transporter9033
03/29/2013, 01:56 PM
Hello everyone !
My name is Adam and I have wanted a saltwater aquarium for many, many years. Well here VERY recently I kinda threw myself into this hobby. The problem is, I didn't have any time to do any research before this came about. I realize this isn't very responsible but it happened anyway. My wife called me from work earlier this week and asked me if I wanted a free 90 gallon saltwater aquarium completely set up....Of course I said Hell Yes ! and this is what I ended up with
http://i1130.photobucket.com/albums/m526/Transporter9033/Saltwater%20Aquarium/AqFull.jpg
The person I got this from is moving from here (Indiana) to Arkansas and didn't want to take everything with him. So I drove to his house on Wednesday evening and tore everything down and set it all back up in my house about an hour later. This set up is supposed to be around 2 years old, and supposed to be . I took some measurements and it's a 75 gallon not a 90...Oh well. lol There are 3 Clownfish, 1 Blue Tang, 1 Blue Damsel, 2 shrimp, and 1 crab in the tank now. I have no idea how much 'live rock' is actually in there but there is a lot of it.
The first questions I have is, What all do I need to test for right away? I have 2 test kits that came with this tank...
http://i1130.photobucket.com/albums/m526/Transporter9033/Saltwater%20Aquarium/AqTest.jpg
Next, I am getting ready to go to an aquarium shop for food because I read somewhere, in my mad rush for information, that the food supplied to me by the previous owner is not sufficient. I have tropical flake food and frozen cyclops. What should I get to feed my new aquatic life ?
Lastly (for the time being) is this filtration system ok for now ?
http://i1130.photobucket.com/albums/m526/Transporter9033/Saltwater%20Aquarium/AqFilter.jpg
I really have no idea on a salt water set up. In the past, I have had many freshwater setups from 10 gallon up to 150 gallon.
Thank you for any information given ! All help is appreciated.
Adam S.
My name is Adam and I have wanted a saltwater aquarium for many, many years. Well here VERY recently I kinda threw myself into this hobby. The problem is, I didn't have any time to do any research before this came about. I realize this isn't very responsible but it happened anyway. My wife called me from work earlier this week and asked me if I wanted a free 90 gallon saltwater aquarium completely set up....Of course I said Hell Yes ! and this is what I ended up with
http://i1130.photobucket.com/albums/m526/Transporter9033/Saltwater%20Aquarium/AqFull.jpg
The person I got this from is moving from here (Indiana) to Arkansas and didn't want to take everything with him. So I drove to his house on Wednesday evening and tore everything down and set it all back up in my house about an hour later. This set up is supposed to be around 2 years old, and supposed to be . I took some measurements and it's a 75 gallon not a 90...Oh well. lol There are 3 Clownfish, 1 Blue Tang, 1 Blue Damsel, 2 shrimp, and 1 crab in the tank now. I have no idea how much 'live rock' is actually in there but there is a lot of it.
The first questions I have is, What all do I need to test for right away? I have 2 test kits that came with this tank...
http://i1130.photobucket.com/albums/m526/Transporter9033/Saltwater%20Aquarium/AqTest.jpg
Next, I am getting ready to go to an aquarium shop for food because I read somewhere, in my mad rush for information, that the food supplied to me by the previous owner is not sufficient. I have tropical flake food and frozen cyclops. What should I get to feed my new aquatic life ?
Lastly (for the time being) is this filtration system ok for now ?
http://i1130.photobucket.com/albums/m526/Transporter9033/Saltwater%20Aquarium/AqFilter.jpg
I really have no idea on a salt water set up. In the past, I have had many freshwater setups from 10 gallon up to 150 gallon.
Thank you for any information given ! All help is appreciated.
Adam S.