HELP!!!Setting up a marine fish tank

Russell Wood

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Apr 17, 1997, 3:00:00 AM4/17/97

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I was wondering if anyone could give me a brief rundown on what the costs
are and how I would set up, and whats involved with a marine fish tank. I
already have tropical fish. Is it much different from these?
Please Help!!!

Bob Cardinali

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Apr 17, 1997, 3:00:00 AM4/17/97

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I spent about $8,000 on my 120 gallon reef system. That included water
purification and storage, tank, stand, sump, skimmer, pumps, powerheads, rock,
sand, test kits, apparatus for maintenance, wavemaker, a full secondary
quarrentine setup, and lights. It does not include animals (another $1,000 and
counting), the travel, time, and education. Add another $1,000 for that, give or
take. I have an enviable setup. But I vowed to do it right. I made most of my
purchases mail-order. Had I used the local fish store(s), add another $3,000 at
least to the above price.

Unless you have 4-10 hours a week to fuss with your reef, I would go for a lower
maintenance fish-only system. Just my opinion. Flame away...

Bob

Gary Brown

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Apr 18, 1997, 3:00:00 AM4/18/97

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> I spent about $8,000 on my 120 gallon reef system.

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Bob,

Doesn't sound to me like your married! :>)

Gary

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Bob Cardinali

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Apr 18, 1997, 3:00:00 AM4/18/97

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"Gary Brown" <geb...@csn.net> wrote:
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>Bob Cardinali <rcar...@charlotte.mindspring.com> wrote in article
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>> I spent about $8,000 on my 120 gallon reef system.
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>Bob,
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>Doesn't sound to me like your married! :>)
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>Gary
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Nope, couldn't afford to, Gary ;-)

Bob

Thomas M. Sasala

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Apr 22, 1997, 3:00:00 AM4/22/97

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In article <5j44i4$p...@camel7.mindspring.com>,
rcar...@charlotte.mindspring.com wrote:

> Unless you have 4-10 hours a week to fuss with your reef, I would go for
a lower
> maintenance fish-only system. Just my opinion. Flame away...
>
> Bob
>

I have found that my reef tank requires much less maintanence than
my fish-only setup. Although, I can let the FO setup slack. The reef tank
kinda needs calcium every now and then ;).
--
The opposite of a profound truth may well be another profound truth.
-- Bohr