by davek0819 » Mon Sep 13, 2010 11:10 am
Unfortuately you'll need to read up on it.
You'll Need to start:
Tank, light, filtration, heater, salt, probable around 2 months for your water to cyle,
hydrometer (test salt content of water), test kits
Cost will be dependent upon your set up. I would say min 30 gallon tank.
Check local pet stores, they usually have complete set ups for saltwater tanks, petco comes to mind, which should include the min tank, base, light, hydrometer, maybe salt. There you would get a idea of the set up cost. After you add the water you need to let it cycle before you can add any inhabitants.
Next:
Live rock?, tank decoration etc...
pair of clownfish, something to clean algea off your tank, food, bucket for water changes, siphon to do water changes, air pump to aerate water for water changes. Inverts to take care of algae, tank mates?
Price will be dependent upon your set up.
Next:
Time, I had a pair of ocell for 5 years never mated, Alot depends on their enviroment, food, etc.
Next:
If /when they spawn, tank for fry, heater, air pump for cultures, filtration, light, rotifers, food for rotifers, brine shrimp hatchery, smaller food for fry to grow out. I cultured my own photoplankton and used misc equip from years with fish tanks and prob cost me around $100
I'm sure there is alot that I missed, Some of the tanks I had when I first started weren't very successful because I wasn't sure what I was doing. Joyce Wilkerson's book does a great job of breaking it down. She decribes the different types of systems that she had success with.
Good Luck
