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I just graduated college and moved to a new city for a job and can finally start my dream of a Sw tank! I had budgeted to buy the coralife but ended up finding the 32g aio used on facebook with the stand for only $120! I have gotten aragalive sand and bought live rock from a local. Im still not sure about the stocking actually, ive mostly just been looking at other people's threads here. Now that I ended up getting the larger tank I am considering more options.

I know I want 2 darwin clowns, and I also really like cool inverts. Another animal I like are dragonets like scooter blennys but I heard that it can be hard to feed them. So I am still considering stocking.
 
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Congratulations and welcome to the hobby! Just take things slow and do your research before adding any particular fish, inverts, or coral. You will likely have a few setbacks along the way but don't let that keep you from enjoying a great endeavor :)
 
Reversebeartrap said:
I just graduated college and moved to a new city for a job and can finally start my dream of a Sw tank! I had budgeted to buy the coralife but ended up finding the 32g aio used on facebook with the stand for only $120! I have gotten aragalive sand and bought live rock from a local. Im still not sure about the stocking actually, ive mostly just been looking at other people's threads here. Now that I ended up getting the larger tank I am considering more options.

I know I want 2 darwin clowns, and I also really like cool inverts. Another animal I like are dragonets like scooter blennys but I heard that it can be hard to feed them. So I am still considering stocking.
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Hi, congratulations with getting the new tank, this is very nice, I also enjoyed it like a child when I got my first tank. What fish did you decide to leave after all? Besides this I must say that I also soon finish college and have no time for this hobby, I hope this source will help me https://edubirdie.com/essay-writers-for-hire because already several times I took writers for hire, this is a good solution to get some free time and I hope I will manage to build a tank.
 
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Welcome and enjoy the fun!

In a 32, I would be careful of a dragonette or scooter until your tank is very mature. You will also have to supply it with pods almost daily even if you have a mature tank. Just FYI.

I love Darwin clowns! Just make sure in that size tank, that other fish are introduced prior to them beginning to spawn. This is probably year 3-4. They will be become extremely territorial and any new fish will struggle.

I had a 29g when I first started and loved the little AIO.
 
Enjoy your journey slowly slowly is the name of the game . Good luck
 
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The scooter ended up passing away but I got a longnosed hawkfish that is very healthy and active that I have had for a bit. Casually looking at what kind of blenny/goby final fish I like.
 
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The scooter ended up passing away but I got a longnosed hawkfish that is very healthy and active that I have had for a bit. Casually looking at what kind of blenny/goby final fish I like.
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Sorry about the loss of your fish!
 
Today one of the clownfish disappeared as well. I thought if it died I would at least see a swarm of the cuc. People suggested it probably jumped and im guessing the blenny must have a few weeks ago when it disapeared. I am going to cover up the hole in the back. I didnt see it anywhere on the ground but I have four foster kittens so I dont think it would last on the ground.
 
Reversebeartrap said:
I just graduated college and moved to a new city for a job and can finally start my dream of a Sw tank! I had budgeted to buy the coralife but ended up finding the 32g aio used on facebook with the stand for only $120! I have gotten aragalive sand and bought live rock from a local. Im still not sure about the stocking actually, ive mostly just been looking at other people's threads here. Now that I ended up getting the larger tank I am considering more options.

I know I want 2 darwin clowns, and I also really like cool inverts. Another animal I like are dragonets like scooter blennys but I heard that it can be hard to feed them. So I am still considering stocking.
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I hope you have a good-paying job because this hobby will get very addictive and expensive.
 
Congratulations on starting your first saltwater tank! The journey of setting up and maintaining a SW tank is truly rewarding. The colors, the marine life, and the overall experience is unparalleled. I've been thinking of integrating a system to monitor and automate certain aspects of my tank using a custom program. Speaking of which, I'm also working on a research paper related to programming in marine ecosystem monitoring. I found a do my computer science assignment website that assists with writing programming research papers. Do you think there's a significant interest in the reef community for such tech integrations? Would love to get some insights!
 
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Congratulations on starting your first saltwater tank! The journey of setting up and maintaining a SW tank is truly rewarding. The colors, the marine life, and the overall experience is unparalleled. I've been thinking of integrating a system to monitor and automate certain aspects of my tank using a custom program. Speaking of which, I'm also working on a research paper related to programming in marine ecosystem monitoring. I found a do my computer science assignment website that assists with writing programming research papers. Do you think there's a significant interest in the reef community for such tech integrations? Would love to get some insights!
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Wow, all that while hunting zombies and keeping your people safe!
 
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