mak2
08/27/2007, 07:45 PM
I am sure you guys here this question all the time but...
I have had freshwater aquariums all my life, except while I was in the service. It just dawned on me when we moved into this new house last year my son took my last 55 gal freshwater to his room. While he has about 150 gallons of water in his room I am left with one little fishbowl on my desk. It has 2 feeder fish in it. My son takes excellent care of his aquariums and since he is 13 I will probably get them back in 6 years or so. Anyway, all my life I have wanted saltwater. Many years ago I really researched it and decided I did not have the room or time to go big, and everyone who I thought really knew what they were talking about told me to go big.
Now I am stable enough, have enough room, and time I have one question left, how much money? By big I would like to start out about 200 gals give or take.
I can search locally for used equiptment. But doing it right, not the most expensive but nice equiptment. Are there things I will have to buy all at once to get started etc.
Just a ball park figure, how much to get started up and how much a month to maintain.
I have had freshwater aquariums all my life, except while I was in the service. It just dawned on me when we moved into this new house last year my son took my last 55 gal freshwater to his room. While he has about 150 gallons of water in his room I am left with one little fishbowl on my desk. It has 2 feeder fish in it. My son takes excellent care of his aquariums and since he is 13 I will probably get them back in 6 years or so. Anyway, all my life I have wanted saltwater. Many years ago I really researched it and decided I did not have the room or time to go big, and everyone who I thought really knew what they were talking about told me to go big.
Now I am stable enough, have enough room, and time I have one question left, how much money? By big I would like to start out about 200 gals give or take.
I can search locally for used equiptment. But doing it right, not the most expensive but nice equiptment. Are there things I will have to buy all at once to get started etc.
Just a ball park figure, how much to get started up and how much a month to maintain.