Cadlight 4G Pico Reef

edward1096 · 01/21/2016, 04:06 PM

Hey Everyone!

This is my first time posting on Reef Central so i'm just getting used to the interface and how everything works here.

This is also my very first salt water aquarium, let me know what you think!

Current setup:
AI Prime light
Tunze Nano ATO + Kalkwasser
Aqueon Heater: 78.8 deg
Custom Caddy 20 IM: Filter floss, purigen, chemipure
Stock Pump: Boyu comes with tank

Coral:
Kenya tree
Green Star Polyp
Orange Ricordia
Green Hammer Coral
Purple Hammer Coral
Duncan Coral
Blue, Green, Purple Paly's
4 types of zoas

Fish:
Clown goby
Neon goby
Red Scooter Dragonete

Invertebrates:
Sexy shrimp x2
Cleaner shrimp
Hermit crab
Astrae Turbo snail
Bumble bee snail x 2
Serpent Star

Im mainly wondering if i'm running my light settings too high and what I can do to improve what I currently have/ speed up growth. Will increasing light intensity cause the zoas to grow and spread faster?

mannyhernz · 01/22/2016, 12:44 PM

Just started one of these as a frag tank...great little tank

edward1096 · 01/24/2016, 02:18 AM

Do you guys think that this pico is overstocked?

My current livestock in the aquarium consists of:

1 Serpent Star
3 Snails,
1 Hermit crab
1 Neon Goby
1 Baby clown fish
1 Red scooter dragonete
1 cleaner shrimp
2 sexy shrimp

NyReefNoob · 01/24/2016, 03:31 PM

the scooter will starve if you cant get it eating frozen

edward1096 · 01/24/2016, 04:13 PM

The scooter seems to be pretty happy! He's been eating small bits of mysis as they hit the sand bed and get stuck in cracks of the rock. He doesn't really like to swim up and grab them from the actual water column.

Update:
I started using Purple Up to increase Coraline algae growth

I ordered "Red Sea Fish Pharm ARE22203 NO3:PO4-X Biological Nitrate and Phosphate Reducer for Aquarium" to reduce nitrates. Did a water test yesterday and my nitrates were in the 40's. Did a water change but didn't notice that much improvement and read online that this was a good easy option so i'll give it a shot. Any thoughts?

edward1096 · 01/25/2016, 12:25 AM

I traded a cleaner shrimp for a pom pom crab today however the pom pom crab doesn't have anemones. Will my other tank mates like hermit crabs or the serpent star eat him?

01/24/2016, 03:31 PM	#4
NyReefNoob skimmer freak Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: peekskill, ny Posts: 1,209	the scooter will starve if you cant get it eating frozen __________________ custom 45g cube all in one, ai hydra 26, 2 mp10w, ac jr. ,bubble magnus triple doser, bm nac5 hob skimmer My dad always said the only stupid questions are the ones not asked Current Tank Info: custom 45g cube AIO

01/22/2016, 12:44 PM	#2
mannyhernz Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: los angeles Posts: 770	Just started one of these as a frag tank...great little tank

01/24/2016, 02:18 AM	#3
edward1096 Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2015 Posts: 73	Do you guys think that this pico is overstocked? My current livestock in the aquarium consists of: 1 Serpent Star 3 Snails, 1 Hermit crab 1 Neon Goby 1 Baby clown fish 1 Red scooter dragonete 1 cleaner shrimp 2 sexy shrimp

01/24/2016, 04:13 PM	#5
edward1096 Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2015 Posts: 73	The scooter seems to be pretty happy! He's been eating small bits of mysis as they hit the sand bed and get stuck in cracks of the rock. He doesn't really like to swim up and grab them from the actual water column. Update: I started using Purple Up to increase Coraline algae growth I ordered "Red Sea Fish Pharm ARE22203 NO3:PO4-X Biological Nitrate and Phosphate Reducer for Aquarium" to reduce nitrates. Did a water test yesterday and my nitrates were in the 40's. Did a water change but didn't notice that much improvement and read online that this was a good easy option so i'll give it a shot. Any thoughts?

01/25/2016, 12:25 AM	#6
edward1096 Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2015 Posts: 73	I traded a cleaner shrimp for a pom pom crab today however the pom pom crab doesn't have anemones. Will my other tank mates like hermit crabs or the serpent star eat him?