The 29g Sap Tank!

[Saponaceous]

Hi, so after posting in the new to this thread and all the hurdles ive had to go through, my tank is up and running. l just so happened to have taken some poor quality pictures as i went.
For starters, I got the 29g Aqueon Deluxe Kit. Which came with a cannister filter, heater, hood and light. Then I went and got me a powerfilter.
I went down to the beach and grabbed a bunch of dead rock and sand. Then filled up on some ocean water..... part the way through my cycle, i acquired some live rock. SO, I started the cycle over.
Once the cycle was over, I threw in a plethora of Opae Ula. and thats all i had goin on the tank for like a week and a half.

 

[Saponaceous]

THEN one day at the beach I forgot my net, but I did have a Lowes 5g bucket. I was picking hermit crabs when I caught a little snowflake eel.
The eel was in the tank with dozens of Opae Ula and hermit crabs for a while when I went on vacation to Oahu.
When I got back, I still had dozens of Opae Ula and hermit crabs. The Snowflake eel was still just hanging out under rocks. So I went and got him a False clownfish to keep him company. Sadly the clownfish decided to host behind the filter and so we didnt see him anymore.

I told my lfs guy about it and he suggested adding a fish to the tank to make him wanna come out.
So I added a Domino Damsel. And the clownfish came out.

 

[Saponaceous]

The Damsel was good in there. Lot of tank movement. I Talked with LFS and he said it should be ok that I add a firefish goby too.
Within a Week of adding him, the Damsel had destroyed him. I noticed it a bit too late. The firefish didnt wanna come out of his hiding spot. So I threw a blanket over the tank while I was at work, till I had a day off. Then I was able to Return the Damsel to my LFS. I then decided to get me a Flame Angel.
Now the Firefish comes out cause he feels safe, the clownfish cruises around, but still returns to its hosting spot behind the filter, the Flame angel creates a ton of movement in the tank, and he's pretty. :) Ill add some better quality pictures when I can get my camera back!

 

[little_fish]

Looks good! Damsels are well known for being super Aholes, which is why we dont recommend them to anyone but as a single fish.

And in the future, make sure you get your water from way out and down deep. The water near the shore and near the surface has a much high concentration of nasty stuff you dont want in your tank.

 

[Saponaceous]

Yea, lesson learned about the damsel. Not too worried about the water here tho. I get it from an area out by Ocean Rider. Which is the Sea Horse farm. I can see if i were on Oahu or some other densely populated island. But, if I can get some deep water, I definitely will!
Thanks again!!