Question by lolee71: How hard is it change a 90 gal frreahwater aquarium to a saltwater aquarium?
I have a 90 gal aquarium that I have been wanting to change into a saltwater aquarium for a while. Can anyone please tell me what all I will need to buy to convert from fresh water to saltwater.

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Answer by yahoo user
It's not hard just work get advise and a book from

a pet store that will set you up it all depends on their suppliers.

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Question by Spencer M: How hard is it to maintain a salt water aquarium?
I was thinkin about making a small, 10 gallon aquarium into a salt water one. Ive never had a salt water tank before, just fresh water. What would i need to do to clean it, what supplies would i need, and how hard is it to keep?

The thing is i had 2 aquatic turtles, i know turtles are not very similar to salt water fish, but anyway it was extremely hard to clean their tank, im just wondering if its at all that hard.
Thanks

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Answer by Kim
You have to be able to keep the ammonia at 0 the nitrites and 0 and the nitrates under 10 PPM for salt water. THere's also only a handful of species you can even put in a 10 gallon and if this is your first salt water tank you NEED a larger tank. Larget tanks = easier to maintain.

You need
1. Protien skimmer
2. FIlter (take out any bio media that creates high nitrates)
3. substrate
4. 10 pounds of live rock
5. power heads
6. heater
7. chiller (if you can't keep it 78-76)
8. Lights if you want coral
9. MARINE salt
10. RO water
11. water conditioner
12. LIQUID test kit (dip tests are horribly inaccurate and you have to be constantly checking the levels especially in such a small tank)
13. fish and fish food

FOWLR tanks are anywhere from 30-50 dollars a gallon and REEF tanks are 40-70 dollars a gallon (usually the higher end of that). and with only a couple species you can put in there... why bother with such a small tank?

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Question by Cltn: How hard is it to keep up with a saltwater fish tank aquarium?
I have been thinking about getting a saltwater aquarium for a while, how often do you have to clean it?how big does the tank have to be? Any additional information would be great, Thanks!!!!

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Answer by Bob Joe
saltwater is a harder type to keep then a Fresh water tank. If you are a beginner I would suggest getting a 30-55 gal tank. the bigger the tank the easier the water and chemicals are to maintain.

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