New to the marine scene

Hi Everyone.
I'm new here and just like to say a little about my set up.
I recently purchased a Red Sea Max 120D for my living room and a Boyu tl-450 for my office.
I have to say overall i am very pleased with both so far.I have had both set up at the same time, approx 8 weeks ago.
In the Red Sea i have cleaner crew 5x snails, 5x crabs, 1 cleaner shrimp,1x sea urchin, 1 x orange starfish (dont know name but nice colour)and a pair of clowns,tomato i think ? male and female.The tanks has gone through there cylce,although i had a lot of green slim on the Red Sea for a about 3 days but then it disappeared after a bit of daily cleaning and hundreds of little copods were all over the glass on both tanks but eventually settled down and the glass is mainly clear now.
I have lots of lovely live rock which Keelan in Seahorse Aquarium kindly hand picked for me for collection.
Sorry meant to say, in the smaller tank, Boyu, i have 1x shrimp,1x blue damsel, 1x snail,1 x sand shifting starfish, 1 x sea urchin.
I have to say i never really had much time for Boyu products as i thought they looked cheap and plastic looking but this small nano tank seems to do the business.Even the skimmer seems to be doing its job as i hear a lot of people have problems with the skimmer but i think patience is the key and given time they will work eventually.
Anyway, enough for now, but i will keep everyone posted as much as possible as to how both my tanks are doing and also post lots of pics.i am a newbie and currently busy so please be patient as i will try my best.i have added a few pics to give you an idea of what i have.
Please feel free to offer me advise on anything. I think i more or less have enough fish as i dont want to overload the tanks but what i do need are lots of colourful corals and also i was hoping to put maybe 2 seahorses in the Boyu tl-450. Suggestions welcome. Also do anyone know the best place to get corals in bulk or maybe i could chip in with some guys on an order. i dont know ? Thank you guys n' gals.

sorry i thought i added these pics.

Looks great and a decent sized tank to start off with marine in. Anymore full tank pics?

Nice tank's i have boyu-tl550 running for 3 months and can't fault it as of yet there good little tanks.

if your going to have 2 seahorse in the smaller tank i'd get the damsel into the red sea max never had seahorse's but they seem shy and a damsel could scare them and would out compete for food as they move faster.

As for coral's i was looking at this site seem's good but as you say bulk is the best way but with the boyu's your fairly limited. mailordercorals.com/lps-coral-frags?p=5

Are you going to try and breed your tomato clowns they look pretty much full grown and where they bought as mated pair or did you get to seperate ones and try and bond from babie's?

Welcome to the forum and the naon marine world its like having ocean in your living room or wherever your tanks are

Thanks guys for the advice.
Yes i would agree about the damsel as it is very fast.
i dont even know where to start with the breeding of the clowns.
I purchased them as a mating pair and was told almost 2 yrs old.How would i go about breeding?Is it difficult?

I looked at the mailorderCorals website.Some nice stuff but expensive shipping.
Any advise anyone on keeping pair of seahorses would be great.Trying to fill my loyalty card first to get the seahorses

I had water tested from both tanks and water quality is 98% perfect so good news.Must keep on top of it.
Is it too early for water change?

Here are some more pics ....hope you enjoy..Sorry about quality as taken on camera phone and in night light.

i took a pic of the Red Sea Max and one cable system.Pretty neat and no nasty looking cables.Happy Days.
Skimmer doesnt seem to work very well but it only a fairly new tank so hopefully will kick in as nothing much to skim yet.

I couldn't tell you exactly how to breed them and i think if there a mated pair it should be only a mater of time there's some good info on the net. I think like all fish its not getting them to mate is hard its the raising of the fry.

Yeah i want to order from mailordercorals aswell but like you don't want as much that warrants that delivery cost, i'd say your clowns need to get a bit more comfotable and they might start to breed.

Is there a size difference between the clowns as it doesn't look it

God yes, female is much larger.ya I say a nice anenome and they get down to business alright.
I need corals to brighten up the tank a bit but dont know what to get.
Probably soft corals? Any suggestions and roughly how much I need?
Shame poor selection of marine shops in sth east

Yeah leather toadstool and other mushrooms are nice, sun coral is good too needs no light but fed daily as for the amount it could cost i couldn't tell you as there doesn't seem to be a set price.

I don't think you need an anemone here's a website hope it helps: www.breedclownfish.com/

Hi Guys n Gals
As i havent been on here for a while i thought i upload some new photos to keep you updated.
I have added a few corals and a rose bubble tip anemone which my tomatoes love.
Only problem is they bit the hand off me whenever i put my hand in to feed the anemone.They are very territorial.
Also in my smaller tank i have added 2 seahorses and pleased to say they are doing very well and appear to be happy.Hopefully some babies soon
Hope you enjoy my pics.

Some more pics folks

Some very nice pictures indeed. Do keep an eye out on the anemones as they are not great for new tanks as i found out to my detriment before too. Good luck and do keep us posted.

Regards;
andrew

Thanks Andrew.
Yes of course i will keep you posted.
It seems happy so far, although first few days it was all shrivalled up to adjust to new water system but it seems really happy now out front on the rocks with tenticles outreached.
It is like a garbage bin.It just takes the fish whole off my hand and devoures it.
Peace Out