| MYTH | | | | While their are many good saltwater fish stores |
| Cycling a Saltwater Aquarium Takes A Long Time | | | | across the country that give good advice many of |
| FACT | | | | them actually are not versed very well in saltwater. |
| It used to be that people used fish like damsels to | | | | To determine if your store is knowledgeable in |
| cycle their saltwater aquariums and this used to take | | | | marine aquariums look at their displays, are they |
| 3-6 weeks. Today however with the wide use of live | | | | crystal clear or full of algae and dirty? A good marine |
| rock and live sand cycling can take as little a few | | | | aquarium store will have healthy algae free tanks. |
| days. | | | | MYTH |
| MYTH | | | | Large Water Changes Are Harmful To Saltwater Fish |
| Huge Water Changes Are needed To Control | | | | FACT |
| Nitrates And Algae | | | | As long as the salinity, temperature and PH of the |
| FACT | | | | new water is the same as the water it is replacing |
| Today advanced protein skimmers and other | | | | this will have no negative affect on your fish |
| methods like refugiums, deep sand beds and live rock | | | | MYTH |
| have all proven to be effective ways at keeping | | | | Saltwater fish Tanks are Hard to Take Care Of |
| nitrates and algae low and within safe levels. While | | | | FACT |
| water changes are still needed they do not need to | | | | With todays advances in equipment and |
| be any more then 20% of the tanks volume every | | | | understanding of saltwater animals keeping a |
| month. | | | | saltwater aquarium has never been easier. In fact if |
| MYTH | | | | you choose some of the easier species keeping |
| Your local fish store is the best place for information | | | | marine aquariums today is as easy as keeping |
| on saltwater fish tanks | | | | freshwater fish. |
| FACT | | | | |