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Hey guys! I am an avid fresh water lover but have made the plunge into Marine!

I had a spare 75g tank and stand sitting around and decided to try it out.

After a quick cleaning of the tank and stand I set it up and headed to my LFS. They have pre-made salt water available so I purchased 15 5 gal jugs and then grabbed 16lbs of live rock. Got back home and away I went!

I placed the live rock in the tank how I liked it and dumped in water!! I am also using a Penguin 400 HOB filter with a medium (can't remember which) power head for added flow.

So far everything is good. I am waiting for the cycle to complete and have made decisions on a few fish!

My list of what I want to have; 1 Picaso Trigger (main reason I set up the whole thing) also 1 Blue Hamilet, a Miniatus Grouper and then for the last guy maybe either an Eal or a Dwarf Lion of some sort.

Right now I just want the Trigger! I have always loved them and said store has a nice big chunky one right now!!

Oh and I WILL have my water tested before I add anyone into the tank so I don't harm any of them.

 

[BIGgourami]

That is completely over stocked

If you NEED the trigger keep just the trigger

 

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That is completely over stocked

If you NEED the trigger keep just the trigger

Are you serious? 1 Trigger and that is all???

 

[Camphilophus]

The guys at the tropicorium will hook you up with something.

 

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The guys at the tropicorium will hook you up with something.

Hey bro!! Welcome back! LOL I will wait til we go there before I buy anything!

 

[BIGgourami]

1 14" trigger in a 75?

yeah

if you really wanted to do the tank you described i would get at least a 125, maybe even a 150W

think about it..
you can pretty much get one oscar (a mated pair if youre lucky) in a 75
why would you be able to keep 3 "oscars" (trigger grouper and eel, whose more like 2 himself) in the same tank?
not to mention SW fish are more senitive to water quality in general


if you could get a larger tank in about a year, you could start off with small juvies of the fish you want and upgrade in due time

 

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1 14" trigger in a 75?

yeah

if you really wanted to do the tank you described i would get at least a 125, maybe even a 150W

think about it..
you can pretty much get one oscar (a mated pair if youre lucky) in a 75
why would you be able to keep 3 "oscars" (trigger grouper and eel, whose more like 2 himself) in the same tank?
not to mention SW fish are more senitive to water quality in general


if you could get a larger tank in about a year, you could start off with small juvies of the fish you want and upgrade in due time

I see what you mean! I will be starting out with Juvies, in fact I just bought my first guy last night and he will be the biggest starting out!

I bought the Blue Hamlet! He is about 3 1/2" in length. I love his colors and he is always out swimming like crazy! Hope he stays the same way in my tank.

 

[BIGgourami]

if the ones at work are any example.. you have a future food hog on your hands