Alrighty, alrighty so my husband and I are completely new to this so I apologize in advance for the ton of questions about to come your way!:question:
First, is purchasing a larger aquarium better for your money in the long run? We want to get a 125 gallon and I know this hobby is going to be expensive (why we are doing it in steps), but isn't it smarter to get a big one? Or should we do a smaller or even a nano instead? Which is better and why?
Second, what about sand? I know there is sand where there are shells in it, there is live sand, normal sand, and large and fine grained sand (I think :question:)....Which is better and why?
Third, what is a sump? Is this a smaller aquarium located in your cabinetry that is hooked up to your main aquarium thru pipes? Or, is that a fuge?
Fourth, (Yup lots of ?'s...) as far as lights are concerned (Biffer and Reef thanks for your help on that)......Lemme see...So there are 4 kinds of lights? Halides, Actinic, LED, and florescent? Just wanted to make sure...
Fifth, if you can not afford a deionizer, what can you do besides adding a chemical to take out all of the impurities of tap water.(I don't trust adding chemicals)
Okay, I'm gonna give you guys a rest now and save my other millions of questions for another day........:shock:
First, is purchasing a larger aquarium better for your money in the long run? We want to get a 125 gallon and I know this hobby is going to be expensive (why we are doing it in steps), but isn't it smarter to get a big one? Or should we do a smaller or even a nano instead? Which is better and why?
Second, what about sand? I know there is sand where there are shells in it, there is live sand, normal sand, and large and fine grained sand (I think :question:)....Which is better and why?
Third, what is a sump? Is this a smaller aquarium located in your cabinetry that is hooked up to your main aquarium thru pipes? Or, is that a fuge?
Fourth, (Yup lots of ?'s...) as far as lights are concerned (Biffer and Reef thanks for your help on that)......Lemme see...So there are 4 kinds of lights? Halides, Actinic, LED, and florescent? Just wanted to make sure...
Fifth, if you can not afford a deionizer, what can you do besides adding a chemical to take out all of the impurities of tap water.(I don't trust adding chemicals)
Okay, I'm gonna give you guys a rest now and save my other millions of questions for another day........:shock: