Newbie Reefer, just got my first tank

[Billldg]

Welcome to R2R!!!

 

[Sleeping Giant]

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[ying yang]

Welcome to r2r and hope all is well.
Alot of nice fish on your fish you want,20 in total but possible more if get multiple of some as see you put cardinals and chromis so 20 plus fish is hell of alot for a 40 gallon so I'm hoping you thinking of not putting all the fish in but just that's your shortlist and you will just pick a few if them.
Live aquaria has a compatability chart like many websites do and can see what they say about mixing some of your fish together.
My understanding of sea horses is they like low flow so can grab onto things so in a reef tank we generally have higher flow so I see most have a dedicated just sea horse tank but I've never had sea horses so cant say for certain.
Anyway goodluck ^_^

 

[MVPrevost]

Welcome to r2r and hope all is well.
Alot of nice fish on your fish you want,20 in total but possible more if get multiple of some as see you put cardinals and chromis so 20 plus fish is hell of alot for a 40 gallon so I'm hoping you thinking of not putting all the fish in but just that's your shortlist and you will just pick a few if them.
Live aquaria has a compatability chart like many websites do and can see what they say about mixing some of your fish together.
My understanding of sea horses is they like low flow so can grab onto things so in a reef tank we generally have higher flow so I see most have a dedicated just sea horse tank but I've never had sea horses so cant say for certain.
Anyway goodluck ^_^

You are correct, I do not intend to get every fish listed, those are just ones I have seen that I like lol. Probably gonna be shooting more for around 10 or 15 depending on how crowded it gets and things like the sea horse/puffers and a few others are more like i would really like to get one but probably cant.

 

[vetteguy53081]

 

[bnord]

Welcome to da club
For a 40, and the notion that you want fun fish I would warn against the dotty backs and the 6 line. I have one of each in a 180, where they are small and subservient, but I had one of each in a. 40 cube and was was a nervous wreck till I caught em up and brought back.
Am a big fan of a smallish royal gramma, small CB cardinal, and watchmen gobies - just go slow and steady and stay in touch

 

[AlgaeBarn]

Welcome @MVPrevost !!

 

[Jimbhoy13]

Welcome to R2R and the salty world. Great idea to plan ahead using a spreadsheet. Take things slowly and research compatibility too. Lots of knowledgeable and helpful people here who will support and advise you when needed.

 

[MVPrevost]

Welcome to da club
For a 40, and the notion that you want fun fish I would warn against the dotty backs and the 6 line. I have one of each in a 180, where they are small and subservient, but I had one of each in a. 40 cube and was was a nervous wreck till I caught em up and brought back.
Am a big fan of a smallish royal gramma, small CB cardinal, and watchmen gobies - just go slow and steady and stay in touch

Thanks for the advice! I have heard that the watchmen gobies can pair up and follow each other around which made me definitely want a pair of those in the tank. I really like the wrasse but seems like ill probably have to pass on him sadly.

 

[MVPrevost]

Welcome to R2R and the salty world. Great idea to plan ahead using a spreadsheet. Take things slowly and research compatibility too. Lots of knowledgeable and helpful people here who will support and advise you when needed.

I realized it would be a good idea when I was looking at too many fish and kept getting them mixed up and forgetting which ones got along lol. The real struggle for me is going to be corals, I knew nothing about them until a few days ago and its definitely not my strong suit still.

 

[PTXReef]

Welcome to Reef2Reef!!!

Happy Reefing!

 

[otzhorse]

 

[Fish Think Pink]

Hi everyone, doing my intro per the welcome message. Been interested in getting a saltwater tank for several years now, finally pulled the trigger and bought a 22" cube 40 gal tank, setting up a reef. Have heard good things about the community and wanted to join to get some wisdom from more experienced owners. currently just have 2 clowns in the tank, deciding when and what to add next. End goal is a colorful interesting reef with lots of bright fun fish. Been getting kinda odd chemistry results at the moment based on where im told the tank should be but figuring it out. Nice to meet everyone! Looking forward to learning and growing an awesome tank!
edit: here is a spreadsheet of the various fish/coral i have begun to research with some notes about them, any advice regarding this would be greatly appreciated! Link:

Welcome! Glad you joined. Sounds like you are on your way!

Have you considered starting your build thread? I found its a great place to document my tank's evolution for myself. I started tank first then joined, so I'm still finding myself going back collecting pictures & updating historically as well as current state. Once you create your first post in your thread and link it to your account, they will give you build badge (look left, under my ID)

This is a good reference book type online article I still review:

The Supreme Guide To Setting Up A Saltwater Reef Aquarium

This article was sponsored by @MarineDepot at www.marinedepot.com. Introduction The marine environment is one of the most complex systems on the planet. The aquarium you are about to set up is only a tiny sliver of the vast ocean, but it is no...

www.reef2reef.com

 

[Reeferjunkie]

Welcome to r2r

 

[OldRed1]

Hi everyone, doing my intro per the welcome message. Been interested in getting a saltwater tank for several years now, finally pulled the trigger and bought a 22" cube 40 gal tank, setting up a reef. Have heard good things about the community and wanted to join to get some wisdom from more experienced owners. currently just have 2 clowns in the tank, deciding when and what to add next. End goal is a colorful interesting reef with lots of bright fun fish. Been getting kinda odd chemistry results at the moment based on where im told the tank should be but figuring it out. Nice to meet everyone! Looking forward to learning and growing an awesome tank!
edit: here is a spreadsheet of the various fish/coral i have begun to research with some notes about them, any advice regarding this would be greatly appreciated! Link:

Welcome, welcome!

 

[rmorris_14]

Does LFS stand for Local Fish Store? I spoke with one of the local shop owners (probably going to be the shop I frequent) and he said he buys back/offers store credit from fish if they grow too large or something like that so I think that would also be fine. If I do get one I plan on getting it after several other fish are established in the tank, and finding the smallest one I can so hopefully he doesn't bully as much.

yes LFS stands for Local fish store

 

[3429810]

Welcome to r2r. My biggest suggestion would be to slow down and keep doing research. Unless you have the best filtration I wouldn’t even plan on having half or a quarter of those fish. Do you have a sump? If so what gear are you running in the sump? Out of just the reef safe fish species alone I think you had 10 which is already pushing it for a 40 cube. Anything that needs lots of swimming room like tangs wouldn’t be a good idea due to the tank only being 22”.

As far as corals go don’t be in a rush and make sure your tank is stable and you are confident with all your tests and maintenance before you pull the trigger. You will also want to learn about each coral you are going to put in the tank because some like gsp will take over the tank in short time if not on an island and others are to aggressive to be kept near other corals etc.

 

[PeterC99]

Welcome to r2r. My biggest suggestion would be to slow down and keep doing research. Unless you have the best filtration I wouldn’t even plan on having half or a quarter of those fish. Do you have a sump? If so what gear are you running in the sump? Out of just the reef safe fish species alone I think you had 10 which is already pushing it for a 40 cube. Anything that needs lots of swimming room like tangs wouldn’t be a good idea due to the tank only being 22”.

As far as corals go don’t be in a rush and make sure your tank is stable and you are confident with all your tests and maintenance before you pull the trigger. You will also want to learn about each coral you are going to put in the tank because some like gsp will take over the tank in short time if not on an island and others are to aggressive to be kept near other corals etc.

Excellent advice!

 

[MVPrevost]

Welcome to r2r. My biggest suggestion would be to slow down and keep doing research. Unless you have the best filtration I wouldn’t even plan on having half or a quarter of those fish. Do you have a sump? If so what gear are you running in the sump? Out of just the reef safe fish species alone I think you had 10 which is already pushing it for a 40 cube. Anything that needs lots of swimming room like tangs wouldn’t be a good idea due to the tank only being 22”.

As far as corals go don’t be in a rush and make sure your tank is stable and you are confident with all your tests and maintenance before you pull the trigger. You will also want to learn about each coral you are going to put in the tank because some like gsp will take over the tank in short time if not on an island and others are to aggressive to be kept near other corals etc.

I dont intend on getting every single fish on there, those are just ones im looking at. i have a aquatop recife eco 40 which came with all the filtration, not sure if its actually good or not tbh but heres what it has: a filter sponge, multi stage filter box which is recife eco carbon infused media cubes, recife eco phosphate and nitrate removing media cubes, and premium quartz rings. There is also a "custom nano protein skimmer". It has the back 2or3 inches walled off with all the gear there. Also a 475GPH return pump.

 

[FiddlersReef]

Welcome to R2R!