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  1. DustinB32

    DustinB32 Spanish Shawl Nudibranch

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    New to the site so I thought I'd say hi. I've been in the freshwater hobby for about 12 years now. Done everything from a Betta tank to a fully planted tank with Co2 injection. I'm looking to start my first saltwater tank..I've been doing my research and gathering as much info as I can. I believe I just about have everything to get started. I want to do a 20 gallon long fowlr setup. This is a list of items I have so far. Please let me know if I need anything else.

    20 gallon long aquarium that I had sitting around
    30" coralife aqualight with 10,000k bulb and a 10,000k/Actinic bulb
    100 watt heater
    2 koralia nano powerheads, 1(240)1(425)
    Refractomer
    thermometer
    60lbs of instant ocean
    40lbs of Arogonite sand
    Tunze 9002 skimmer in the mail
    Going to have about 30lbs of live rock
     
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  2. Knano

    Knano Plankton

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    Welcome to 3Reef !
     
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  3. Aaron.Herk

    Aaron.Herk Sea Dragon

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    Welcome to 3reef. Seems like you have a pretty good start there. What fish you were thinking of keeping.
     
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  4. tgood

    tgood Sea Dragon

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    Welcome! Can't wait to see the tank progress, were you going to have any type of filtration? Sump, or maybe a canister?
     
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  5. Corailline

    Corailline Super Moderator

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    Welcome to 3reef,

    Good choice on the Tunze skimmer.
     
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  6. DustinB32

    DustinB32 Spanish Shawl Nudibranch

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    definitely a clownfish, and I was thinking a firefish goby, royal gramma and either a watchman goby or somekind of small blenny, not totally sure yet though. As far as filtration I was just planning on the live rock and skimmer and possibly down the line a sump/refugium.
     
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  7. trijam

    trijam Coral Banded Shrimp

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    Welcome, good start I would however suggest an aquaclear 50 filter to run GAC and GFO. It is important from the start to keep phosphates down and to improve water quality. JM2C;)
     
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  8. BlueWaters10

    BlueWaters10 Skunk Shrimp

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    Welcome! Looking forward to your progress!
     
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  9. steve wright

    steve wright Super Moderator

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    Welcome Dustin B32
     
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  10. homegrowncorals

    homegrowncorals Ribbon Eel

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    Hello and welcome to 3reef
     
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