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February 24th, 2008, 06:55 AM
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Hello from Southwest Florida
This is my 2nd post. It was suggested to me to post in the "introduce yourself" forum, so here I am.
I have had freshwater tanks for quite some time, and purchased a new tank for the family for Christmas 2007. We were going to use this larger tank to upgrade our freshwater friends from their current tank, but decided to go marine. After much discussions with the LFS, we started our tank January 15. We have had a fun time adding to the tank over the past month, and now have our starter fish & rock in place. Here are the details : 30 gallon bowfront, Eheim canister filter, small powerhead for circulation, Coralife Aqualight Deluxe with 1 65w actinic & 1 65W 10,000K lamp. (2) False Percula Clowns, (1) Starry Blenny, (1) Red Stripe Sleeper Goby, (1) Small Green Colony Polyp Stone. More to come..... Now for the pics... The setup  The liverock  The clowns  My Blenny hiding in his favorite rock  My Blenny out in full view  Here's Tina, our Sleeper Goby  I will post more updates when I add some new friends... Glad to be a part of the forums, hope I have some nice stories and additions soon. Current Aquarium(s) Description: 30 gallon, 2 clowns, starry blenny, purple wrasse, LPS, Softies, Polyps Experience in Saltwater & Reef Aquarium Hobby: Enough to put a nice dent in my bank account! 
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February 24th, 2008, 07:05 AM
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Re: Hello from Southwest Florida
Welcome to the best reefkeeping forum on the net IMO. Your setup looks great nice colors on your liverock.
Current Aquarium(s) Description: Empty 180 gal Future Reef 29 gal Planted Freshwater 90 fal Distant Future Project Experience in Saltwater & Reef Aquarium Hobby: Newbie to Salt, 2 years planted, Freshwater Forever and a Day! Other Intrests: hunting outdoorsy things, cars motorcycles anything that goes fast drag cars
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February 24th, 2008, 07:10 AM
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Re: Hello from Southwest Florida
Everything looks great! How are the Blenny and Goby getting along? I hear they can become territorial to their own kind or other fish that look like them.
Current Aquarium(s) Description: 46g bow front Experience in Saltwater & Reef Aquarium Hobby: 8 months saltwater, 2.5 years freshwater Other Intrests: Tennis, Video games, Working out, Drinking, Movies
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February 24th, 2008, 02:08 PM
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Re: Hello from Southwest Florida
Welcome to the reef.Looks like you've got the tank going your way.
What are your plans for the tank?FOWLR or Reef? Be sure to clean that canister out on a weekly bases or it cause you some water quality problems.It would benefit you tank to add a quality skimmer. You mentioned that those are your starter fish and rock.I hope you've cycled the tank before adding the blenny and goby at least.
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February 24th, 2008, 03:21 PM
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Re: Hello from Southwest Florida
Thanks for all the feedback. Yes, the tank was cycled about 3 weeks before adding the fish. They seem to be doing great, very happy.
The Goby has setup a little sand/rock labyrinth at the base of the liverock. He tends to stay down there, swimming in and out of the structures. The Blenny has made his home in the various spaces & holes around the top of the rocks. They seem to be getting together very well and share in their favorite diet of mysis shrimp. I will look into a skimmer setup. The canister seems to be doing a good job so far, water quality is very good with minimal work. I will be adding some soft corals later down the road and maybe an anemone , but for now we just have the polyps. I look forward to reading more on this forum, which is definitely a great source with all the knowledgeable people in here. Current Aquarium(s) Description: 30 gallon, 2 clowns, starry blenny, purple wrasse, LPS, Softies, Polyps Experience in Saltwater & Reef Aquarium Hobby: Enough to put a nice dent in my bank account!
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February 24th, 2008, 04:09 PM
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Re: Hello from Southwest Florida
Sorry to say,But you dont have enough light for anemone.They require 4 watts per gallon as the bare minimum.You have just a tad over 4 watts.
I think you'll be OK with soft corals and maybe a few LPS placed up higher in the tank.
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February 24th, 2008, 06:38 PM
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Re: Hello from Southwest Florida
Great pictures and over all system.I like your fish list.
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 Live long and prosper Dominick AGA 210g. MegaflowLifereef LF1-300S berlin sumpSVS-24 skimmer w/Mag 9.5Refugium(25g.) with Nova 2x24w fuge light.Mag 2400 return.Aquatinic Constellation/14x39w T5-HO.Reef Fanatic ATO.Koralia 2/3 Current Aquarium(s) Description: Oceanic 75 gal./AGA 210g. megaflow Experience in Saltwater & Reef Aquarium Hobby: 6 years Other Intrests: Reefing,video games,music,electronics
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February 24th, 2008, 09:27 PM
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Re: Hello from Southwest Florida
I agree with Yote, pass on the anemone until you can upgrade your lighting. But your setup looks great! Congrats and welcome to Living Reefs.
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Current Aquarium(s) Description: 240-gallon reef with a 55-gallon sump and 35-gallon refugium Experience in Saltwater & Reef Aquarium Hobby: 7 years
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