of rock salt per two gallons. Grocery store people were lookin' at me weird. Anyways, after I couldn't see the salt anymore, I got out my 100lbs of live rock - smelly stuff. I paid a ton for it so I hope it does it's job. I then put that rock in my new aquarium! I'm so excited.
I went ahead and bought four nemo's and two nice sized dori's. I also bought a really neat grouper that was white with polka dots on him, so cute. He also threw in an white anemony for only $50! I was happy. I put the fish in the tank but the water is still cloudy from the sand and the salt, is that ok? They don't look too happy right now.
I just have a couple of questions, should I leave the lights on all the time or just some of the time? What do they mean when you all talk about ammonia. Isn't that stuff bad?
I have some extra salt, so I mixed up 20g of water. Man, did it take a long time to stir it with a wooden spoon. How are you supposed to get the water out of the tank? I got a 5g bucket I can use to try and dip it out.
My fish don't look too good, gasping, gills goin up and down real hard, are they gona be ok?
So, I started keeping saltwater fish yesterday. I went to a store with a lot of fish in it and I talked to the guy there and he said it was really easy to keep everything.
I bought a 75 gallon aquarium, sump, pumps, sand and some live rock. I put the water from the sink in the aquarium and put the sand in. I did like that guy said and added a half cup of rock salt per two gallons. Grocery store people were lookin' at me weird. Anyways, after I couldn't see the salt anymore, I got out my 100lbs of live rock - smelly stuff. I paid a ton for it so I hope it does it's job. I then put that rock in my new aquarium! I'm so excited.
I went ahead and bought four nemo's and two nice sized dori's. I also bought a really neat grouper that was white with polka dots on him, so cute. He also threw in an white anemony for only $50! I was happy. I put the fish in the tank but the water is still cloudy from the sand and the salt, is that ok? They don't look too happy right now.
I just have a couple of questions, should I leave the lights on all the time or just some of the time? What do they mean when you all talk about ammonia. Isn't that stuff bad?
I have some extra salt, so I mixed up 20g of water. Man, did it take a long time to stir it with a wooden spoon. How are you supposed to get the water out of the tank? I got a 5g bucket I can use to try and dip it out.
My fish don't look too good, gasping, gills goin up and down real hard, are they gona be ok?