5/5 Solar W. 2 years ago on Google
This
is
a
busy
store
with
all
of
the
housing
around
it.I
went
there
on
Saturday
afternoon
and
it
was
just
bustling.I
like
the
Tropical
Fish
area
as
I
have
them
myself.
One
thing
that
Petco
has
is
Saltwater
Tropical
Fish,which
one
of
their
competitors
does
not,so
that
sets
them
apart
widely
in
that
respect.
If
you
are
interested
at
all
in
setting
up
a
Saltwater
Tropical
Fish,I
highly
encourage
you
to
do
so....IF
YOU
HAVE
PREVIOUS
EXPERIENCE
WITH
FRESHWATER
TROPICAL
FISH...which
I
do
yearrrs
back...with
both
Fresh
and
Saltwater.Alot
of
people
think
you
need
to
have
a
55
gallon
aquarium
for
saltwater
fish.That
is
not
really
true.What
is
true
is,
that
the
larger
the
aquarium
is,the
more
slowly
the
water
quality
problems
will
happen
as
more
water
takes
longer
to
pollute,as
opposed
to
a
small
tank.However
if
you
have
had
previous
experience
with
freshwater
fish,you
understand
alot
of
the
same
concepts
as
with
saltwater.
The
big
thing
you
need
to
learn
is
how
to
maintain/monitor
the
salinity
of
a
saltwater
aquarium,which
is
easily
accomplished
with
HYDROMETER.
A
hydrometer
measures
salinity
in
the
saltwater
aquarium,which
should
be
about
1.025.
You
purchase
the
saltwater
mix
in
large
bags
around
20lbs
and
you
mix
the
salt
mix
with
fresh
water
in
5
gallon
buckets
to
achieve
the
salinity
of
1.025.Do
not
put
in
too
much
salt
mix
initially
in
the
bucket
,or
your
salinity
will
be
too
high,and
you
may
need
to
dump
some
out
and
add
more
fresh
water,and
the
mix
is
a
little
costly
which
is
one
difference
from
freshwater
fish.I
have
successfully
had
10
gallon
saltwater
aquariums.I
always
use
undergravel
filters
in
all
my
aquariums,which
alot
of
people
dont
prefer
any
more.So
dont
be
afraid
to
try
having
saltwater
fish.The
little
damsel
fish
are
pretty
cheap
to
start
out
with
just
to
get
your
feet
wet...with
saltwater.