Heeeeey, It's Corruption's younger brother.

[Jordan N.]

Hello MAAST!

I'm planning to start my first Saltwater aquarium in the next few month so I figured I ought to sign up and introduce myself; From everything I've seen this seems like a pretty cool little community.

The tank I'm setting up is going to be a 37 gallon Oceanic Cube. It will probably start out as FOWLR but I fully intend to turn it into a reef once I get a handle on my water parameters.

Anyone have any experience with this light?
http://shop.aquatraders.com/Odyssea-...ic-p/54221.htm

And here is what I'm looking to eventually stock, feel free to point out anything that looks like a bad idea, this is all pretty new to me.
1 Pair GCR Onyx Clowns
1 Carpenters Wrasse
1 Goby (Not sure which one in specific, but one of the ones that Sifts sand through its gills; Any recommendations would be appreciated.)

~Jordan

[RayAllen]

Welome to Maast!

Ive been here a while since 2004 and the club is a great place to be. You look to be off to a great start. I will follow you thread once started.

[Bill S]

Welcome to MAAST!

[hobogato]

welcome jordan, the only issue you may run into is the sand sifting goby could turn into a hassle in a reef as some of them tend to drop sand all over the rocks and corals.

[profntbtr]

what's up jordan, i remember you when you were just a wee sprout.

[Third Coast Tropical]

Welcome...I have the 150 W version of that light....I like it a lot......no issues thus far...had it about a month now......I was worried because the cost was so low, but its turned out great so far....good luck

[Jordan N.]

welcome jordan, the only issue you may run into is the sand sifting goby could turn into a hassle in a reef as some of them tend to drop sand all over the rocks and corals.

Hmm, I'll do some more reading and take it into consideration. Thank you for the heads up.

what's up jordan, i remember you when you were just a wee sprout.

I wish I could say I knew who this was just off the name alone. Mike maybe? Just going through my head of who would be into SW tanks.

Welcome...I have the 150 W version of that light....I like it a lot......no issues thus far...had it about a month now......I was worried because the cost was so low, but its turned out great so far....good luck

Good to hear, looks like I will be going that route if decide not to give DIY LED a shot.

~Jordan

[ErikH]

Haha welcome.

Erik

[corruption]

Heya little bro!

Yeah, prof is good ol Mikey -- who else of my friends would be known as 'profntbtr'?

Welcome to the public side of MAAST! Good place to lurk, GREAT place to hang! (I should know, I'm guilty of both! )

-Corruption

[txmaverickmh]

ServerNode,

Let me start off by saying I dont know much, but I have been blessed by some great mentors, and I think you should probably stray from the sand-sifting goby. I actually have the same tank that you are setting up, you can check out my pics on my thread under nano tanks.

I definitely think you should get the GCR clowns once your tank is ready because they will be awesome, but then I think you should try some hardy, economical fish with your new tank. Perhaps, get a frogspawn or something for them to play in, I have found that anemones are difficult to keep in a new tank, but many people have success.

As long as you have about 2-2.5" live sandbed, you might consider one of the cheaper jawfish like the pearl or yellowhead jawfish as they will give you some excitement with the sand and are truly, showpiece fish. Perhaps, instead of a goby, you might try a tail-spot blenny. They are cheap, prob around $18 and they are beautiful and very cool to watch, one of the favorite fish in my tank. As far wrasses, I dont have a carpenter's wrasse, but they are beautiful, I have a velvet wrasse and he does excellent. There are so many different types of wrasses, I would just suggest getting a S-M sized one, becuase mine is getting pretty large (had him for about 4 months) and he is starting to bully a bit.

I am not meaning to confuse you or change your mind, I just have seen great success in my tank with these fish and I wanted to give you my thoughts.

if you have any questions, since we have the same tank setup, please do not hesitate to call me, or come visit me in Corpus sometime soon to check out the GCR clowns, and you can come by my house (only a mile from the store) and see my tank setup.

Call me if you would like!

Michael Hensley
361-920-1465