bluecraber
New Member
Hello Everybody! I just wanted to say you all have a nice board here with a lot of nice folks. I am new to having a tank of any kind beyond a golfish bowl 20 years ago. I lived in St. Thomas for a short period a few years ago and fell in love with the tropical world I would see scuba diving everyday and would love to be able to share that every day with my little boy in my home (Finding Nemo is still his favorite movie).
Right now I am just in the planning stages of constructing a mini reef of mostly inverts, a pair of clownfish, and whatever coral I have room for.
I have about $1500 to spend and was wondering what the best setup to get would be.
Space is not really an issue.
I have a 30 gallon glass tank now that is cracked but I fixed it and has held water with no leaks for a week now although I don't plan on using it as a main tank.
I see that 1lb of LR for every gallon and a nice skimmer is preferred setup.
If I can choose, I would prefer a long, slow setup, with the finished system needing the minmum of water changes.
I have really nice well water in my home that tastes better than bottled water although I have not tested it. If it leaves any stains at they are light brown so i assume my water here is soft if that makes any difference.
Also as I said I lived in St. Thomas and have many firends there and other carribean islands, is there any way to save money by having them send me LR, LS or other stuff from there?
Thank you so much for your time!
Right now I am just in the planning stages of constructing a mini reef of mostly inverts, a pair of clownfish, and whatever coral I have room for.
I have about $1500 to spend and was wondering what the best setup to get would be.
Space is not really an issue.
I have a 30 gallon glass tank now that is cracked but I fixed it and has held water with no leaks for a week now although I don't plan on using it as a main tank.
I see that 1lb of LR for every gallon and a nice skimmer is preferred setup.
If I can choose, I would prefer a long, slow setup, with the finished system needing the minmum of water changes.
I have really nice well water in my home that tastes better than bottled water although I have not tested it. If it leaves any stains at they are light brown so i assume my water here is soft if that makes any difference.
Also as I said I lived in St. Thomas and have many firends there and other carribean islands, is there any way to save money by having them send me LR, LS or other stuff from there?
Thank you so much for your time!
