Thinking of my first tank!

Nickel · #1 09-09-2007, 10:37 PM

Do you have to get 2 clowns or could you just 1?

Also a 24g tank would fit 4 fish and a coral or 2 right. =)

digital-audiophile · #2 09-09-2007, 11:42 PM

Clowns can be kept alone, but IMHO they do much better as a pair, also just watching the interation between a pair of clowns is worth the price of admission right there.

Nickel · #3 09-14-2007, 08:46 PM

New plan I went to this Fish shop and the guy there told me I could buy a fresh water tank put in a skimmer and change the lighting and it would be fine.

He's selling the tank, stand, skimmer, and 40lbs of live rock for about $724 + tax.

Is that good or bad for me to start with? =)

MikeP · #4 09-14-2007, 09:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Nickel

New plan I went to this Fish shop and the guy there told me I could buy a fresh water tank put in a skimmer and change the lighting and it would be fine.

He's selling the tank, stand, skimmer, and 40lbs of live rock for about $724 + tax.

Is that good or bad for me to start with? =)

What type of lighting? And what type of Skimmer? Also how big is the tank?

Nickel · #5 09-17-2007, 03:11 PM

It's a 40g tank with the stand, a protein skimmer and the guy at the store

said I'd just need to get a different light bulb for any coral I'd get. I hope

that helps =)

scsi · #6 09-17-2007, 09:49 PM

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Originally Posted by Nickel

It's a 40g tank with the stand, a protein skimmer and the guy at the store

said I'd just need to get a different light bulb for any coral I'd get. I hope

that helps =)

If it's a fresh water setup/kit.... the lighting canopy might be just reg flourescent. Many corals require moderate to high lighting. You would want MH or some type of VHO setup.