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Hello everyone, I recently just bought a 150g tank with 40g sump from someone local who is moving. Tank came stocked with Powdered blue tang, hippo tang, clownfish, diamond goby, & a fox face. Also a few crabs as CUC. Completely new to saltwater. I have had fish tanks. My last tank I tore down a few years ago when I moved. That was a 36g bow tank. I ran high lights, co2 injection, dirt substrate, planted freshwater.

I love this type of hobby and in my freshwater tank, loved the plants more than the fish . Come to realize these saltwater fish are amazing and have tons of personality.

I enjoy growing anything and have always wanted to get into corals. As of now I do not have the lights capable of running corals and am just going to get a hang of managing these parameters and fish. But soon enough. Like I’ve seen/heard so many times already in this forum and YouTube videos “nothing good happens fast in a reef aquarium”.

Any advice is welcome

Top pic is my sw tank. Bottom was my planted fw from a few years ago
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Hello everyone, I recently just bought a 150g tank with 40g sump from someone local who is moving. Tank came stocked with Powdered blue tang, hippo tang, clownfish, diamond goby, & a fox face. Also a few crabs as CUC. Completely new to saltwater. I have had fish tanks. My last tank I tore down a few years ago when I moved. That was a 36g bow tank. I ran high lights, co2 injection, dirt substrate, planted freshwater.

I love this type of hobby and in my freshwater tank, loved the plants more than the fish . Come to realize these saltwater fish are amazing and have tons of personality.

I enjoy growing anything and have always wanted to get into corals. As of now I do not have the lights capable of running corals and am just going to get a hang of managing these parameters and fish. But soon enough. Like I’ve seen/heard so many times already in this forum and YouTube videos “nothing good happens fast in a reef aquarium”.

Any advice is welcome

Top pic is my sw tank. Bottom was my planted fw from a few years ago
56955621-FFDA-49BD-B9A1-A7EE591AAFBD.jpeg 19F7A0AE-48BC-4898-A1FA-3291292B462C.png
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Welcome from Texas! My first piece of advise is to have a backup plan for when and if they turn off the power grid again! :cool:
Hahaha I have already started planning around that. Last year during "snowmageddon" we never lost power. I was one of the lucky ones.
 

HOW MUCH DOES A FISH’S FEEDING REQUIREMENTS AFFECT YOUR STOCKING DECISIONS?

  • A lot! - I avoid fish that require frequent or specialized feeding

    Votes: 10 27.0%
  • Quite a bit, but an automatic feeder can change my answer

    Votes: 6 16.2%
  • It depends on whether my nutrient export can handle it

    Votes: 5 13.5%
  • It depends on how badly I want the fish

    Votes: 10 27.0%
  • Not much. I’m willing to adjust my routine

    Votes: 9 24.3%
  • Not at all. Feeding demands don’t limit my stocking choices

    Votes: 6 16.2%
  • I usually learn about the demanding feeding schedule after buying the fish!

    Votes: 2 5.4%
  • I haven’t really considered this before

    Votes: 3 8.1%
  • Something else (see my comments in the thread)

    Votes: 1 2.7%
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