How To Successfully Switch From Freshwater To Saltwater Aquarium

"How To Successfully Switch From Freshwater To Saltwater Aquarium"," There are a greater variety of fish that can be kept in a saltwater aquarium as also plants and coral too.
 Many people would love to have a saltwater aquarium but the myths of switching from fresh to saltwater dissuades them from doing so.
 Most of the equipment is the same with just a few exceptions to the rule.
 Saltwater aquarium fish prefer a substrate composed of live sand and a lot of crushed coral as opposed to the gravel that freshwater fish are used to.
 Remember that the water filtering system works on the principle of circulating water through the tank.


Lighting in the saltwater tank is of importance only if you are planning to add plants and coral to the tank.
 A common mistake many aquarium enthusiasts make while converting from freshwater to saltwater is to add a little table salt to the water.
 This will kill the coral and plants as well as the fish.


When you transit from a freshwater tank to a salt water tank go to the pet store and get some substrate from the saltwater tanks there.



You must also remember that saltwater causes a lot of rusting to occur in the tank and do you should be ready to regularly clean out tank equipment at least twice a month.


Feeding saltwater fish is very different from feeding freshwater fish.
 Never keep frozen food in your freezer for more than 3 months.
 It might sound like a lot of work to maintain a saltwater aquarium, however, once you are there you will discover that the joys are many and the work is not too much.


LEARN MORE CLICK HERE