Hi, everybody
Firstly, great forum! It's really nice to see everybody being so friendly and helpful. I tend to join forums for anything that interests me, and I have to say the aquarium community (both you guys and the freshwater forums) are some of the nicest people I've seen on the interwebs.
Anyway...I'm new to the saltwater "scene". I have a couple of freshwater tanks running at my house (biggest being a 125G cichlid), and I'm very interested in adding a marine tank to the mix. I've been reading like crazy for the last couple of weeks, so I have a pretty good idea of what I'm in for as far as what's involved and being on top of water quality, etc....but I do have a question that remains unanswered despite my reading...
How clean are marine tanks normally? In freshwater, it's perfectly normal to have an almost spotless tank with crystal clear water and still have happy healthy fish. Nearly every marine tank I see has stuff floating around in the water all the time (which I could deal with), and all kinds of dirt in the substrate and all over the glass. Is that normal? Is there anything that can be done to keep the tank looking a little cleaner? It's really the only thing left that's putting me "off" the marine fishkeeping...
Thanks!
Firstly, great forum! It's really nice to see everybody being so friendly and helpful. I tend to join forums for anything that interests me, and I have to say the aquarium community (both you guys and the freshwater forums) are some of the nicest people I've seen on the interwebs.
Anyway...I'm new to the saltwater "scene". I have a couple of freshwater tanks running at my house (biggest being a 125G cichlid), and I'm very interested in adding a marine tank to the mix. I've been reading like crazy for the last couple of weeks, so I have a pretty good idea of what I'm in for as far as what's involved and being on top of water quality, etc....but I do have a question that remains unanswered despite my reading...
How clean are marine tanks normally? In freshwater, it's perfectly normal to have an almost spotless tank with crystal clear water and still have happy healthy fish. Nearly every marine tank I see has stuff floating around in the water all the time (which I could deal with), and all kinds of dirt in the substrate and all over the glass. Is that normal? Is there anything that can be done to keep the tank looking a little cleaner? It's really the only thing left that's putting me "off" the marine fishkeeping...
Thanks!