Getting back into fish keeping

[Lisalyn]

Hello. I’m getting back into the hobby after over 10 years away and am super excited to see all the changes and how much info is available! Unfortunately I’m now totally drowning in info. Hoping for some suggestions/help. With my kids now out of the house I’m finally able to turn my 25’ x 10’ basement into the fish world I’ve dreamed of. I don’t know if I should do a couple big tanks or a bunch of small/medium tanks. The only requirements I have are certain species I really want to have: hippo blue tang, mandarin dragonet, seahorse, clownfish with anemone. I know the first 3 are tricky, but they are the reason I started my first saltwater tank over 30 years ago. I appreciate any suggestions on how to set the area up.

 

[Peace River]

Welcome to Reef2Reef!!!

 

[G Santana]

Welcome back

 

[PeterC99]

Welcome to R2R!

Good luck with your aquarium build!

 

[Clo]

 

[Nigel35]

Welcome and enjoy!

 

[Fred2482]

Welcome! Sounds like a variety of tanks are coming!

 

[KJ]

Welcome to R2R!!!

 

[Weasel1960]

Welcome aboard.

I am planning a “peaceful” tank with seahorses. There is a whole section with good study material within R2R for just seahorses and pipe fish. Suggest you start there. Also Alyssa’s Seahorse Saavy is a good website and there are others but finding that not all of them are active.

 

[Poof No Eyebrows]

Welcome

 

[Billldg]

Welcome to R2R!!!

 

[Jimbhoy13]

Welcome to R2R and back to the salty world. Lots of knowledgeable and helpful people here who will support and advise you when needed.

 

[stewie]

Welcome

 

[P-Dub]

WELCOME!!! A few big or many small, they all sound good to me. Just remember, more tanks = more maintenance, parts, testing, supplies, time,.....

 

[dwair]

Welcome to Reef2Reef!

 

[|Frank|]

Welcome to R2R!!

 

[MERKEY]

Hello and welcome to R2R!

 

[PTXReef]

That sounds awesome and you definitely have some space for those set ups! Please start a build thread so we can see the progress!

Welcome to the R2R community! Happy Reefing! :cool:

 

[SPR1968]

Hi and welcome to Reef2Reef!

 

[Lisalyn]

#reefsquad thanks so much for the pics! I notice that in your 530usg tank you have several varieties of tangs. Everything I’ve read, and all of the how to videos I’ve watched, say if more than one is in a tank they’ll fight. I see the same about angelfish, butterflies, and clowns, yet I see multiples of them repeatedly in large, over 300usg, tanks. I’m totally confused.