Opinions on a new set-up....

spw4949 · 05/15/2009, 08:42 AM

SO I have a little dilema. I set up a 38 gallon with a 10 gallon sump maybe 3 weeks ago. I set this tank up thinking I was going to do seahorses. I've always wanted a seahorse tank. However, the more research I do I'm starting to realize that maybe seahorses are a little too involved for how much time I have, I work 2 jobs I already have a 46 gallon full reef, blah, blah,blah. My girlfriend is trying to convince me that instead of seahorses I should do an aggressive tank. My only concern with that is what can I realistically keep in a 38 gallon? I was thinking a dwarf lion, maybe a snowflake moray, all the triggers get too big & will eventually outgrow a 38. I'm not one of those people who buys a fish & then trades it in. I like to keep what I buy & be able to house it until nature takes it's course. I'm just looking to see what evryone out there thinks & what other fish if I did go the aggressive route I could realistically house in a 38 gallon...

05/15/2009, 08:42 AM	#1
spw4949 Registered Member. Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Albany, N.Y. Posts: 1,594	Opinions on a new set-up.... SO I have a little dilema. I set up a 38 gallon with a 10 gallon sump maybe 3 weeks ago. I set this tank up thinking I was going to do seahorses. I've always wanted a seahorse tank. However, the more research I do I'm starting to realize that maybe seahorses are a little too involved for how much time I have, I work 2 jobs I already have a 46 gallon full reef, blah, blah,blah. My girlfriend is trying to convince me that instead of seahorses I should do an aggressive tank. My only concern with that is what can I realistically keep in a 38 gallon? I was thinking a dwarf lion, maybe a snowflake moray, all the triggers get too big & will eventually outgrow a 38. I'm not one of those people who buys a fish & then trades it in. I like to keep what I buy & be able to house it until nature takes it's course. I'm just looking to see what evryone out there thinks & what other fish if I did go the aggressive route I could realistically house in a 38 gallon... __________________ Steve Current Tank Info: 46 gal bowfront, mixed reef, 2x250W current outer orbit w/4x39W T5 ,10 gal fuge....38 gallon aggressive FOWLR, 10 gallon sump.