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Hello, this is my first post. I have been looking around on this forum for a while and it looks like you have a great site here! I've had a small freshwater tank for a while now and I'm looking into setting up a saltwater tank. Please let me know what you think of this proposed setup. This will be a FOWLR tank.

24 gallon Aquapod tank with 64W lighting
Stand
25 pounds live rock, 25 pounds live sand
2 clown Fish (Ocellaris)
1 Royal Gramma Basslet
1 Yellow Watchman Goby
1 Bicolor Blenny
1 Blue Damselfish
2 Fire Shrimp
2 Snails (BumbleBee or Turbo)


The Aquapod seemed to have the best reviews of all the "cube" tanks. I would be open to getting a non-"all in one" setup if I could. It didn' seem like I would be able to get a tank, filter, and lights all for under 200 except by going with the "all in one". I have heard some not so good things about the "cube" tanks though.
The only other question I can think of right now is what order should I introduce these fish\inverts in after the tank is cycled?

Thanks in advance for any info! I'm sure I'll have more questions for you guys soon.
 
wildman082 said:
Hello, this is my first post. I have been looking around on this forum for a while and it looks like you have a great site here! I've had a small freshwater tank for a while now and I'm looking into setting up a saltwater tank. Please let me know what you think of this proposed setup. This will be a FOWLR tank.

24 gallon Aquapod tank with 64W lighting
Stand
25 pounds live rock, 25 pounds live sand
2 clown Fish (Ocellaris)
1 Royal Gramma Basslet
1 Yellow Watchman Goby
1 Bicolor Blenny
1 Blue Damselfish
2 Fire Shrimp
2 Snails (BumbleBee or Turbo)


The Aquapod seemed to have the best reviews of all the "cube" tanks. I would be open to getting a non-"all in one" setup if I could. It didn' seem like I would be able to get a tank, filter, and lights all for under 200 except by going with the "all in one". I have heard some not so good things about the "cube" tanks though.
The only other question I can think of right now is what order should I introduce these fish\inverts in after the tank is cycled?

Thanks in advance for any info! I'm sure I'll have more questions for you guys soon.
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u are definately gonna need more snails and some hermits as well....and as far as ur fish go thats not gonna be easy...the damsel can be very aggressive and should if put in at all be put in last...the yellow watchman while a cool fish i would go with the gold(yellow)/head sleeper goby...they are amazing fish and my sand looked fantastic (til he died) and to watch them sift through the sand and push it out their gills is sooo cool....as far as the clownfish u are probably gonna have to get a mated pair if u want two for such a small tank...otherwise they will fight....but i would add the clowns before the damsel but the damsel last...as far as the other ones im not to sure as i havent had em... um my next thing is lose the live sand....u would be just wasting your money and from the sounds of it money is a problem so i would get regular sand and let the LR make it live...what i would do is take the extra money from not buying the LS and get some more LR or save it for your clean up crew cause they arent cheap either....either way i hope this hopes
 
that setup sounds quite overstocked.... i'd only put 2-3 of the fish you have listed there in the tank, and id seriously consider ommiting the damsel or adding it dead last. id personally reccomend keeping the gramma and the blenny and nothing else, they are both very colorful, get somewhat large and are easy to care for. id also reccomend more snails than that and possibly some hermits to help keep your sand bed stirred and your algae down, though the blenny will eat a significant amount of algae so you might want to focus more on sand stirrers/detritus eaters.
 
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^^^ very true...after my input i was thinking that same thing where it might b overkill....im assuming that you want a clownfish just like everyone else (dont feel bad i have one too and is my favorite) so i would stick with just one....and yes that might b a little overstock but IF you set on that list other then it will make ur life worse in the end because it will be that much harder to keep good water quality...and water quality in such a small tank is hard enough.....GL either way..hope we helped even if its a little bit
 
I would go for a pair of clownfish and one type of goby. Also, I would consider looking into your lighting. I know you said fish only but the ones you listed would be fine in a reef tank. Since you are limited on fish you can turn your attention to coral so you don't run the risk of overstocking. These are just suggestions. I know others will have different ideas. Good luck!
 
Hi,

I have to agree with the others on the Clown, you either need to add a mated pair or just go with 1. Personally I would just go with 1. I absolutely love my clown. Also, while the damsel is a beautiful fish I don't think they are worth the trouble they bring. I have a hard enough time with my humbug. He is lucky he fits my 'finding nemo' theme or I would have booted him back to the pet store. He is entertaining but very territorial and borderline aggressive to the fish. He puts all of my fish through an early harassament 'im the man' type orientation when they are first added. My clown (second fish added) actually picks on the damsel from time to time and keeps him in check. The regal tang didn't put up with much from him so it balanced out. The yellow tang (my most recent addition today) is being put to the test by the damsel. Anyway, long story short, stay away from damsels if you can. A clown, royal gamma, and maybe one other small fish would probably be ok. However I know the false gammas (royal gamma lookalikes) will attack and kill shrimps. I'm not sure about the royals.
 
Thanks for all in the input guys!

So i'll scratch 1 clown and the damselfish from the list. And i'll increase the size of the clean up crew.
 
Just take it slow. Buy a fish, wait a week or two...buy another fish, wait until the bio filtration compensates...
 
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