I think you did quite well, it is hard to get good pics of fish tanks... at least I have not mastered it yet! Probably because of my cruddy camera. Thanks for sharing, I think it looks beautiful!!
Beautiful set up Jessie.. Help educate me.. The things on the rock formation that look like some type of plants; what are they? One even looks like a bunch of grapes. I know they are all some kind of living organism, but don't have a clue what.. And the beautifully colored orange and white fish; what are they? Excuse my ignorance, but asking is the way I learn...Thanks, Deb
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Don't worry about asking, Deb, when Ian first started this tank I had no idea about anything either!
The rock is called live rock... it is basically biological filtration... it is rock with lots of living bacteria that act to filter out amonia, etc (look up the nitrogen cycle, all salt water tanks go through this).
The living organisms are corals... much different than what you think of when you think of corals. The one that looks like a "bunch of grapes" is called a frogspawn... when you see dried coral it is the skeleton of what is underneath these.... the bubbles are called polyps.
The orange and white fish are clown fish, and the other little fish in the pictures is called a neon dottyback
Thank you Jessie. Now I will be more knowledgeable about salt water tanks! The corals are really interesting and beautiful as well. Is the salt water tank more difficult to maintain than the fresh water tanks? I know that the salt water fish can be more expensive than a lot of the fresh water ones. Deb
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chiDeb wrote: Thank you Jessie. Now I will be more knowledgeable about salt water tanks! The corals are really interesting and beautiful as well. Is the salt water tank more difficult to maintain than the fresh water tanks? I know that the salt water fish can be more expensive than a lot of the fresh water ones. Deb
Jessie, smack me around if I am encroaching on your territory... I am not expert by any means. But yes, it is more difficult to maintain than fresh. I guess that is one of the reasons why I gravitate towards fresh water. Plus, I am not as fortunate as Jessie to have a hubby that indulges the hobby, I am on my own..... hubby does not contribute to the care and needs of fish husbandry. (And just between you and me, that is fine by me!!!)
The only fish I ever had any luck with was Betas. I love them and like how you can have 2 in seperate containers set the containers next to each other and watch the betas flare! I gotta get me a couple more. I haven't had any in a while. But yeah, I'm not too good with those big, pretty tanks. I'd love to have a big one and be able to just pay someone to care for it for me! LOL!
Salt Water tanks are harder to keep than fresh water tanks... they require a lot more maintenance. They are also very very expensive... you don't want to know how much money is in that tank! Every week you need to do a 15-20% water change. Also you need to top off the tank with fresh water daily (since the water evaporates very quickly which leaves a higher salinity in the tank, so you need to even it out).
Salt water fish are also very expensive, and coral is crazy as well!
This is Ian's baby, not mine, hehe. I couldn't imagine doing all of that work. He does everything for it, and I get to admire it without lifting a finger
Well Jessie you can tell that Ian that he does a beautiful job with the reef tank. He must be really dedicated... Lucky you to get to enjoy it for free! Deb
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