new to all this fishy aquarium stuff!

hi there my name is Linda and my son thought it would be a great idea to buy me the dymax iq3 for my birthday.thing is i'm a dog and cat person i love it but i don't know a thing about fish saltwater stuff or aquariums. anyway i would love some tips on how to set this tank up. i would love to put a couple of fish in it.i got the live rock? today. any tips would be greatly appreciated! thanks!

 

Hi blackpearl and Welcome,

I am unfamilar with that type of tank. How many gallons is it ?

I have no doubt that you will get good advice here.

Planning for livestock is so important, so let up know what type of fish you like.

 

My best tip is to read and read as much as you can.

And don't add anything to your tank before fully researching it that was my biggest mistake.

 

great advice, i will research all i can thanks!

 

Welcome to 3reef

 

thank you!

 

Ahh it is a pico

http://www.3reef.com/forums/fish-tank-brands-kits/dymax-iq3-pico-aquarium-77902.html

Is this your tank?

 

yep thats it!

 

You are going to want to think small fish like one clown goby. Saltwater can be tricky when the volumn of water is small. Keeping more than one fish or a larger fish like a clownfish will be difficult if not impossible.

You have a much larger room for error with freshwater. A couple of tetra would be nice. You are going to want to research cycling the tank before anything else. Introducing fish to a cycled tank weather it be fresh water or salt greatly increases your chance of success.

 

thank you so much. i was at the pet store today and saw a tank they had there like mine. they had 2 fish in it. i will have to go back and find out more about it. i will research cycling the tank. thanks for the advice it helps!