bangalore, india:cost of setting up a marine fish tankI just happened to be at a reputed fish store today at bangalore. I have a 55G freshwater tank with discus in it and was looking out for a marine tank of about 4 ft. The estimate he gave dazzled me! He says about 1.5 lakh! ! 2.he said for a 4 ft tank, a sump of 2 ft needs to be fit in in the cabinet. 3. Then there was this huge filter for the tank in the cabinet 4. A bit of aqua scaping . Although it looked like corals, I wasn't convinced it was genuine. 5. He said he would add in a few anemone ' s (2 or 3) and few clown fishes. 6. Remaining basic set up requirements Now the question is, is he ripping me off. Pls let me know. Should I look for other alternative seller's .? Posted on General Salt Water Questions I hope someone from India can answer you with more accuracy, but I can tell you that a new marine set up can be very, very expensive ! The sump is necessary, the big filter and live rocks are necessary.

The prices I see here in Canada for even tiny coral frags, which are very small rocks or ceramic plugs mounted with very small pieces of coral that will grow with time, are really expensive too. Larger specimens can be terribly expensive because many grow very slowly. Compared to most fresh water fish, marine fish are incredibly expensive. So while I cannot tell if the price for what you describe is fair, I can tell you that marine is very costly in comparison to most fresh water set ups. Marine fish are super sensitive to even a trace of nitrates so those have to be managed at very near zero, much lower than fresh water does, and they are even less tolerant of ammonia and nitrite than fresh water fishes are. Lovely to have and observe but a big investment. Thanks a lot just to give u an idea about the pricing , my freshwater tank of 55 g along with 5 discus of 5" cost me about say around 550US $. and this marine tank of 4 ft would be around 2500US $. so guess from what u have mentioned above , it was a fair enough price that he quoted.

Anyway thanks a lot.. Will wait for hobbyists from India to comment and then decide.. I don't know about the cost but you should not add anemones to a new tank. At LEAST six months old. If it dies, it can possibly take out your whole tank because of the toxins it releases. aquarium to buy fishYou also have to wait to add any fish.fish tank care book you go through some youtube video you will understand betterfish tank care hindi Gautam_satya, did mermaid aquatics in jayanagar quote this price? 55 gal fish tank pumpThey quoted the same to me. cheap tickets aquarium of the bay

I think you can cut down the cost if you get most of the stuff yourself. I am planning to setup a 2-3 feet tank depending upon the livestock I would find. I've estimated the setup cost to be around rs 30k. Most of the setup would be DIY.Oh have anyway kept that project on hold.. buy fish aquarium onlinefor now have a discus tankDo gulmarg aquarium have any marine fish on display? I haven't seen any here, except a few clowns. you can set up the tank Maintenance is expensive due to water changes you can use a simple sponge filter and start you basically need a hydrometer, salt, sponge filter you need to wait until the marine water gets mature before adding fish 45 days is ideal for biological bacteria to form later add fish We found 2161 Ads $105 Heavy duty Full Metal Storage Rack Moving Services - Full House/Office/Disposal/Relocation - One item or More items (Cheap)

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