My birthday present

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  1. Larkin

    Larkin Astrea Snail

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    My wife and I discovered a new LFS today and she let me go a little overboard for the birthday. Picked up three LPS, a pair of clowns, two shrimp, a mushroom, a new power head/ wavemaker, and ordered LED's to make it all look nice. Here's a few pictures of the corals and shroom. Headed back there tomorrow to discuss the next round as they have a buy 2 get one free on the 17th and she's starting to get excited about the tank. Awesome birthday gift!

    Pictures by jlbasm - Photobucket
     
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  2. 2in10

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    Congrats on the new adds and the understanding wife
     
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  3. Seano Hermano

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    Hey, nice birthday gift(s)! I'm afraid I might not have any money if someone let me do that. haha
     
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  4. Larkin

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  5. Larkin

    Larkin Astrea Snail

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    Here's our list of future adds. Tell me what you think.

    Coral and Mushroom:
    Orange Florida Ricordea
    Red Open Brain
    Metalic green torch coral
    Pink Button Coral
    Long Polyping Leather
    Blue Devils Finger Leather
    Bright Yellow Ruffled Fiji Leather
    Red Tree Soft Coral
    Purple Candleabra

    Fish
    Yellow Tang
    Green Chromis
    Blue yellowtail damsel
    purple basslet
    pink square anthias
    some type of starfish

    possibles - really want but will probably be a bit
    bi-color angelfish
    heniochus butterfly
     
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  6. clarky2120

    clarky2120 Bubble Tip Anemone

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    Tank size?

    Personally I would just stay away from the yellowtail damsel. If your picking a star I would go with a sandsifter or brittle starfish. Stay away from the linkia. I know they look nice, but most are doomed to a terrible fate as soon as they are caught.

    Butterfly may get picked on by the yellow tang. My yellow tang is the most aggressive of four tangs I have.
     
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  7. Larkin

    Larkin Astrea Snail

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    60g tank. We are looking at color diversity in the fish so if you wouldn't do for ex. Yellow tang what yellow fish would you recommend as a substitute?
     
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    Larkin Astrea Snail

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    And just to add tank size limitation is for now, but expect to go 110 or so in six months to a year
     
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  9. clarky2120

    clarky2120 Bubble Tip Anemone

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    I would recommend a foxface. But if you really want a tang then either a sailfin tang which is sorta yellow or a mimic lemonpeel tang.. I have niether of these, so I cannot comment on temperament.

    If you really want a yellow tang then wait till you get the 110 and they buy the yellow tang. Because it already needs a larger tank and it will be the last one to get added it may not be as aggressive.

    I believe anthias are fairly timid. I don't know about putting them together with chromis and damsels.
     
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  10. Larkin

    Larkin Astrea Snail

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    Well, I did it. I got tired of fighting the limited space my tank was giving me with respect to arranging rock and placing corals. I had fought this for the past couple years as a FOWLR tank and, well, I just wasn't doing it again. That and all the fish we'd always wanted needed a bigger tank right? Well I went in the LFS today to order a couple corals and walked out two hours later having ordered a new 120g, stand, skimmer, and 1000g pump. Should be in by end of the week. Yeah we tend to go overboard but I've wanted to go big for a while now and the whole tank reset was a perfect excuse. SWMBO was even on site and gave approval.
     
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