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New to marine aquariums. This is a 30 gallon half moon, 40 pounds live sand, 30 pounds rock. All parameters checked with salifert test. I know I said I was going to be patient in another post. My numbers stayed so constant I went ahead and added two fancy clowns, numbers are staying good. I have a protein skimmer and powerhead (needs to be cleaned). There is a lot to learn for a newbie but enjoying the hobby. The clowns already eating mysis and pellets. I added some nori, and I have some green algae starting to form. After reading here (R2R) I think I will keep it a FOWLR tank, kudos to those who keep a reef. I did dose the tank with bio-spira when the water settled. I will mention that the little skimmer (hob) is doing an excelled job, after installing, the junk I pulled from the water is insane. I had been ghost feeding. This nano setup is a trial to see if I want to go bigger later. I got the ORA clowns from live aquaria, they arrived heathy and happy. They are doing the quiver dance now, I think they have paired already. They were side by side and exploring the new tank for a couple days side by side, but as mentioned, then full stop, one will get in front of the other and quiver, then they both swim away. It’s not always the same one doing the dance, it’s both of them. The nori settled to the bottom left side, they nibble it some.