Welcome to the Hobby
Capturing the beauty of the ocean and its inhabitants in the comfort of your own home is a peaceful addition to any room. With so many corals, plants, rock, and fish to choose from, there are endless combinations to what kind of reef you can create. Not interested in keeping all the live coral and plants? You can still have a captivating aquarium without all the life. Fake and safe decorations for marine aquariums are available at many pet supply stores. You could fill the tank with fake decorations and still get the peaceful vibe. Another very popular option is to have an aquarium with only live rock. This has probably become so common lately due to the fact live rock is easier to care for than live coral and plants. Predatory fish actually prefer this set up, considering more predators are either nocturnal and prefer dark spaces or just like to have a lot of options with hiding spaces. Most eels are usually kept in live rock only tanks because of their need to squirm from crevice to crevice. All in all, whether a reef or coral reef aquarium is on your mind or not, there is a lot to consider.