Your Own Freshwater or Salt Underwater World
that includes invertebrates, clams, corals, crabs, eels and starfish. Freshwater invertebrates are limited. You can buy crabs, lobsters and crayfish but they do best in freshwater that is a little on the salty side (brackish).
Other Costs
One of the most expensive components to the marine aquarium that differs from the fresh water aquarium is live rock. Live rock is VERY expensive when purchased locally. In my area, the price of live rock averages from $7.99 to $8.99 per pound.
Crushed coral is used as the substrate in most marine aquariums. It is not that much more expensive than the gravel used in fresh water tanks. Some choose to mix some of the live sand along with the crushed coral.
The cycling of a new marine or fresh water aquarium is pretty much the same. You can use a bacteria product like Cycle in both types of tanks. Live Rock will also help to cycle the marine aquarium quite nicely.
In my opinion, having an aquarium is a great hobby. It takes patience, practice, time, and money. I personally prefer marine tanks to fresh water, but they are both beautiful. Before starting up either type of tank I would highly recommend reading as much information as possible. Make a plan and be sure to use adequate equipment. There is really no way to cut corners when having an aquarium if you want to be successful. If you do not start off on the right foot, you will only end up frustrated and broke! There is so much more to fish keeping than I am able to share in this article. I hope some of this information has been helpful and I hope you come back to read future articles.
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