HELP EXPERTS PLEASE!!!!!!!

[tombraider118]

I have a ten gallon freash water and i want to change it to a saltwater i need some opions on buying kewl looking stuff,what to buy,what kinds of power heads or pumps,what fish should i adda first,how much coral should i buy?, should i consider a deep sand bed or crushed coral!? Any other advice isn't welcome it's NEEDED!!!!!! PLease help!!

 

[flydan]

Hey,
If you are new to saltwater I would suggest that you start with something larger than 10gal. It can be done but it's a LOT harder to keep your water stable. If you are determined to go that small, do a search on nano systems, or nano tanks and you should get all the info you need. I would recommend you start with a 55gal, or larger if you can afford it. HTH
Dan'l

 

[angelgirl]

Morning,
Are you sure you want to go to so much bother for a 10 gallon? I feel with such a small tank that your water would be very difficult to keep in safe paramiters. Also in my opinon most of the really pretty fish etc. would get to big for just a 10. Here is an idea, maybe you should do some reading and studying up on the hobby first, this board is a very good place to start, while you are in the learning mode you could be saving up for a bigger tank.
good luck with whatever you decide
Angelgirl

 

[fshhub]

do not misunderstand me, 10's can be done and are beautiful but:
small tanks are alot of work esp for those learning the hobby 55 to 125 rects are the best beginner tanks, but somtimes budget and space does not always allow, it is best to get the biggest footprint(l x w)that can be afforded(keep in mind this also means more sand, lr, powerheads and skimmer),10 gal can be neat, but are extremely difficult to maintain(even for the veteran they are a lot of work)
ina ddition, most fish require at least 20 gallons of water, ao maybe there would be 3 or 4 choices of fish for you to choose, here again the bigger the tank the more choices(some need 100+gallons)

 

[josh]

Hi, well you will just have to be very diligent with the 10 gal. Being a newbie, it might be a bit much, also you will only be able to keep one small fish in there. But it you would like to go ahead check this site out. http://www.nano-reef.com/
- Josh -

 

[q]

I love the links. This is what I was missing from the board and am glad to see it changed.
I'm so happy I need to order something

 

[tombraider118]

thanx for all the responses !!!
if you have anymore advice on it
i'll be glade of it!!
also i'm considering a 10 gallon brakish/puffers only tank!
if you have anymore advice on Puffers i would love to know!

 

[fshhub]

cool, brackish puffers, they are awesome, they are what got my wife started in sw, she had the one doing tricks and eating directly from her hand, when we went salt, the lfs took em back and they were all surprised at how well they looked, they couldn't even believe them
email us, and i'll have her talk with you about them
fish2day@gmpexpress.net

 

[beth]

LOL, Q...hopefully your order will be with SWF.com and not with one of those "links" you are enjoying so much!

 

[tombraider118]

Thanx so much for telling me about your brackish puffers fshhub and i'll be sure to email you cos we are going to look at them today at 2:00 and see if theyre what we want.I think were going with greenspotted
and dwarf but if you had any different ones please notify me asap! Thanx for all your good advice!!!