How difficult was the learning curve when you did your first saltwater tank?
Was it super challenging? Surprisingly easy? What was your tank like?
Was it super challenging? Surprisingly easy? What was your tank like?
Devi, So I had the easy tanks as a kid, the neglected goldfish in a bowl, the guppy breeding tank, but then I got a job in an aquarium, I made friends with an octopus, and got my first saltwater tank. I will say that for a few months I was reading everything I could and wrapping my head around it all. I think that's the key, just reading like mad.
I got an all in one kit from my LFS, so I knew everything worked together, and at first I set it up with the rock, sand, and water and just chilled, I watched the tank, allowed it to cycle, and enjoyed all the hitchikers. I continued reading.
I accidentally got an SPS coral as a hitchiker so that accelerated my coral journey, but I bought things around 6 weeks in, then first fish like 8 weeks? CUC was probably 2-4 weeks.
If you go in, do no research, and just do whatever, then you'll struggle, but if you read then it's not really hard at all.
I got into planted tanks and paludariums later and have realised that's much harder!
Wahots, Thanks for all the advice :)
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