Hi, I'm Matti, and I'd just like to extend to you a cordial fin, and welcome you to the club house, or, I guess I shoud say, the cyber aquarium. "Wow, does that sound wild, Spanky!"
Before I forget, what, if you know at this point, would you like to put into your aquarium? I ask because I only wanted to start out by seeing if I could even handle salt water because I have rheumatoid arthritis, and my hands hurt 98% of the time. So, I got a 12 gallon Aquapod, and I love it. It's almost more than I can handle, which may be a reason for why I should have purchased something bigger. In this forum they say that bigger is easier. I'm sure that's true; but, it's also way more expensive, at least initially, as was mentioned earlier with the live rock.
I have two clownfish, Mac & Merri, and a rose-colored bubble tip anemone, whom I am sure the clowns have named our "Wobbie". They are as attached to it as is Linus to his blanket! I have two tiny pieces of coral, which I hope will one day grow. Otherwise my tank is pretty, not because I stacked my rocks pretty (I didn't), but because my clownfish-lets are so cute and perkey; and the anemone is gorgeous and huge.
Until I take care of what I have with dazzling speed (a term no one uses to describe me!) I'll be sticking to my 12 gallon Aquapod and the stand I bought with it--the whole enchilada is stunning. If my computer's ISB ports were not dying, I could post pictures because I finally found my camera on Saturday. Ugg!
Hope that helps!
Just do what you want, and we're here to back you up!!
Take care,
Matti
