Beginner with a 5 gallon salt tank

mikeyfries · Oct 2, 2020

I have been given a 5 gallon tank with 3 corals and one fish. The old owner said he used to have a bunch more in there but messed up and lost a lot. Where do I start. I would like to not kill my one fish and corals. How many corals can I have? My light is a kessel A80. Good how to guide?

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Pistondog · Oct 2, 2020

mikeyfries said:
I have been given a 5 gallon tank with 3 corals and one fish. The old owner said he used to have a bunch more in there but messed up and lost a lot. Where do I start. I would like to not kill my one fish and corals. How many corals can I have? My light is a kessel A80. Good how to guide?

Welcome Mikey,
Off to a good start. Get a test kit to check the water quality.

Rhoads238 · Oct 2, 2020

Welcome to r2r!

For me the best resources of information have been youtube and forums. You should check out any beginner guides on youtube, there's lots of good ones. Eventually you will be able to have the entire tank packed with corals. Just remember to go slow and do research along the way and your tank will be looking great!