the first to buy and what to buy later for a saltwater aquarium?
I'm a fan saltwater tank and I would get my car, but I am afraid that my salary for one month is not enough to advise me on what I should buy to start and what I can buy later, when the tank has cycled (budget)
Well, first you get is a tank and a good book on how to maintain a saltwater tank. If you read the first chapters, which will review all different types of equipment and things you need to make informed decisions about the team and the fish they will buy later. If you're on a budget, visit sites like Freecycle, Craigslist and Kiji for tanks and equipment used, just make sure that a water tank and carry out the computer works. You may have to do a little cleaning, but it may be worthwhile as it saves. The following items are given as a filter, heater, thermometer, head of power [s], lighting, and substrate dry. You can get in any order, and these are stored indefinitely. The lighting will be one of their higher costs, especially if you want to keep corals. You need Compact Fluorescent, T5S, or a metal halide system, depending on the size of your tank. And the plan in its cost of replacing light bulbs, at least once a year. If you're ambitious, you could even clarify the substrate to remove most of the chalk dust, then put in the tank as you have clarified. A large plastic bag or garbage bag in the tank will prevent dust from getting in some place since the last step to the next 1, get your mix salt, mix some salt in a hydrometer and a kit to test for salt water for ammonia, nitrites, nitrates and pH. You can mix the salt away, or simply add water to the tank to get a powerhead running hot water. You should only fill the tank 1 / 2 way at first. If you're going to keep the corals, the use reverse osmosis water, nitrates and phosphates has been removed so it is less likely to cause algal blooms in tap water. A protein skimmer is also a good idea if you are keeping corals, but this is something that can wait several months until the tank is running to get. There are so made in eliminating waste until the waste has had time to accumulate. At this point, get the water to the proper salinity for salt water and if we are to use the rock, this would the time to add it. Live rock is his other remaining costs, plus fish to add. Buy everything in one time if possible. By moving the rock, some organisms living in it will die, and these can affect water quality. You better do that before adding any fish. You want the rock to sit on the bottom of the tank, so you have to push the substrate of the form, then the padding around the rocks. Keep water deep enough that none of the rocks are exposed to air. The rocks are moved to a part of the water, and therefore do not want to have a full tank. Let the tank run with the rock for several weeks until the nitrogen cycle is complete and ammonia and nitrite has increased and has gone to 0. Make a water change at this point to obtain the nitrate level below 20. At this point you can begin to [slowly] add the fish or cleaning crew invertebrates [snails, shrimps, crabs, starfish, brittle]. Wait a week somewhere between additions. And when you start to buy fish, also buy adequate food fish.
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