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[jstngates]

My name is Justin and I just bought a 75 gallon aquarium with 100 lbs of live rock two weeks ago. I was referred to this site by a friend and was looking for some inexpensive coral and fish to get started. I kept all the saltwater from the original setup and have two filters, all the proper lighting and live sand. The tank came with a yello tang, two clownfish, some damsels and a shrimp. Is there anyone out there with advice or with this for sale?

 

[jmadison]

I have some corals for sale, too bad you didnt post earlier I was in Marshalltown all weekend.

 

[xroads]

Hey good luck.

What kind of coral are you looking for? Check out the state site @ WWW.iowareefs.org. You are kinda between alot of us. There are groups in Waterloo, Cedar Rapids, Des Moines,

 

[phishcrazee]

When you say "filters" what are you referring to exactly? Make sure you have or get a good skimmer if you don't have one already.

 

[vikubz]

I would give it some more time, as you certainly had at least a small cycle started when the tank and inhabitants were moved.

 

[billbigsbe1]

Hey how are ya doing, great having ya around and I hope to meet you & your tank sometime. Are you totaly new to this, any experience fresh or salt water? Any questions please feel free to post, there is a lot of good advice. My only few tips for a "easier" reef are, Good halides, RODI water, Denitrator, and a good skimmer. Sometimes they are hard to come by when starting up but in time they really take a lot of work & headaches out of the equation! You can always just use a good halide and just do a ton of water changes and save your money upfront! Great having you Dave!

 

[jmadison]

I will say its worth doing it right the first time too, try to research each one of your decisions/purchases. Try not to impulsively purchase fish, expensive equipment, etc. There is sometimes a reason why a certain product costs much much less than any of the other alternative, reef central has many many resources(human and otherwise) /writeups about just about everything and the loungers usually even throw in a little more , so feel welcome to use 'em.

 

[SkinnY T120]

while damsels are considered a decent fish to start with, i would strongly reccomend getting them out while you still can.