New to salt

Welcome to GIRS
I am glad that we were able to help answer some of the questions you had at the IAA swap.
I sure you will have more questions with your new project, so don't be afraid to post anything questions you might have. Remember we were all new to this at one time or another, and had the same questions too.

Troy

 

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I hope you feel free to ask any and all the questions and use the resources here to the fullest!

 

Welcome to GIRS!

We're glad we could make it to the IAA event, we had a good time talking to everyone.

-JB

 

Welcome to the club.

I was in the same boat as you just a year ago. Having some freshwater under your belt, salt won't seem nearly as scary.

 

Welcome to the club! I know that many of us in the club have gone from cichlids to saltwater. In a sense, it seems like kind of a natural progression. The AquaPod will be a great starter tank for you. Two pieces of advice that I will give you on setting up a smaller tank.

1) Get an Auto top-off. This will help regulate your salinity so that you don't have to keep adding water all the time.
2) Keep up with the water changes. With the smaller tank, it's easy to overfeed or do something else to cause your parameters to spike. Your regular water changes will help keep the water chemistry in check. 2 gallons a week should be sufficient.

I'm sure you're going to love your saltwater tank. Be sure to ask any questions that you have along the way. Again, welcome!

--AJ

 

IMO that is too much for salt. I'd to 10% a week or 20% every two weeks. If you don't have a refugium setup for nutrient export, 20% per week would probably be ok.

-JB