toastiireefs June 11, 2007 Share June 11, 2007 (edited) i have posted this on 3 other sites to get a variety of information but i thought id try my home town as well so here is my checklist! 55-80gl tank includes stand and/or canopy may include lights - 200-700$ (at LFS) heater 20$ LS 50-100$ LR 300$ max (any good LR places i was thinking premium aquaics and fosters) Skimmer 250$ (any suggestions on a skimmer.. i dont know what im looking for) HO T-5 lights 280$ (approx 1,700) Live stock 2 small clowns (ocs, percs, or tomatos) 1 tiny hippo tang- (if it is suitable in my tank) other wise a powder brown/blue tang or yellow tang 3 gobies- orange stripe prawn goby/black barred convict goby/gold line goby 1 wrasse (6-line? any other nice ones?) 2 firefish (purple or regular) 1/2 either/or/both coral angel beauty or flame angel 1 pistol shrimp 2 cleaner shrimp snails- mexican turbo/ trochus/ cerith peps? approx 290$ according to fosters. mayb more so approx total around 2000$$ i showed that too my mom and she nearly had a heart attack im debating the hippo tang i might get more gobies any other nice easy fish that i could keep?! also if i get HO T-5 lights what kind of coral/inverts can that host... is it too weak for anenomes.. i dont need one and prefer not to have one.. and i hear clowns will host in just about anything btw- i have a 200gl bucket of salt refractometer add food on the list and more testing supplies im also trying to see if i can get a deal from my LFS for the tank lights skimmer stand heater for 1,000 Oh and i have a 10gpd RO unit i bought it for my horses (dwarf seahorses!!) thank you for reading this extrodinarily LONG post ANY SUGGESTIONS AND HELP IS ALWAYS APPRECIATED Edited June 11, 2007 by toastiireefs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest tgallo June 11, 2007 Share June 11, 2007 welcome to the club, where are you from. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toastiireefs June 11, 2007 Author Share June 11, 2007 from DC live in bethesda work at the zoo im 15 -> 16 this summer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jason the filter freak June 11, 2007 Share June 11, 2007 Buy a preowned set up on the boards here, and you could cut your cost significantly, is my reccomendation. Also go with a system that uses a sump. Welcome to the club T5's in the right configuration will give you plenty of light for anything you could want Watch it with the pistol shrimp it might prey on the others Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toastiireefs June 11, 2007 Author Share June 11, 2007 thanks yea i was debating whether or not i should use a sump because i dont understand the mechanics of it and everything does it also help with flow and current in the main tank...?? i know its very beneficial just dont want anything to be toooo hard!! oooooo bad pistol... hmmmmm is there another shrimp that could be paired with a goby Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jason the filter freak June 11, 2007 Share June 11, 2007 Easy on the tangs, big fish that require lots of room, what about dwarf angels? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toastiireefs June 11, 2007 Author Share June 11, 2007 RIGHT RIGHT RIGHT!!!! i forgot thats what i wanted.. i forgot to add those... i wanted either/or/ both coral beuty angel or flame angel i was only planning on one tang just these were the one i wanted here are the tangs i want in order of most prefered 1. hippo (im aware this is prolly not the best) 2. powdered brown tang 3. scopas tang 4. purple tang 5. yellow tang those are the 5 im interested in Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rsaavedra June 12, 2007 Share June 12, 2007 You are asking the right questions on the right place!!! Raf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dzekunoi June 12, 2007 Share June 12, 2007 (edited) Welcome!!!! Do you work in ivert pavilion? Edited June 12, 2007 by dzekunoi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toastiireefs June 12, 2007 Author Share June 12, 2007 sure do! invertabre house is where im at!!! <3 it it was always my favorite place to go when i went to the zoo when i was little and i have known one of the keepers there since i was 5! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toastiireefs June 12, 2007 Author Share June 12, 2007 sooo any comments on what im planning??? which tang should i get i listed my top five in order... <thats my favorite Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treesprite June 12, 2007 Share June 12, 2007 Hi toastiireef nice meeting you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rsaavedra June 12, 2007 Share June 12, 2007 here are the tangs i want in order of most prefered 1. hippo (im aware this is prolly not the best) 2. powdered brown tang 3. scopas tang 4. purple tang 5. yellow tang Sara: Powder Brown Hippo Purple Yellow Powder Blue ***Tomini isn't on your list but one of my favorites ***Convict isn't on your list but one of my favorites Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steveoutlaw June 12, 2007 Share June 12, 2007 Welcome Sara - I would suggest sending a PM to 143Gadgets......I know he was selling his 75g with stand and canopy for $80. I don't know if it sold yet. Other than that, just take it slow. A lot can get messed up in this hobby if you try to rush it. Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toastiireefs June 12, 2007 Author Share June 12, 2007 oh yes i know dont worry.. on my other posts on other forums i explained how i was going to take this very slow... i wanted a very slow cycle with uncured rock and just let the tank go off on its own to create a stable enviorment but i have a current tank offer pending.. COMPLETE set up.. w/o the fish but including rock and sand-- so my slow plans might not be so legit any more... i prolly wouldnt start stocking till a month after cycled- and the tang would be the LAST thing i added... i think i'll go with a powder brown who knows i have tie to decide so it would go tank set up cycle/ if any algea get cuc then after a month or so of the post cycle add gobies then a few weeks later add fire fish a few weeks later add pair of clowns (which i might add around the same time as dwarf angels...)- do they get territoral? other wise a few weeks later dwarf angels then lastly a month later add tang another reason for waiting the time between is for a QT period before actually adding to the tank im fine with being slow... but slightly impatient because im so excited! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
90OcReef June 12, 2007 Share June 12, 2007 Powder browns can be very tough sometimes. You might want to check into a tomini. They are very cool tangs as well as very helpfull. They are a bristletooth tang and graze all throuhout the day on algae. Convict tangs are also a good choice. Very comical fish. Also a good grazer. -Jess image from Live Aquaria Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toastiireefs June 13, 2007 Author Share June 13, 2007 hmmm ok! what about the scopas.. i heard they would be fine unless im mixing information Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rsaavedra June 13, 2007 Share June 13, 2007 hmmm ok! what about the scopas.. i heard they would be fine unless im mixing information i THINK THEY ARE UGLY Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steveoutlaw June 13, 2007 Share June 13, 2007 i THINK THEY ARE UGLY C'mon Raf.......you thinking they are ugly is not going to help this young lady! Scopas can be very aggressive. I had a scopas tang in with a purple tang and a yellow tang and the scopas was the bully of the bunch. I would look at on-line vendor pages and see which ones you like and look at their minimum tank size. That will give you a better idea of what you can house in your tank. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toastiireefs June 13, 2007 Author Share June 13, 2007 yea i have been haha- i thought scopas were pretty but oh well i would love a powder but i think they might need a biger tank.. i know hippos need bigger tanks but i really want something of that shape and a less of a yellow color cuz im getting a lot of yellowey orangy fish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rsaavedra June 13, 2007 Share June 13, 2007 (edited) C'mon Raf.......you thinking they are ugly is not going to help this young lady! Scopas can be very aggressive. I had a scopas tang in with a purple tang and a yellow tang and the scopas was the bully of the bunch. I would look at on-line vendor pages and see which ones you like and look at their minimum tank size. That will give you a better idea of what you can house in your tank. Yeah you are right Steve... Sorry about that comment. Also steve is right about them being very aggressive, would you consider an Atlantic Blue Tang? Raf Edited June 13, 2007 by rsaavedra Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toastiireefs June 14, 2007 Author Share June 14, 2007 thats a hippo? or is that the pacific blue? im so confused with all the names of everything else haha is it the dory fish? anyways if it is wouldnt i have to move it to another tank... when it got to big Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steveoutlaw June 14, 2007 Share June 14, 2007 Yeah you are right Steve... Sorry about that comment. Also steve is right about them being very aggressive, would you consider an Atlantic Blue Tang? Raf I was just giving you a hard time Raf!! BTW - congrats on TOTM. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rsaavedra June 14, 2007 Share June 14, 2007 thats a hippo? or is that the pacific blue? im so confused with all the names of everything else haha is it the dory fish? anyways if it is wouldnt i have to move it to another tank... when it got to big Hippo Atlantic I was just giving you a hard time Raf!! BTW - congrats on TOTM. I know but you were right. Thanks on the TOTM I wouldn't been there if it wasn't for you guys!!! Raf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toastiireefs June 14, 2007 Author Share June 14, 2007 yup i got the difference. haha i think im strongly consideering one!! they are a gorgeous color... are they hard to take care of as a juvenile i would love to see the color change! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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