Which costs more to set up, a 500 gallon freshwater or saltwater aquarium?

Question

Which costs more to set up, a 500 gallon freshwater or saltwater aquarium?

Answer 1

...and the winner goes to.... SALTWATER!!!!!

Everything required for saltwater is more expensive than freshwater! Seriously it s everything!

Answer 2

Saltwater, more expensive fish AND you have to buy aquarium salt!

Answer 3

The fish cost much more. Then the protein skimmer, calcium reactor, more expensive filter, live rock, and much more. Everything cost much more. But saltwater looks much better.

Xander.

Answer 4

saltwater. you have to wait like, 3 months before you can put fish in it. the water and filters and such have to settle. THEN you have to buy the beautiful expensive fish! and they don't eat fish flakes. they eat shrimp.

freshwater fish you can get at walmart. for cheap.

Answer 5

sALT WATER

Answer 6

salt water   i was once quoted by fish haven in SA that it costs approximately $1000 per foot of tank to set up for marine fish.

Answer 7

neither are going to be cheap, i assure you that..

a 500 gallon planted, complex freshwter tank with it's own forced injection CO2 and the cost of all that fertilizer.. not to mention the gravel, plants, fish, filter, heater (all $$$ at that size)

would honestly cost about as much as a basic SW tank..

alot of freshwater fish cost just as mush as sw fish

damselfish- SW- $4

angelfish- FW- $10

dragon moray eel- SW- $900

asian arowana- FW- $3,000

sure neon tetras and guppies and c**p are $1-2.. but who's going to waste a 500 gallon tnak on them?

do what you want.. SW is MUCH more rewarding..

Answer 8

deffinitly saltwater

think about it, saltwater fish costs alot more then freshwater and there generally less hardy, and you also have to buy salt, live rocks, skimmers etc. etc.

Answer 9

Saltwater, hands down costs much more than freshwater. Equipment, set-up, fish, etc... everything is one average more expensive. Then after the cost, saltwater is also much more work, since completing the nitrogen cycle is absolutely essential BEFORE putting fish in, and that is just the beginning.

Saltwater hurts your wallet, make no mistake it is not something to go into half-arsed.

Answer 10

Definitely agree - salwater is most expensive