Hi. My name is Jenny, and I am based near Adelaide in Australia. I have had a number of freshwater aquariums, but past 10mths after seeing the marine livestock in my LFS the seed was planted was started for my own. I have a fascination for marine reef life, but due the ever present fear that there is a shark out there with my name on it, I will likely not make it up nth to see the Great Barrier for myself, instead to resorting to having it in my living room.
I have set up a 7mth plan in order to develop the patience required for this hobby, the background knowledge, a stocking plan to follow and to stock pile the finances so if things go haywire in first few mths, i dont lack the money to resolve the problem, or god forbid restock.
I sadly starting small with a 100gal which includes the sump. The sump I am planning to use as a refugium to help manage nutrients within tank and provide impt food sources for number of the stock.
I want reef, my partner wants fish so trying at happy medium. Trying to aim at hardier fish with less disease concern rather than my hopes in >12mths of clam, blue tuxedo urchin, and some hard lps coral.
My stocking idea ATM are:
Dwarf lion
Poss medium sized lion
Sailfin tang
Foxface rabbitfish
Toby- black saddle (?)
Snowflake eel (?)
Blue-chin trigger(?)
Clowns bcos of need for anemone (apparently not gd for corals) and the lions not an option so daughters sad
Anyhoo feel free to pick my stocking idea apart; that is predom the reason for this 7mth preparation period
Thanks all
I have set up a 7mth plan in order to develop the patience required for this hobby, the background knowledge, a stocking plan to follow and to stock pile the finances so if things go haywire in first few mths, i dont lack the money to resolve the problem, or god forbid restock.
I sadly starting small with a 100gal which includes the sump. The sump I am planning to use as a refugium to help manage nutrients within tank and provide impt food sources for number of the stock.
I want reef, my partner wants fish so trying at happy medium. Trying to aim at hardier fish with less disease concern rather than my hopes in >12mths of clam, blue tuxedo urchin, and some hard lps coral.
My stocking idea ATM are:
Dwarf lion
Poss medium sized lion
Sailfin tang
Foxface rabbitfish
Toby- black saddle (?)
Snowflake eel (?)
Blue-chin trigger(?)
Clowns bcos of need for anemone (apparently not gd for corals) and the lions not an option so daughters sad
Anyhoo feel free to pick my stocking idea apart; that is predom the reason for this 7mth preparation period
Thanks all
