How hard is it to maintain a fish tank with exotic fish and like the coral reef inside?
A marine reef tank isn’t for beginners it is one of the most complicated aquariums to setup and maintain. Anything smaller than 100 gallons is going to be very hard for a novice to maintain water quality in. A basic 100 gallon tank with all the necessary accessories will run upwards of $2500 without any livestock or rock in it. The lights alone for a reef tank will run $400-$1000 dollars depending on what you’re keeping. A good protein skimmer runs $250+ and an R/O filter runs about another $200+. A tank will run $600-$800 without a stand and wherever you put it has to be able to support 1000lbs. Live rock is $5-$10 a pound and you need at least one and a half pounds per gallon for a reef system that’s another $750-$1500 now you need to chose livestock saltwater stocking levels for fish is 10x smaller than freshwater (1″ per 10 gallons). An algae cleanup team (snails and hermit crabs is a must for reef tanks that will run about $300). Live coral starts at about $50 for a small piece al
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