NEW TO ALL OF THIS

[nywaters]

HI TO ALL
I'M VERY NEW TO THIS, I DO APPRECIATE EVERY HELP I CAN GET , I THANK YOU ALL
ANYWAY ALL MY FRIENDS HAVE FRESHWATER TANKS BUT I DECIDED TO GO SALTWATER AND THEY ALL SAY I'LL REGRET IT , WE WE'LL SEE ....
I JUST BOUGHT A 110 GALLON TANK WITH A BUILT IN WET/DRY SYSTEM ...
I WANT TO SET IT UP WITH SAND ..IS IT A BAD IDEA?
AND CAN I USE TAP WATER FROM THE SINK?
AND IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE I NEED TO GET THIS TANK STARTED?
THANK YOU !!!

 

[david s]

thats the spirit prove them wrong u are in the right place to do it right first u want to decide if u want a fish only tank a fish with live rock tank or a reef depending on what lighting u have reef could cost a bit but u can allways upgrade your lighting in the future
as far as sand i seen some guys postin they used some from home depo i used caribian fine sand and seeded it with live sand use the seach feture up to querry on sand and dont be afraid to ask they only dumb question is the one u dont ask and kill your tank) plz post your pump size and stuff too u want alot of circulation like 10 times your water volume a hour

 

[mr.bubble]

Great speach sammy! i wish i heard that before i started my tank!
PS, my tank is doing ALOT better!

 

[heavenly damsel]

I have kept freshwater aquariums for more than 30 years, personally I think salt water is much easier. They certainly are prettier. Along with that beauty goes expense.
Then tank I bought has a built in overflow and came with a wet/dry system. We chose to go with a sump and then added a refugium beside it to grow macroalgae which is difficult to find in our area. To much conflicting opinion about those bioballs so we left them out.
Definitely go with Live Sand and Live Rock for biological filtration. Get a good clean up crew to watch while you are waiting for your tank to stabilize.
Do searches on this site regarding cycling, LR and LS, also sumps, refugiums and lighting.
The lighting does make a difference in the beauty of the tank.
Good luck and welcome to the best BB on the net.

 

[karlas]

a 110 gal is a great size to start off with the bitter the better. most people that start off with smaller tanks end up upgrading to a bigger one anyway. also the bigger tank is more forgiving than smaller ones. as far as regretting it NOT!!!! ask anybody here it is one of the most addictive hobbies you could get into. i would go with a sand bed and lr. and stay with fo. thats the easiest to learn also stay with good beginner fish there are some fish that are very hard to keep. going with ls, lr you could always expand down the road after you learn more. the more info you learn before you start the better off you will be. another good book is the "NEW MARINE AQUARIUM" by Michael Paletta. its fairly new and up to date. there are some books that are out dated so try to get some ideas off of people for books. also there are some good info sites to read.
<a href="http://home.gardenet.co.za/landman/Starting%20with%20Marines.htm" target="_blank">starting marines</a>
<a href="http://www.reefcorner.com/reef%20keeping_101.htm" target="_blank">reef keep 101</a>