Fu Manchu Dude

Hello
I Just Bought my first saltwater tank
its a 3 foot 40-45 gallon tank, on cabenit with a sump underneath, and a heater... i bought it on ebay for $105 and will be picking it up in 3-4 days.
im guessing the sump will be around 10-20 gallons so does that then make it a 50-60 gallon tank ??
Its going to be a FOWLR setup and im wondering weather i would be better off going with 2-3 larger fish or 6-8 smaller fish. im looking for somthing that would be:
Coulerful
Pretty
Not To Expensive
Quite Easy To Maintain.
I like dwarf lionfish
eels
clownfish
tangs
wrasses
And I also like flame hawkfish aswell.
thanks for any help.

aquarist48

Hello Cichlidkid and congrats on the new tank. I'll be looking forward to updates from you.
Ken

iloveengl

Congrats! I can't wait to see how things come along.

ATP

congrats,

what kind of eel and hawkfish are you getting?

Are you getting a pair or just a single clown? If you want two I would buy one that's already a pair if you want two because they're aggressive. It took me about a month for my clowns to be a pair and they chase each a lot,

the sump does not make the tank a 50 or 60 gallon tank.

I would not keep any tangs in a 45 gallon though. Tangs require swimming space, but at the same time they like lots of hiding places which is hard for a small tank because of the size of the fish.
Poast pics when you set it up
ATP,