kravi
09/06/2006, 12:08 PM
Okay, so I'm probably moving home to Israel in about two or three years. I currently have a 30 gallon reef tank. I want a bigger one, but I see little point in investing in one if I'm not going to be in the States too much longer.
But I was thinking. When I get back to Israel I'll definately be setting up a large reef tank. Probably 120 gallons or larger. Since being a parent is so much cheaper there (you don't have to save up money for a University education, and clothes and food are about 75% of the cost in the States) I can easily afford it.
So I thought about getting a "themed" tank. I thought about going for a high selinity "red sea" tank, using only corals and fish that are native to the red sea.
And while this isn't urgent, I am curious if this can be done. Can I put snails and crabs (which aren't red sea natives) into a higher than normal salinity tank?
Are there enough coral and fish indigenous to the red sea that I can have a varied environment?
Any thoughts and responses are appreciated.
--Me
But I was thinking. When I get back to Israel I'll definately be setting up a large reef tank. Probably 120 gallons or larger. Since being a parent is so much cheaper there (you don't have to save up money for a University education, and clothes and food are about 75% of the cost in the States) I can easily afford it.
So I thought about getting a "themed" tank. I thought about going for a high selinity "red sea" tank, using only corals and fish that are native to the red sea.
And while this isn't urgent, I am curious if this can be done. Can I put snails and crabs (which aren't red sea natives) into a higher than normal salinity tank?
Are there enough coral and fish indigenous to the red sea that I can have a varied environment?
Any thoughts and responses are appreciated.
--Me