Excited and confused! - Page 2

reefman420 · 03-05-2008, 10:15 PM

hey welcome aboard,alots been said allready

when i first started i didnt know much either,the one thing to take into consideration is the bigger the tank the easyer it will be to keep params in check,a good starter tank would be a 75 or 120.I started with a 75 and i loved it,now i have a 155 bow

2nd you need to find what corals you like,I have a mix of everyting but its done with dilegent and proper maintnence technichs,then you will find what lighting you need,this is one thing you do not want to skip on,pc's are fine for zoas,shrooms,leathers,some leather need bright light to susstain their colors,with enough vho's or t5's u can grow sps,halides about anything

with that being said,when i first started all i wanted to keep is zoas'mushrooms,zania things like that,then i had gotten my first fuzzy stick,then i had to rebuy equipment for a spstank unstead of a softie tank

tbittner · 03-05-2008, 10:28 PM

Hi Carl and welcome to RS!

As others have said, deciding on what you want to keep and how MANY fish (in inches) you want to have helps to determine the size of the tank. The prices for the tanks themselves is the inexpensive part. The bigger the tank, the bigger the lights, the skimmer, the salt required, etc. Just keep in mind that big IS better but it's also more expensive to maintain (not that much though) and MUCH more expensive to get set up. But having a big tank really opens up the possibilities as to what you can do.

I had a closest full of stuff that wasn't right for my ultimate setup but over the past few months, I've actually placed most of it back into service.

Making the decision as to what you ultimately want to keep now, WILL save you a lot of money in the long run. And it will also help to ensure your success.

Newbie · 03-08-2008, 02:32 PM

Welcome Carl,
As you can see from all the responses that have been posted this is the RIGHT place to be if you have questions. I havn't been given any bad advice here yet.
As you can also see there is a never ending amount of learning to be done.
You are smart to research before you start, I have a husband who wanted to dive right in and who is very impatient. Lucky for us things worked out.
I find that as soon as you feel confident with everything something else comes up that you don't know, and so on and so on...
The best advice I was given was to get "Saltwater for dummies". It is a very easy read with alot of information. I keep it beside the aqarium to use as reference as well as posting my questions.
Sit back and enjoy the ride.
Again welcome to RS.

03-05-2008, 10:15 PM	#16 (permalink)
reefman420 Elegance coral Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: minneapolis Posts: 1,085 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Excited and confused! hey welcome aboard,alots been said allready when i first started i didnt know much either,the one thing to take into consideration is the bigger the tank the easyer it will be to keep params in check,a good starter tank would be a 75 or 120.I started with a 75 and i loved it,now i have a 155 bow 2nd you need to find what corals you like,I have a mix of everyting but its done with dilegent and proper maintnence technichs,then you will find what lighting you need,this is one thing you do not want to skip on,pc's are fine for zoas,shrooms,leathers,some leather need bright light to susstain their colors,with enough vho's or t5's u can grow sps,halides about anything with that being said,when i first started all i wanted to keep is zoas'mushrooms,zania things like that,then i had gotten my first fuzzy stick,then i had to rebuy equipment for a spstank unstead of a softie tank __________________ 155 oceanic bow front,20 long refuge packed with caluerpa and mangroves,40 gallon sump,175lbs LR,3x250 watt xm 10ks,aqua-c remora,and pro-clear 150 skimmers sailfin tang,kole tang,royal gramma,cinnimon clown,2xpink skunk clowns,six line wrasse,mandarin, 155 bow coral-orange montipora cap,superman monti cap,scripps green polyped staghorn,ORA pink poccilipora,ORA blue millipora,green slimer,yellow UK acro,pink birdsnest,armor of god zoas,various zoas and shrooms,hammer,frogspawn,clove polyps,favite,fancey toadstool,reg toadstool,yellow leather,purple leather,devils hand,2 types xenia,ricordea florida,ricordea yuma,kenya tree,galaxia,bubble coral,button polyps inverts are lots of snails and hermits,crocea clam,maxima clam and seabae anemone,rbta

03-05-2008, 10:28 PM	#17 (permalink)
tbittner Watch this Ma! Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Northern VA Posts: 5,562 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Excited and confused! Hi Carl and welcome to RS! As others have said, deciding on what you want to keep and how MANY fish (in inches) you want to have helps to determine the size of the tank. The prices for the tanks themselves is the inexpensive part. The bigger the tank, the bigger the lights, the skimmer, the salt required, etc. Just keep in mind that big IS better but it's also more expensive to maintain (not that much though) and MUCH more expensive to get set up. But having a big tank really opens up the possibilities as to what you can do. I had a closest full of stuff that wasn't right for my ultimate setup but over the past few months, I've actually placed most of it back into service. Making the decision as to what you ultimately want to keep now, WILL save you a lot of money in the long run. And it will also help to ensure your success. __________________ Terry 150g predator tank full of killers. Soon to be upgraded to a 360g. 450g reef 300g sump.

03-08-2008, 02:32 PM	#18 (permalink)
Newbie Midas Blenny Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 112 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Excited and confused! Welcome Carl, As you can see from all the responses that have been posted this is the RIGHT place to be if you have questions. I havn't been given any bad advice here yet. As you can also see there is a never ending amount of learning to be done. You are smart to research before you start, I have a husband who wanted to dive right in and who is very impatient. Lucky for us things worked out. I find that as soon as you feel confident with everything something else comes up that you don't know, and so on and so on... The best advice I was given was to get "Saltwater for dummies". It is a very easy read with alot of information. I keep it beside the aqarium to use as reference as well as posting my questions. Sit back and enjoy the ride. Again welcome to RS. __________________ --------------------------------------------------- 55 gallon corner tank, 2 clowns, Blue tang, Christmas wrasse, Blue spotted Hawaiin puffer, Red spotted blennie, Sand sifting Starfish, and 4 snails. --------------------------------------------------- Nikki

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