You buy milk and others are producing manure in order for you to have the milk to consume. The manure gets recycled and these residuals are consumed by people and other life forms. This is essentially a process of similar happenings for your aquarium desires. The choice is yours. Expense, success and satisfaction depends on the procedural choices of how to go about your journey through this endeavor.
Improper choices can be very costly in all phases of aquarium experiences.
It appears the expense of one improper aquarium for most Hobbyist, would cover the full cost of several satisfactory setups. The consistently erratic cycle of nature is for purposes beyond the apparent comprehension of mankind. Human endeavors of stabilization are often more destructive than beneficial. An aquarium hobby can enable a hobbyist of cautious concern, to have a better understanding of nature. Watch for additions and adjustments to this writing in the meantime have many fruitful aquariums.