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rcaterin1
02-26-2008, 5:46 PM
I have recently purchased a 40 gal tank and i was wondering what the best setup would be... i am new to this hobby but i am very interested in it.... any help is appreciated.....
Thanks
By best set-up what do you mean? FO/FOWLR/or Reef? Livestock? Equipment?
rcaterin1
02-26-2008, 6:14 PM
haha... i dont mean to sound dumb but what is FO/FOWLR??
And yes... what type pf equipment should i be buying and some good starter fish....
thanks
haha... i dont mean to sound dumb but what is FO/FOWLR??
And yes... what type pf equipment should i be buying and some good starter fish....
thanks
FO- fish only
FOWLR-fish only using live rock for biological filtration
Reef-same as above but includes corals, variety of inverts, etc.
The newbie link in my signature includes a shopping list but you might want to tell everyone what you want most in the tank. There are many different things you can do in a 40g and we might as well base answers on what your dream is for the tank.
rcaterin1
02-26-2008, 8:42 PM
Thanks for all the starter info...
i would like to set up a reef tank.... any suggestions there....
A good choice for a 40, but then again I'm a fan of reefs. There are lots of equipment suggestions for tanks in the newbie shopping link I mentioned above. Next step now that you know it is a reef is to decide if you want to be able to support anything (meaning more money), or the more budget concious soft coral and invert options that won't demand so much light. After that have you started to look at fish and if so which ones are you drawn towards?
rcaterin1
02-28-2008, 1:28 AM
well i do want to support coral....as for fish.... i mean they are all so beautiful... any good suggestions for starter fish???
Gobies make great first fish. They tend to have personality as well as being generally peaceful which is important in a first fish.
rcaterin1
02-28-2008, 12:38 PM
thanks for the advice.... are any gobie betterthan others in terms of starter fish... i took alook at a few on the net and there are a few to choose from
Be easier for you to ask about a specific Goby as gobies are one of the largest families of fish in the ocean.
The gobies form the family Gobiidae, which is one of the largest families of fish, with more than 2,000 species in more than 200 genera.