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@Carey, What light is that in the pic? Is that the one that I ordered?
Gregcoyote said:I work in emergency management. Take a deep breath. I have been following closely and you seem to be in a big hurry. You are doing everything right, I just think you are really anxious and this hobby punishes those that aren't really patient. For instance, clams are not easy. I know somebody will shout I am wrong, they keep their 20 year old clam in a fish bowl, but from experience, they aren't easy. Start with a simple damsel fish, or a piece of coral like a Kenya tree, cheap and easy to care for. Don't go fancy or expensive because there is a lot of settling in that your reef will be doing for months. Both you and the tank need to hit a maintenance cycle that works. Just my opinion. Don't try to do everything at once.
I work in emergency management. Take a deep breath. I have been following closely and you seem to be in a big hurry. You are doing everything right, I just think you are really anxious and this hobby punishes those that aren't really patient. For instance, clams are not easy. I know somebody will shout I am wrong, they keep their 20 year old clam in a fish bowl, but from experience, they aren't easy. Start with a simple damsel fish, or a piece of coral like a Kenya tree, cheap and easy to care for. Don't go fancy or expensive because there is a lot of settling in that your reef will be doing for months. Both you and the tank need to hit a maintenance cycle that works. Just my opinion. Don't try to do everything at once.
Gregcoyote said:I work in emergency management. Take a deep breath. I have been following closely and you seem to be in a big hurry. You are doing everything right, I just think you are really anxious and this hobby punishes those that aren't really patient. For instance, clams are not easy. I know somebody will shout I am wrong, they keep their 20 year old clam in a fish bowl, but from experience, they aren't easy. Start with a simple damsel fish, or a piece of coral like a Kenya tree, cheap and easy to care for. Don't go fancy or expensive because there is a lot of settling in that your reef will be doing for months. Both you and the tank need to hit a maintenance cycle that works. Just my opinion. Don't try to do everything at once.
@Carey, What light is that in the pic? Is that the one that I ordered?
I am five months in and still not settled.
I've learned a bit of patience.
The best thing I'm doing right now for my tank is nothing.
Gregcoyote said:I have three dwarf angel fish that are over 10 years old. A coral beauty,a flame and a black tail. Early in their careers, I had several large clams. While they occasionally nipped a polyp without lasting harm, they were relentless with the clams. They would pick their mantels and cause them to contract all the time. The clams did not like it...at all. So it was the angel fish or the clams. Angel fish won. In truth, the clams were easier to catch.