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 * ===**Making a salt water tank: **===
 * **Information: **
 * **First of all buy a tank and a filtration system **
 * **Now you should check your tank for any leaks. **
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; color: rgb(255, 4, 0)">Next wash your tank with fresh water with no soap **  [[image:file:///Users/student/Desktop/screenshot.jpg]]
 * <span style="color: rgb(230, 0, 0)"><span style="color: rgb(255, 5, 5)"><span style="color: rgb(255, 15, 15)">**<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; color: rgb(255, 0, 0)">Then install the filtration system, following the manual carefully **
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; color: rgb(0, 110, 255)"><span style="color: rgb(255, 5, 5)"><span style="color: rgb(255, 15, 15)">Fill bottom with gravel or sand, along with a few plants  **
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; color: rgb(0, 110, 255)"><span style="color: rgb(255, 5, 5)"><span style="color: rgb(255, 15, 15)">Fill a large bucket with dechlorinated water  **
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; color: rgb(0, 110, 255)"><span style="color: rgb(255, 5, 5)"><span style="color: rgb(255, 15, 15)">using a hydrometer add salt to water in bucket
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; color: rgb(0, 110, 255)"><span style="color: rgb(255, 5, 5)"><span style="color: rgb(255, 15, 15)">fill your tank with the saltwater leaving about an inch of room at the top  **
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; color: rgb(0, 110, 255)"><span style="color: rgb(255, 5, 5)"><span style="color: rgb(255, 15, 15)">start the filtration system  **
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; color: rgb(0, 110, 255)"><span style="color: rgb(255, 5, 5)"><span style="color: rgb(255, 15, 15)">Add heater and thermometer, fish like the water between 75 and 85 degrees
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; color: rgb(0, 110, 255)"><span style="color: rgb(255, 5, 5)"><span style="color: rgb(255, 15, 15)">Let it run for about 3 days and make sure temp. is right, and everything is running right  **
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; color: rgb(0, 110, 255)"><span style="color: rgb(255, 5, 5)"><span style="color: rgb(255, 15, 15)">Cycle the aquarium  **
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; color: rgb(0, 110, 255)"><span style="color: rgb(255, 5, 5)"><span style="color: rgb(255, 15, 15)">Add fish when temp. is right and chemical level are okay  **
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; color: rgb(0, 110, 255)"><span style="color: rgb(255, 5, 5)"><span style="color: rgb(255, 15, 15)">buy a powerhead,it helps the water run correctly  **
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; color: rgb(0, 110, 255)"><span style="color: rgb(255, 5, 5)"><span style="color: rgb(255, 15, 15)">also buy a skimmer, this removes organic debris from the water  **
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; color: rgb(0, 110, 255)"><span style="color: rgb(255, 5, 5)"><span style="color: rgb(255, 15, 15)">don't forget that you'll external water pump and maybe a air pump for the skimmer [[image:screenshot.jpg]][[image:tank3.jpg]][[image:a_reeftank1.png]]  **