Thizzelle686
01/16/2012, 07:40 AM
I am currently cycling my 25 gallon tank. I started off with about 25lbs of base/dry rock and recently seeded it with some live sand and 2 small pieces of live rock. I know that once my cycling goes through its phase then the next step will be to add my CUC.
John from reefcleaners.org has recommended the following:
20 Dwarf Ceriths
9 Nassarius Vibex
2 Tongan Nassarius
9 Florida Ceriths
7 Assorted Hermits
6 Banded Trochus
1 Chiton
1 Limpet
1 package of pods (to help seed my tank)
So my questions are this:
1. How does this stocking list look? What would you add or take away?
2. Is this to much to add all at once? I am afraid that I will not be able to sustain such a large population before I have any serious algae build-up.
3. Should I maybe do half now and then supplement as needed.
It is also important to know that I will be adding two small cleaner shrimp to this mix once I get my first pair of fish: Perculas! I plan on keeping 4 fish in total. The tank will be mostly a LPS tank. It might also be useful to know that I am running a kessil 15k led light and a hydor slim skim nano protein skimmer. My sand bed is 2.5 inches.
Thanks for looking. I find the CUC to be one of the most perplexing part of this hobby because there are so many different approaches to getting the job done. Any insight into my questions would be greatly appreciated.
John from reefcleaners.org has recommended the following:
20 Dwarf Ceriths
9 Nassarius Vibex
2 Tongan Nassarius
9 Florida Ceriths
7 Assorted Hermits
6 Banded Trochus
1 Chiton
1 Limpet
1 package of pods (to help seed my tank)
So my questions are this:
1. How does this stocking list look? What would you add or take away?
2. Is this to much to add all at once? I am afraid that I will not be able to sustain such a large population before I have any serious algae build-up.
3. Should I maybe do half now and then supplement as needed.
It is also important to know that I will be adding two small cleaner shrimp to this mix once I get my first pair of fish: Perculas! I plan on keeping 4 fish in total. The tank will be mostly a LPS tank. It might also be useful to know that I am running a kessil 15k led light and a hydor slim skim nano protein skimmer. My sand bed is 2.5 inches.
Thanks for looking. I find the CUC to be one of the most perplexing part of this hobby because there are so many different approaches to getting the job done. Any insight into my questions would be greatly appreciated.