Had to wait till i was hitched

shnabbles

shnabbles

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Several months ago me and my fiance were thinking building a saltwater tank and decided to wait a couple months till after the wedding and if we still wanted one we would get one then, well we got hitched 2 weeks ago and went to the carribean for the honeymoon.. unfortunently the ground swells on all of the islands we went to on the cruise were so bad we couldnt go snorkeling around the reefs because visability was nill wich really upset me cause ive been waiting to only go snorkeling, we did manage to make it to a huge aqauriam were they had a natural reef (huge underground room with windows surrounded by natural reefs) were we could see alot of fish swimming with the waves, they also had several tanks with great fish in them, and a huge 800,000 gallon tank were the a guy would get into and feed the wish by hand, was an awsome site.
So that now we are hitched my tank planning has started again, and i am very much a newb lol so ill be posting probally a million questions in the coming weeks.
1. Can you have a reef tank without having Coral? Since im new i dont want the added pressure of having coral to start with, but i like alot of fish and some of the anemoies that would go with a reef tank.
 
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essop3

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Sure, you can go with a fish only with live rock until you get used to it then add coral later. It will save you some money up front not having to buy expensive lights. Just make sure to take your time and research everything.
Congrats on your marriage :)
 
shnabbles

shnabbles

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thanks, are anenomies considered corals?? or should anenomies only be in reef tanks?? Wife likes clown fish which need an anenomie (i think) i like other fish like puffers, sting rays, eels and others
 
lionfish12

lionfish12

Active Member
If you want puffers, eels, and string rays then dont start a reef or get inverts. You will aslo need aroud a 125 gallon+
You dont have to have a reef to have an anemone. You need proper lighting and i dont recomend corals, anemones, puffers, string rays, or eels for a beginger. Stick with a simple tank with rock for now. Maybe a clown or two to start off. You've got lots of things to learn befor you even start a tank.
 
cnlight

cnlight

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A great starting tank size would be a 75 gallon, if you don't want to do that big then a 30 gallon works too. But the smaller the tank the more problems you will have with the water changing too fast. Also for the substrate, use sand, not crushed coral. I learned the hard way, of fighting with crushed coral and now that I have sand I wouldn't go back.
Clowns are a great starter fish, if you like puffers, the valentini puffer stays small but also has a lot of charecter so does the porcipine puffer. If you must have an eel, then the snowflake eel, is great for beginners. But please do your research before ever buying anything, this is a great place for learning. Have fun and take everything slow.
 
poolguy

poolguy

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ummm, since when did lionfish12 become an expert? lol, giving advise to newb's lol, this is too funny
 
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