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Hi everyone. I am so glad to find this site. I am going to start a salt tank sometime in the future. Should I find someone locally to get some help with this or could I just order from online and get the info from here and the web to make me sucesfull?

Thanks for your help in advance.

 

Hello Swimmer and welcome to 3reef!! I would ask as many questions here as I could, and read as much as you can before you start on your tank. Make sure you know what you want and why you want it, before you go and spend hard earned money on it! Un/fortunately you can learn from some of us!

 

To 3Reef!!! ​

We are glad you found way here also. Ask as many questions as you like here. Come up with a good plan and check it out with us. LFS's may or may not always looking out for your best interests. :-/

Below are some links that should be of help. Have collected them from other posters here, and are about the most consise and full of good info as you will find anywhere else on net.

You might get some others also.


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(updated 04 Oct 2007)

Information For The New Salt Water Aquarist​

Below are listed a number of links that should answer most of the questions a new saltwater aquarist (or a person interested in taking on the hobby) would need to know/ask about techniques of the "art". While there are literally thousands of pages on the web covering these subjects, these links are ones that state them simply and most completely in a condensed way. They are the links I would recommed to anyone first starting out in the hobby.

(A "must" read!) ​

The Tao of Marine Aquaria
Tips for Our Hobby and Life

© 1997 Adam H. Whitlock
Edited By Elizabeth M. Lukan 11/25/00 ​

Thinking about setting up a saltwater aquarium? (melevsreef.com)

An Introduction to the Marine Aquarium Hobby (Part 1) - Associated Content (Parrothead)

An Introduction to the Marine Aquarium Hobby (Part 2) - Associated Content (Parrothead)

A List Of Good Beginner Fish

Fish To Be Avoided - I

Fish To Be Avoided - II

Great Aquarium Corals and the Ease of Keeping Them - Associated Content (Parrothead)

Answers to Everything!​

Marine Aquarium Articles and FAQ's
WebMedia.com​

 

Definately support your LFS (local fish store), they are your greatest source of infomation (besides us! ) Welcome Swimmer!

 

Welcome to 3reef. Please do ask question before you spend money. Some places are out for a sale and others are not so beware.
If you are getting a tank make sure it is reef ready and drilled for overflows. It will make things a lot easier in the long run.

 

Welcome to 3Reef!!!!!

 

Great!!!
Thanks for the info. I will surely do my homework including all the good links below. Beware, I am sure I will be back with all sorts of newbee questions so don't laugh too hard or get too aggravated at me.

Thanks all.

 

be sure to get new books.many reef tanks have made big advances.some reef keeping methods are now outdated.