Fish Aquarium: Saltwater Aquarium

Fish Aquarium: Saltwater Aquarium:

"Saltwater aquariums are for fish that can only live in salt water obviously. Some of the fish are grouped for example triggers and groupers. Each play their part in the salt water aquarium set up."

This is an obvious post that I found that has, what might seem to be, obvious information that's really unspecific and not extremely helpful.

Why am I posting it here?

I'm not extremely too sure, but maybe you might find it interesting, or funny, or something!

Regards,

Jay

PS... The holidays have kept me busier than I hoped and I still promise to post about cycling and maturing a tank - like I promised in my last post! But I just came accross this and thought it was interesting.... Til then!

Let Me Help You Out

gerona: My Saltwater Marine Aquarium 1:

"55 gallonns {48 inches long by 14 inches wide and 24 inches deep} saltwater marine aquarium in the early stages of becoming a reef aquarium."

I just left a helpful comment on this blog for the owner, Air Milkay. Check it out if you are just starting your saltwater tank and are plannin on keeping damsels, I left a nice word of warning - that anyone who wants to keep these fish should know.

Just look in the comments section and look for my name Jay Kahn, and you will see what I wrote... which was actually quite a lot... (Which is why I don't want to repost it here!)

Also, if anyone wants some help with any sort of trouble that they are having with their tanks/aquariums or saltwater life I am more than willing to help... just post a comment with some information and I will try to help you out whenever I can... I will even post about it if I think it is a common problem that many people might have.

.... I am always eager to make more posts on my blog to help others out!!

So let me help you!!

- Jay

AquaResearch - The Research That's Fun

Your First Marine Tank - Fish:

"Saltwater tanks require a lot of know-how to establish and maintain. You might want to decide what type of marine tank you will enjoy before you get started.

There is a mystique to the marine tank - the fish are generally more colorful and exotic. Reef tanks and invertebrate tanks are certainly so - their environments seem very alien to land dwellers like ourselves.

Salt tanks have a reputation of being expensive to set-up, complicated to run, and more apt to fail. For sure, marine tanks are not the best choice for beginners. Newbie marine enthusiasts would do well to read every saltwater aquarium book they can lay hands on, and study, study, study. Consider carefully whether you will be able to maintain the expense and interest level to keep a nice, healthy tank going."

Grade AA quality advice!

There is nothing better than to get started out on the best foot as possible. And there is no better way to do that than by doing your research and really understanding everything about keeping a saltwater aquarium.

The research process that you go through in the beginning can actually be the most fun part of the entire process. You are learning new and interesting things, and aren't limited by your tank - just your imagination, the possibilities are endless. Plus, you don't have all the difficulties and chores that come along with actually having a marine aquarium set up!

Before you get into it, get to know it. Like I've said before "know it like nothing else."

Jay Kahn

Great Comment - Thanks

Comment:

"You have a knack for writing. I read about 20 blogs a day, and skim about 30 more, so I mean it! We can all use improvement, but you certainly are better than most I've read.

Dave, King of All Keywords"

Thanks a lot Dave for the great comment.

I'm just doing what I love to do best, which might be part of the key to doing so well... I really hope that people are benefitting from my posts!

Keep leaving the good comments, I really appreciate them and like to know how I am helping you out!

Also, if there's anything you want to know leave a comment and I will try to address the topic!

Jay Kahn

Know It Like Nothing Else

Thoughts of the Air Writer:

"My dad is trying to find out everything he can about marine aquariums. And when I say everything, I mean everything. He's actually reading books on the subject! I think he knows enough to start a public aquarium!"

When it comes to saltwater aquariums and fishkeeping, or any other name of the hobby that you prefer, you can never learn or know too much!

A truly successful person in the hobby of marine aquariums will have done tons of research and know it like nothing else so to speak. They will know what they really want of it and want their aquarium to be like. They will have planned out their entrance as perfect as they can, and are fully aware that they WILL get disapointed, but they are prepared to keep working through whatever comes their way or whatever set backs they have.

So the question to ask yourself is:' Are you preparing yourself to be successful?

Do what this bloggers dad is doing.... and educate yourself... Know it like nothing else!!!

Jay Kahn

The Real Value Of A Setup

Saltwater Aquariums. All Aquariums! >> Blog Archive >> Setup a Saltwater Aquarium:

"The real biggest factor in purchasing Setup a Saltwater Aquarium is the total cost. That is what determines real value. Total cost is not just price of the Setup a Saltwater Aquarium product, but what you'll actually get for the price. Most people think the most important determining factor in a sale is the price. But recent studies show that consumers ranked price no higher than 9th and, on average, 13th in its level of importance.

So before you snap at the lowest priced Setup a Saltwater Aquarium around, have a think about what the real value is to you."

This is fantastic advice!

Had to just pass it on to you,

Jay

Size DOES Matter

Laugh for Mama: Fishbowl Vase:

"I decided right then that I WOULD have a fishbowl reef tank."

If your a beginner take note: THIS IS A REALLY BAD IDEA FOR YOU TO HAVE!! The larger the tank is the easier it is to maintain (with a modest stock of animalia). The smaller the fishtank gets the more difficult is gets to maintain and take care of and ensure a healthy environment for the inhabitants. This is because the water quality in a larger tank, because there's more water, doesn't change as quick as a smaller sized tank with less water.

Anyone who gets in the hobby should start with as big of a tank as they can with few fish/coral in it. And if, and only if, they want to be challenged a little more should set up smaller tanks to take care of and/or add to the population in the large tank.

Never, ever... EVER... get started in the saltwater aquarium hobby with a small tank. Even though a smaller tank would perhaps be cheaper, you will never get the satisfaction from it because it will seem like you are constantly having to do things with it.

With all best intentions,

Jay Kahn

Aquascaping Reality!

Natures Inspiration:

"As you know, there are no rules for aquascaping your reef aquarium, it is an art and only you can decide what will suit your taste best."

Perhaps there may be no rules for aquascaping, but it sure as heck can be pretty tough for some people... even to get it to work out the way they want.

It isn't as easy and clear cut as it may seem to be. Of course, everything you want to do probably won't work out right - you won't be able to find the right stones for the right effect, you can't find the best looking corals or other pieces and in some cases they may plainly just look bad in your tank.

Everyone ought to really think through their aquascaping, and not become too attached to their coneptualization - otherwise they will be massively disapointed when things don't work out as they had hoped. Set a realistic aquaxcaping goal, and plan on it not working out and do your best to work out the kinks you come accross.

The best of success,
Jay Kahn

Big Dreams: Be Successful

EVERYDAY IS A NEW DAY: Angsty Amateur Aquarists:

We started off with big dreams, as colorful and lively as the animated movie Finding Nemo, a miniscule version of the Underwater World at Sentosa. We got ourselves a couple of clown fish, blue tangs, damsels, goby, gramma, firefish together with a handful of soft and hard corals, sponges and live rocks with great hope to one day become invincible aquarists. The thing with maintaining a mini reef, you gotta have a manic obsessive streak in you to have the will to constantly check the balance of an artificial ecosystem.

For three years, my house became a marine biology lab, with sticky floors and home-made raw seasalt crystallizing on various surfaces...

For how many of us is this a reality? We all start out with great dreams, and then in our enthusiasm it becomes one big science project of trial and error trying to make that dream come true!

I like how it is put at one point in the post - he says "It was an expensive mistake, we had to correct all shortcomings with more expensive mistakes" - which is quite a reality for many aquarists.

Read one person's attempts at a saltwater setup, and become encouraged to be more knowledgeable about what you are getting yourself into when you get into the saltwater aquarium hobby. Don't let this happen to you, save yourself a lot of time, hassle, and money.

Sincerely,
Jay Kahn

Coral Reef Livestock

Here's a great site with a list of some great supplier sites, as well as some great information sites. (Click the title of this entry to get there!)

If you're into coral reef livestock check out the site..

Jay Kahn

Aquariums & Restaurants

Fun times:

dinner at the Aquarium Restaurant. Part of the Aquarium visit was was to Stingray Reef, where you could feed and touch stingrays. It was very cool. =)

Aquarium Restaurants are really cool, they are quite an experience, I've seen one at Nashville Tennesse in the mall by the Grand Ole Opry. It is amazing!

Also aquariums that give you the excitement of seeing, touching and feeding their stingray's are great... I know that most of the Ripley's Aquariums do this... the couple I've seen were at Myrtle Beach, and another near Pigeon Forge Tennesse.

I always enjoy going to see the big aquariums... isn't always a dream of us to have bigger and bigger aquariums!!

Jay Kahn

Do Your Homework!

Born to be Bad

On my way home from work last night, I stopped at Something Fishy - a local fish store - to pick up more food for my 90 gallon saltwater tank. During my stroll around the store looking at the fish, I noticed the cutest 1.5″ baby Clown Trigger for sale...

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Don't get a fish just based on cuteness or whatever appeal that it may have to you. Make sure you do your homework and understand what you are getting yourself into. A little research will save you a lot of hassle, and also save you money - by not buying incompatible species!

Do your homework!! It can't be stressed enough! This article shows how a diligent person does their homework, however it still points out that there will still be some level of risk with some species. Use this article as a model for your own research: Know the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly.

Jay

Newport Aquarium: Behind the Scenes

Aquarium offers public glimpse behind tanks (Click the title of this post to check it out!)

A fascinating look behind the scenes at the Newport Aquarium. See what it's like to take care of a large quantity and amount of Aquaria. Also has several fascinating facts about the Aquarium establishment.

Worth a look out of interest,

Jay