Good afternoon Reef Happy People. My first tank is arriving tomorrow! I thought I would start this thread by putting out my equipment and thoughts on animals and corals. To begin, as I start this journey, I'm not walking this path alone... along with this reefing community I have a good friend who is a more seasoned reefer and my 13 year old daughter. All of which will be helpful in the process. This is a bit long winded but I would appreciate any comments, insight or suggestions, good bad or indifferent.
And so it begins...
Equipment
20 gallon JBJ Nano Cube with Stand
Fiji pink sand 10lbs
Red Sea salt
Jager tru-temp 75w
Still to Purchase
AI Prime 16hd reef with goose neck mount
Powerhead- I haven't decided yet.
I'm still deciding on the landscape. There are some great threads on here for it. I do have some ideas for set-up but still haven't committed to a pic in my mind.
I'm sure I missed a ton. I know there is a whole maintenance and care equipment side to the hobby.
After Cycling the tank and making sure the levels are good I will be adding the following a little at a time.
Corals and Animals
As far as corals are concerned this is going to be a see what I like process. I'm still learning about them and I know I have plenty of time before I add them to the tank. I do ask a lot of questions when I am at the store in order to learn what can coexist. I know they will eventually be there but, I'm just not sure what they will be.
As far as fish and others in the tank this is quite a list. I'm aware that I will not be able to have them all but I would definitely appreciate any suggestions or concerns.
-2 standard orange Clownfish. I do like all the specialty clowns but for some reason I keep coming back to the orange. These are definite in the tank.
Next I want to add one of the following. I'm still researching each.
-Lawnmower Blenny or another variety
-Mandarin fish
-Gramma
From what I have read, so far, all of these fish seem to get along well with the clowns.
-1-2 Bubble tip Anemones
-1 Carpet Anemone although I've read they could be tough to keep and also tough on some of the other animals in the tank.
I would also like to add a clam but I realize that is a long way off.
Last but definitely not least is my CUC.
-Snails
-Hermits
-Urchin
-I would like to get a shrimp but not sure which would work
-I would also like to get regular crabs but same issue not sure which.
If you made it this far I applaud you!! Sorry about being so long winded. Again, any suggestions or thoughts would be greatly appreciated. Tomorrow I'll post my first pics with some thoughts about the process.
Thank you again and Happy Reefing.
Tony
And so it begins...
Equipment
20 gallon JBJ Nano Cube with Stand
Fiji pink sand 10lbs
Red Sea salt
Jager tru-temp 75w
Still to Purchase
AI Prime 16hd reef with goose neck mount
Powerhead- I haven't decided yet.
I'm still deciding on the landscape. There are some great threads on here for it. I do have some ideas for set-up but still haven't committed to a pic in my mind.
I'm sure I missed a ton. I know there is a whole maintenance and care equipment side to the hobby.
After Cycling the tank and making sure the levels are good I will be adding the following a little at a time.
Corals and Animals
As far as corals are concerned this is going to be a see what I like process. I'm still learning about them and I know I have plenty of time before I add them to the tank. I do ask a lot of questions when I am at the store in order to learn what can coexist. I know they will eventually be there but, I'm just not sure what they will be.
As far as fish and others in the tank this is quite a list. I'm aware that I will not be able to have them all but I would definitely appreciate any suggestions or concerns.
-2 standard orange Clownfish. I do like all the specialty clowns but for some reason I keep coming back to the orange. These are definite in the tank.
Next I want to add one of the following. I'm still researching each.
-Lawnmower Blenny or another variety
-Mandarin fish
-Gramma
From what I have read, so far, all of these fish seem to get along well with the clowns.
-1-2 Bubble tip Anemones
-1 Carpet Anemone although I've read they could be tough to keep and also tough on some of the other animals in the tank.
I would also like to add a clam but I realize that is a long way off.
Last but definitely not least is my CUC.
-Snails
-Hermits
-Urchin
-I would like to get a shrimp but not sure which would work
-I would also like to get regular crabs but same issue not sure which.
If you made it this far I applaud you!! Sorry about being so long winded. Again, any suggestions or thoughts would be greatly appreciated. Tomorrow I'll post my first pics with some thoughts about the process.
Thank you again and Happy Reefing.
Tony
