Hi everyone.. new here and hoping to get into salt water
 

Hey everyone.. I have pretty good experience with fresh water aquariums. But always wanted a salt water tank.

I did start one a couple years ago which did not last very long. I went against advice from friends.. they told me the bigger the tank the easier to maintain. I was on a budget and was bored so I bought a 6 gallon eclipse tank and a couple fish.

Let me tell you those poor fish did not stand a chance. The biggest mistake I made was that I kept adding salt in the water I added not even thinking that salt doesn't evaporate with the water!

But anyhow.. I'm ready to learn things the right way and hopefully the community here can help me decide what size tank, what kinda set up, etc etc would be best for me

Thanks!

I will leave the saltwater advice to the expert, just wanted to hello and welcome to the forum!

Yeah I have kept freshwater fish for years and am hoping to get started on saltwater. Anything that you can give us as too advice would be helpful. Meanwhile I am doing lots of research.

The biggest thing you need to have with saltwater(besides a wallet) is patience. Don't try to rush it, it's not gonna hurt anything to tak your time.

Welcome to the forum. :-D

Hello and welcome to FishForum.

Welcome!

Thanks everyone! Yeah I'll be doing my research before firing away with the questions!
well maybe I'll ask one.. I'm looking at the biocube 29 with optional protein skimmer is this a good place to begin?

I wish I knew the answer to your question. I have not yet ventured over to saltwater keeping.

It might help to post your question in the saltwater aquarium section, where it will get more views from the knowledgeable saltwater people.

The skimmer is not an option, it's a requirement, IMHO.
I'm still in the research phase myself and I think the best place to start is by reading the many saltwater build threads here on the forum. When it comes to salt I don't think there's such a thing as too much research. Have you decided yet if you want to go with a reef or a FOWLR system?