While a fresh water aquarium can be a challenge, they are nothing when put up against a salt water tank.
However, the rewards are that you get a greater variety of fish and can have a tank that will be the envy of everyone around.
The first step to maintaining a healthy tank is to use an aquarium water conditioner.
The water that comes out of our taps is not safe for fish to go directly into.
Sure that old goldfish can live in there, but very few fish will be able to survive with untreated water.
This is more so the case with a salt water tank as there are other variables that come into play as well.
In order to have a healthy salt water tank, you are not only going to have to have the right pH levels, but you are also going to have to have the right salt mixture in the water to maintain the levels that these fish are used to living in.
This is going to take some time and a bit of care on your end.
For a tank like this, you are basically turning your aquarium into a small version of the ocean for your fish.
This is no easy task as the slightest miscalculation can result in dead fish.
This is not to scare you off of having a salt water aquarium, quite the contrary, but you need to know going in that it is about more than just filling up the tank with water and throwing fish into it.
Salt water tanks can be beautiful things and the fish that you are able to get are astonishing.
If you have ever seen the tank behind the desk at the Mirage in Las Vegas you will know exactly what we are talking about.
Learn how to care for the fish before you get them and your aquarium will surely be spectacular.