zachtos
05/18/2007, 11:46 AM
zachtos 240G reef (http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=1097194)
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I'm going to be adding a cleanup crew soon, my hair algae is out of control currently too.
Snails only:
12-Astrea
6- Turbo
12-Nassarius
12-Cerith
1- Queen Conch
*Diamond goby fish to help clean sand?
Note: I have only a 2-3" silica sandbed in the display. I have maybe 250lbs of LR in the display as well. I have a remote deep sand bed which is basically a 50 gallon trash can 75% full of sand with low flow through it. I also have a 100G refugium w/ a 2" sandbed and 50lbs more liverock, 150G sump w/ 100lbs of LR and an equipment tank w/ 100G that has carbon running 24/7 and my skimmer (similar to a needlewheel deltec rated at 240G) and the calcium reactor is still on route. The cycle is at the diatom/hair algae stages now and the nitrates are peaking.
-goals: I will eventually moderate-heavily stock SPS coral, one or two maximas and as many fish as I can while keeping water changes to a MAXimum of 20% / month. For fish, I'm basically looking for a schooling type of fish 10-30 small fishes, a handful of small colorful fish, and a moderate number of interesting looking tangs. I'll have to add them slowly of course throughout the summer months.
I'm novice when it comes to fishes themselves, moderate with coral and expert with equipment design/planning. Planning to feed primarily frozen mysis, nori sheets, blanched romaine lettuce, spirulina flakes, omega formula 1 flakes, and hatched brine shrimp egg yolks in addition to tetra/nano home cultured phytoplanktons.
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fishes wanted most are on top of each list... For now, I need a rough schedule/compatability/stocking number suggestion that fits my goals. I'll start adding fish soon.
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Tangs (3-8 max)
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SailfinTang
achilles tang
Blue/hippo tang
Yellow Tang
Powder Blue Tang
NASO tang
Powder Brown Tang
orange-shoulder-tang
convict tang
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Butterflies (1 max)
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Copper Band (for cleaning purposes only)
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Schooling fish (10-30 fish max)
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green chromis/dither
Disbar or other random Anthias
painted fairy wrasse
blue reef chromis
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random Fish (4-5 max)
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false percula clown Pair
Mandarins (much later)
Six Line Wrasse (for cleaning purposes only)
flame angel (maybe, worry about my SPS though)
Imperator Angel (unknown if this can even work)
Banngai Cardinal Pair (maybe if they work/not overcrowded)
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I'm going to be adding a cleanup crew soon, my hair algae is out of control currently too.
Snails only:
12-Astrea
6- Turbo
12-Nassarius
12-Cerith
1- Queen Conch
*Diamond goby fish to help clean sand?
Note: I have only a 2-3" silica sandbed in the display. I have maybe 250lbs of LR in the display as well. I have a remote deep sand bed which is basically a 50 gallon trash can 75% full of sand with low flow through it. I also have a 100G refugium w/ a 2" sandbed and 50lbs more liverock, 150G sump w/ 100lbs of LR and an equipment tank w/ 100G that has carbon running 24/7 and my skimmer (similar to a needlewheel deltec rated at 240G) and the calcium reactor is still on route. The cycle is at the diatom/hair algae stages now and the nitrates are peaking.
-goals: I will eventually moderate-heavily stock SPS coral, one or two maximas and as many fish as I can while keeping water changes to a MAXimum of 20% / month. For fish, I'm basically looking for a schooling type of fish 10-30 small fishes, a handful of small colorful fish, and a moderate number of interesting looking tangs. I'll have to add them slowly of course throughout the summer months.
I'm novice when it comes to fishes themselves, moderate with coral and expert with equipment design/planning. Planning to feed primarily frozen mysis, nori sheets, blanched romaine lettuce, spirulina flakes, omega formula 1 flakes, and hatched brine shrimp egg yolks in addition to tetra/nano home cultured phytoplanktons.
******************************************************************
fishes wanted most are on top of each list... For now, I need a rough schedule/compatability/stocking number suggestion that fits my goals. I'll start adding fish soon.
******************************************************************
-------------
Tangs (3-8 max)
-------------
SailfinTang
achilles tang
Blue/hippo tang
Yellow Tang
Powder Blue Tang
NASO tang
Powder Brown Tang
orange-shoulder-tang
convict tang
-------------
Butterflies (1 max)
-------------
Copper Band (for cleaning purposes only)
-------------
Schooling fish (10-30 fish max)
-------------
green chromis/dither
Disbar or other random Anthias
painted fairy wrasse
blue reef chromis
-------------
random Fish (4-5 max)
-------------
false percula clown Pair
Mandarins (much later)
Six Line Wrasse (for cleaning purposes only)
flame angel (maybe, worry about my SPS though)
Imperator Angel (unknown if this can even work)
Banngai Cardinal Pair (maybe if they work/not overcrowded)