Instant ocean kit - product reviews

[Tigerbarb]

does anyone here have the Instant ocean marine aquarium kit?
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If so, what is your over all review of it?
if i get it I am probably going to Damsel fish because I wil marine newbie and don't want to test my luck with anything expensive yet. I will also probably get a mushroom coral.

[Rue]

Nope...but I've heard decent things about Instant Ocean Eclipse tanks...so you'll likely be fine with it...

[Tigerbarb]

Is the lighting included in the kit fit for most corals?

[cocoa_pleco]

random guess, but it probably has 48w or 96w of PC, i dont know for sure, its just a guess. for all corals you should get 120w on the 12g, but for the majorty at least 60w will do

[Tigerbarb]

The corals I would want are mushrooms brain coral and maybe some kind of polyps. Where should I place corals in an aquarium? Do I just let them on my LR or do I attatch them?
Could I manage to fit a few gobies and a clown in a 12g? Could I be able to squeeze in a flame angel?

[~Erik3.8.07~]

in a 12 gallon i wouldnt get more than a couple fish, a clown and a neon goby would look nice, and dwarf angels need more room, i would say no less than a 30g. Mine is in the 10g (soon to be 20g) only temporarily, he will be in a 40g before he is fullgrown if all goes to plan. And for the corals, a lot of people i know use epoxy to glue them to the rocks where they want them

[Tigerbarb]

I guess I won't get an angel.
A few Gobies and a clown are what I am aiming for.

[~Erik3.8.07~]

a few gobies and a clown is too much, in a 12g your pretty much limited to only 2 fish comfortably.

[Tigerbarb]

Erik, if you have a 10g, what fish are in your tank? Do you have any suggestions?
When stocking, I will probably visit my lfs and tell somebody there my tank size and ask for fish reccomendations.

[Rue]

The corals I would want are mushrooms brain coral and maybe some kind of polyps. Where should I place corals in an aquarium? Do I just let them on my LR or do I attatch them?
Could I manage to fit a few gobies and a clown in a 12g? Could I be able to squeeze in a flame angel?

Mushrooms, zoanthids and a couple of others do fine with less light, so the nano is perfect. Some SPS, clams and others need a bit higher light, however, your tank is too small for a clam...and the SPS are fussier, so I wouldn't recommend them. I wouldn't get a brain either...they get quite large...

You can have 1-2 very small fish in your tank...check out the green clown gobies for example. I have 2 and theyr'e so cute! But they are secretive - I don't see them very often. There are other options as well.

Definately NO to any of the angels!

[~Erik3.8.07~]

Erik, if you have a 10g, what fish are in your tank? Do you have any suggestions?
When stocking, I will probably visit my lfs and tell somebody there my tank size and ask for fish reccomendations.

my tank has a clown and a coral beuty angel, the angel was completely unexpected, if i didnt take him the poor guy probably would have died. My original stocking plan was a clown and either a blue goby, a purple firefish, or a 6 line wrasse. But i only planned on having 2 fish. My suggestion is get the clown, since you really want it, and some kind of goby or a firefish maybe. There are quite a few options out there so do a little lookin around online and find some small fish you like

[Tigerbarb]

I found a good second fish choice: [Only Registered Users Can See Links.]
A problem wih my lfs is that it doesn't have a big SW section, and in it's coral tank are a few corals and some clams/inverts, but most of the corals are fairly expensive: (50$ and up)
Should I test my luck with an expensive coral as a newbie or look around at the marine aquarium store down the road for something cheaper?
I also found a good way to start out a live rock structure: [Only Registered Users Can See Links.]