Comments on: Can I use a freshwater filter with a saltwater tank? http://humuhumunukunukuapuaa.com/blog/can-i-use-a-freshwater-filter-with-a-saltwater-tank/ Humuhumunukunukuapuaa.com Tue, 07 Sep 2010 18:23:42 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Brooklyn http://humuhumunukunukuapuaa.com/blog/can-i-use-a-freshwater-filter-with-a-saltwater-tank/comment-page-1/#comment-458 Brooklyn Thu, 04 Feb 2010 05:35:51 +0000 http://humuhumunukunukuapuaa.com/blog/can-i-use-a-freshwater-filter-with-a-saltwater-tank/#comment-458 NONONONONONONONONONONONO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! SALT WATER AND FRESH WATER FILTER ARE completly different from eachother. I would not do that salt water tanks have a special system to mix the salt at the proper amount. Fresh water tanks just filter in **** and un eaten food I wouldn't try unless you attend to kill all your fish. Trust me from personal exsperince. NONONONONONONONONONONONO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! SALT WATER AND FRESH WATER FILTER ARE completly different from eachother. I would not do that salt water tanks have a special system to mix the salt at the proper amount. Fresh water tanks just filter in **** and un eaten food I wouldn’t try unless you attend to kill all your fish. Trust me from personal exsperince.

]]> By: mwm0788 http://humuhumunukunukuapuaa.com/blog/can-i-use-a-freshwater-filter-with-a-saltwater-tank/comment-page-1/#comment-457 mwm0788 Wed, 03 Feb 2010 09:29:18 +0000 http://humuhumunukunukuapuaa.com/blog/can-i-use-a-freshwater-filter-with-a-saltwater-tank/#comment-457 sure but a filter in saltwater has more of a mechanical purpose rather than fish support. that is the job of liverock and live sand as saltwater fish are 10 times more sensitive to ammonia than freshwater. congrats on making the jumo but be prepared to spend at least 500 bucks on rock, equipment and fish even for the most basic setups. just really research and plan this tank before actually doing anything.... good luck!!! sure but a filter in saltwater has more of a mechanical
purpose rather than fish support.

that is the job of liverock and live sand as saltwater fish are 10 times more sensitive to ammonia than freshwater.

congrats on making the jumo but be prepared to spend at least 500 bucks on rock, equipment and fish even for the most basic setups.

just really research and plan this tank before actually doing anything….

good luck!!!

]]> By: BIGgourami http://humuhumunukunukuapuaa.com/blog/can-i-use-a-freshwater-filter-with-a-saltwater-tank/comment-page-1/#comment-456 BIGgourami Wed, 03 Feb 2010 02:16:06 +0000 http://humuhumunukunukuapuaa.com/blog/can-i-use-a-freshwater-filter-with-a-saltwater-tank/#comment-456 most definately.. many people use eclipse tanks for pico saltwater tanks but a triggerfish is MUCH too big for a 20 gallon tank.. the smallest ones get to about 10'' even filefish (basically small triggers) need 30 or more gallons you could still do a SW tank.. you just would be stuck with fish like damsels, gobies, clownfish, grammas, firefish, fairy wrasse, and inverts and such.. you could probably even do soft corals like mushrooms with the light on the eclipse lid.. the salt is dissolved in the water.. a sponge isn't going to filter out single molecules... $500 on rock for a 20 gallon? yeah right you could get 50 pounds of really good $10 per pound fock with that.. WAY over kill even though most rock is between 5-8 dollars a pound that'd just be even more rock... 20 pounds of rock shouldn't cost more than $200 the whole setup would be about 500 but hes already got the tank light and filter.. where most of the money would go anyway brooklyn would you mind telling me exactly what a SW filter DOES? i mean if you're talking from experience you must know right? oh, and please don't dumb it down... i can take it... most definately.. many people use eclipse tanks for pico saltwater tanks

but a triggerfish is MUCH too big for a 20 gallon tank.. the smallest ones get to about 10”
even filefish (basically small triggers) need 30 or more gallons

you could still do a SW tank.. you just would be stuck with fish like damsels, gobies, clownfish, grammas, firefish, fairy wrasse, and inverts and such.. you could probably even do soft corals like mushrooms with the light on the eclipse lid..

the salt is dissolved in the water.. a sponge isn’t going to filter out single molecules…

$500 on rock for a 20 gallon?
yeah right
you could get 50 pounds of really good $10 per pound fock with that.. WAY over kill
even though most rock is between 5-8 dollars a pound that’d just be even more rock…
20 pounds of rock shouldn’t cost more than $200
the whole setup would be about 500 but hes already got the tank light and filter.. where most of the money would go anyway

brooklyn would you mind telling me exactly what a SW filter DOES? i mean if you’re talking from experience you must know right? oh, and please don’t dumb it down… i can take it…

]]> By: skyvalker@sbcglobal.net http://humuhumunukunukuapuaa.com/blog/can-i-use-a-freshwater-filter-with-a-saltwater-tank/comment-page-1/#comment-455 skyvalker@sbcglobal.net Tue, 02 Feb 2010 17:49:17 +0000 http://humuhumunukunukuapuaa.com/blog/can-i-use-a-freshwater-filter-with-a-saltwater-tank/#comment-455 As far as I know it should work just fine. As far as I know it should work just fine.

]]> By: lonelymi http://humuhumunukunukuapuaa.com/blog/can-i-use-a-freshwater-filter-with-a-saltwater-tank/comment-page-1/#comment-454 lonelymi Mon, 01 Feb 2010 23:18:40 +0000 http://humuhumunukunukuapuaa.com/blog/can-i-use-a-freshwater-filter-with-a-saltwater-tank/#comment-454 it might filter out the salt and stuck in the filter, thus you need a sponge that has bigger air holes. it might filter out the salt and stuck in the filter, thus you need a sponge that has bigger air holes.

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