New + Questions!

[millie1]

the ghost carp went this morning to its new home...... pond! lol

 

[Miss Wiggle]

the ghost carp went this morning to its new home...... pond! lol

excellent, glad to hear it

 

[millie1]

yep - realised when i did some research it shoudlnt be here - so he'she has gone

good job i know lots of people with ponds!!

 

[millie1]

have decided tooo as much as i would like to keep marine fish - im going to 'start' with tropical

can anyone give me any info on these??

tank set up - how to set up et c- im reading on the net but first hand experiences would be great?
also average cost......



also cost for marine start up costs for the furutre ....?

 

[Nick16]

wow they are questions which need long answers. put it like this fish keeping is not cheap!! we can all agree on that!!

 

[waterdrop]

have decided tooo as much as i would like to keep marine fish - im going to 'start' with tropical

can anyone give me any info on these??

tank set up - how to set up et c- im reading on the net but first hand experiences would be great?
also average cost......



also cost for marine start up costs for the furutre ....?

There are small-typeface links at the bottom of Miss Wiggle's post above. The one that says "Step by Step guide to setting up an aquarium" will get you started about tank setup.

The question & answer interactions you will need are detailed enough that you will really have to do some of them as you go along, always being clear in your posts about what you want to acheive and what exactly you have done so far. It is an ideal situation if you can interact some about the filter and media purchase prior to actually getting them, and then it is pretty important to interact a lot during the entire fishless cycling process if you haven't done it before.

~~waterdrop~~

 

[Miss Wiggle]

ok, first thing to read is the link in my sig 'step by step guide to setting up an aquarium' a few of us who hang out here joind together to write it so it's got the benfit of our combined experiences.

Budget will depend on what you want to do, it's largely dependant on the size of the tank, the bigger the tank is the bigger filter, heater and lighting you'll need, you'll need more substrate and more decor so it can start to mount up. It's also going to depend weather you want everything new or are prepared to shop around for soemthing second hand.

As you already have a stand I wouldn't bother with a 'package deal' type tank but would buy a plain glass box tank of the size you want and then buy your equipment seperately, already having the stand will take out a big chunk of the cost as they can actually be quite pricey.