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What You Need To Know Before You Buy A 100 Gallon Fish Tank

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You Will Need To Know The Following Things Before You Rush Out And Buy Your 100 Gallon Fish Tank:

What Kinds Of Fish?
Is It Going To Be A Saltwater Or Freshwater Tank?
What Types Of Heater Or Filter Do You Need?
Accessories And Decorations?
What Shape Tank
Do You Need A Fish Tank Stand Or Cabinet?
How Much Is It All Going To Cost?

All of the above questions need to be answered before you rush out and buy your 100 gallon fish tank. I will try to give you a rough idea as to what you need to know, however professional advice from your local store is the best advice I can give.
A 100 gallon fish tanks are a bit more expensive than smaller tanks but they give you lots more options when choosing which and how many fish you want to put in it. You will also need to decide on what shape tank and whether or not you want it made of glass or acrylic? Another factor to consider is that of where it will be positioned in your home and does it need a stand or cabinet to house it? Cabinets provide useful additional storage for homes where space is limited and a 100 gallon fish tank would need quite a large cabinet but would provide some extra much needed storage space.

Saltwater Or Freshwater?

The most important thing when choosing your fish is to first decide whether your 100 gallon fish tank is going to be a freshwater or saltwater fish tank. Freshwater tanks are cheaper and easier to maintain, while saltwater fish tanks need more attention to detail as you need to concentrate on the ph levels of the water and therefore have more expenses in buying the chemicals.

Which Fish?

Fish tanks are a blank canvas, void until you fill it with a variety of fish and decorations, and the larger the tank, the larger the canvas, so you can go out and buy more or bigger fish. The type of fish you put in your 100 gallon fish tank all depend on whether or not you have chosen a saltwater or freshwater tank? The best freshwater fish include catfish and Oscars whereas saltwater fish include a variety of puffer fish, lionfish, moray eels, and sea horses. Make sure you get advice on what types of fish, eels, anemones, etc that you put together as some fish do not get on with the others and cannot live in certain water.

Filter, Accessories, Cabinets Etc

The accessories that you will place in your 100 gallon fish tank are also going to depend on whether or not you want a freshwater or saltwater tank. Do you wish to place artificial or real plant-life in your tank? What types of decorations will be best for the species that you are placing in your aquarium? Filters and heating combinations also need to be addressed as well as biological and chemical factors. Advice is needed when you are embarking on a hobby of this size but it will provide you with a very relaxing pastime which will be the envy of your friends.



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