offminded

Hi All,

I am completely new to the aquarium hobby. I am currently in the process of researching for a 50-55 gallon FOWLR tank. I am planning on having it as a Christmas present for myself. I am doing tons of research on the setup, materials, maintenance, etc. If anyone has some advice feel free to give me a holler!!!

Dave

COBettaCouple

welcome to FishLore! great present! great idea to research first - you can save lots of money that a lot of us waste of bad advice at the store.

Neville

Hey we've got another Dave!!!!!!!! Welcome Dave!!!!!!!! what kind of fish do u have in mind?

sirdarksol

Welcome to Fishlore.
Unfortunately, I'm not one to offer advice about marine aquariums.

sgould

Welcome!

Tazmiche

Hello there Davb, you have definitely come to the right place for help.
I started out as you are , researching a year ago this month, i have had 95% of my help from here and rest from my VERY GOOD local fish store that started me off with my first tank.
One year on i have 5 tanks and plans for more!!

This really is a great site, you get a quick response to posts as it is worldwide and no question is too small to ask! Such a caring bunch of people and now a GAME ARCADE TOO!!!

Hope you stay Michelle

Butterfly

Welcome to FishLore!!
Carol

Peterpiper

WELCOME DAVE Its good that you are doing your reseach, this will save you money & time in the long run

offminded

Hey all...thanks for all of the welcomes and responses. I am trying to start out real simple in terms of marine life. I am thinking of starting with a few chromis and a few sand sifting critters to help keep the sand turned over and a bit cleaner. I don't want to invest a lot on fish right from the get go. I want to make sure that I am doing things right before I get into the more expensive fish. I do know that I want a clown for sure and a few other fish. I have a huge list of things I want and I am currently talking with a local shop owner to help me narrow it down once I am comfortable with what I am doing. Ok...that was a long post...I look forward to hearing from all of you.

Dave

Peterpiper

Have you looked at BB ( BARE BOTTOM ie no sand ) Agsansoo has just removed all the crushed coral from his, and it looks great. Take a look

I have a bare bottom now !

Richard

Welcome to Fishlore.

atmmachine816

Welcome to Fishlore

offminded

Thanks...glad to be here!