3 of 3

Write now Article Tools

Page 2 of 2

of green algae on the back wall of the tank. We did water changes and changed out the resin. We kept the tank going for several years, until a move required that it be dismantled.

All in all it was the most successful tank we have ever run. I do not know that I would recommend it as a general method for everyone, but it worked for us. It cost very little to set up and I am grateful that I let the boys talk me into it.

The point being that running a technologically complex salt water tank was a chore and never worked as well as our natural tank. It is possible to maintain a salt water tank this way, although, I would not purchase expensive creatures to live in it. I think that one of the reasons it worked so well was that we were just trying to mimic the environment that our critters came from.

Even as I write this review there sits a ten gallon tank on my kitchen table with the latest acquisitions from our trip to the beach last month. It is a natural tank, no technology, and all the little snails, crabs, anemones and fish are thriving in their new home. Even some of the seaweed seems to be surviving. I do not know what kind it is, but it is bright green and looks like long, thin leaf lettuce. It is very pretty and gives the fish (we think they are some kind of damsel fish, very pretty with stripes) a place to hide.

Salt water aquariums are beautiful and the variety of creatures available for them is endless. Try one.

ENJOY!

Learn more about this author, Angel Walker.
Click here to send this author comments or questions.

• << previous page
• 1
• 2

Add your voice

Know something about How to stock a saltwater aquarium tank?
We want to hear your view. Write now!