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02-14-2009, 03:04 AM
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Either of those fish represent excellent choices... my vote is for the gobies though, because 3 fish is better than 1... EDIT... at least for a 10 gallon
 That said, I'm undecided what to do with my pico... I originally had planned on 2 - 3 Sharknose Gobies, but now I'm considering having only one larger fish. 2 or 3 - 1.5 inch Sharknose Gobies or 1 - 3 inch Cherub Angel, Talbots Demoiselle, or South Seas Devil Damsel (these fish are all aggressive and would do well in a small species tank, as long as they stay under 3" I'll be okay)... Ah, decisions decisions. And let me know if you need more info about the LEDs, I'll gladly divulge my secrets 
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02-14-2009, 03:50 AM
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secrets, eh?
got any secrets that leads to not spending more money for lighting on my 10 gallon than my 29 gallon if i do LED? thats a hard choice between fish. Its always cool to watch gobies interact with specimens of their own species, but cherub angels are soo kool. im getting one for my 29 gallon 
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02-14-2009, 04:58 AM
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Unfortunately, it will be pretty much impossible to do LEDs cheaply. Believe me, I wish it were cheaper :-) Luxeon Rebels or Cree XR-E LEDs are the ones most commonly used and they run around USD $7 each. For a 10 gallon tank you will probably need between 20 and 30 LEDs so you can do the math. Add a good sized heat sink, a fan or two, power supply (will probably need at least a good 24v one for that size array), and several drivers plus misc. supplies and it all adds up. I think you could do it for around USD $300 which is far less than the $1500+ for the 24" unit PFO was selling but still more than a T5HO unit (unless you are looking at the high end T5 setups).
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02-14-2009, 05:09 AM
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yeah, i started seeing the prices of everything, and quickly my mind changed.
maybe when i'm a bit older, have sort of income other than allowance, and actually need the high powered LEDs for SPS and such, ill give a quack at it. that's right, i said quack
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02-14-2009, 06:34 AM
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Hmm, sorry I didn't mean to hijack your thread
 No secrets about LEDs, I just realized (missed your post earlier) that you've decided to go with T5, and actually they would be my next choice for a small tank  Anyhow, back to the fish! Yeah I love Cherub Angels, they are really beautiful and animated... and small! Here's a thought... if in the end you decided that you would want some other type of goby in your tank, other than the trimma or eviota, what would you choose? I'm sort of unsure about gobies at this point... I understand they don't live overly long? Or am I misunderstanding and have done some bad reading? I realize that the Catalina Goby (coldwater species) will die faster in tropical temps, but does this short life span thing apply to all gobies?
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02-14-2009, 06:57 AM
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not exactly sure bout the lifepsan thing.
we've had eviota gobies be happy and living for 4 months at a time at the shop. what would i choose for a different goby.. probably a pair of either red hi fin gobies or yashia gobies. or some neon gobies oooor a pair of yellow clown gobies. cute little buggers
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02-14-2009, 09:18 AM
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1. Captive bred 2. Playful, coy. 3. Gorgeous! I have two fish and when one is a silly Nemo that is nothing more than an eating robot I guess I do kinda trumpet the other. My wife picked her out and we call her Inara(google it) and she really is a treat to watch as she excavates her home under the live rock.
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02-15-2009, 08:09 AM
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I guess the turnover rate on some of the smaller fish is like 15 months for the entire population.Yashias are the coolest! But if you can get a good looking artificial coral head, I'd vote for the clown gobies.
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