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so.... i want to start adding corals to my tank eventually. i have a pencil urchin that i would like to move to my fuge. anything i can do to ensure that he will be healthy there?
i also have a valentini puffer and coral beauty. neither are agressive towards any other fish or inverts. they also leave my purple mushrooms alone. i know this is hard to guess at, but - could i be safe with leaving them in a reef tank? i know it's really subjective to the actual livestock, etc etc, but i'm looking for best guesses. thanks. |
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I have a 300g (96x24x31) with a 75g sump and 55g fuge which I transfered contents of my previous 110g and 120g. I have nearly 300lbs of LR and have transfered the following fish:
1 coral beauty (excellent reef fish, have had him for 4 years) 2 spotted cardinal fish (not crazy about them personally, but I have had then for many years and they have been real troopers) 1 ocellaris clown 1 red elongated dottyback (stays in rocks mostly until feeding time, excellent, hardy fish, beautiful colors) 1 blue damselfish (I know they can be awful, but I have had this one for 6+ years and he has been a good community member) What I would like to have, though I can probably not have them all........would like constructive reasoning to narrow my list a bit or alternatives to my list. I am not crazy about having tangs that take up 1/4 of the tank. I would rather have numerous smaller fish personally. Though my man really wants a yellow belly regal tang. Here's my working list (in addition to my fish above): flame angel mystery wrasse yellow watchman goby and shrimp pair midas blenny 2 firefish (nemateleotris magnifica) (how do you know male from female?) yellow belly hippo tang schooling bannerfish x 3 (henichus diphreutes) resplendent anthias (7-9?) red mandarin (after a year or so) yellow tang x 3 white tail bristletooth tang or two spot bristletooth tang orange spotted blenny (blenniella chrysospilos) achilles tang and/or mimic lemon peel tang magnificant foxface any input will be greatly appreciated as well as suggestions as to what order to add these fish. I really need help deciding which order to add them. I was thinking I should add the flame angel sooner than later before the coral beauty gets to settled into the new tank. This tank will be a mixed reef tank with inverts.
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i have always heard that you want to add a flame last.
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I really had my eyes set on the mystery wrasse. I may just omit any shrimp, I will have to think about it. As far as the anthias go, is 7 or 9 too many? I am aware of the risks with dwarf angels, I know it is hit and miss, I personally have had good luck with the coral beauty and flame. I will add the yellow tangs together as juvenilles, last. I am skeptical about the achilles tang, but have always wanted one. I have 2MP60s and flow is provided by a reeflo barracuda through 4 returns. Should this be enough?
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Tank will be 90 gallons with pretty high turnover, Lps/Sps dominant with some palys/zoas. Heavy filtration with 90-100 lbs of live rock.
Fish: Red mandarin (After 7 months minimum) 2 true percula clowns Starry blenny 3 Schooling bannerfish Zebra Moray Eel (I know that these will eat crustaceans, so most of the shrimp and crabs are optional. I have heard reports of them not attacking crustaceans so I am looking for as many opinions as possible.) Leopard wrasse (not until I have more experience) Crustaceans: Long spined urchin 3 porcelain anemone crabs 2 skunk cleaner shrimp 4 sexy anemone shrimp 5 pom pom crabs 2 fighting conch various snails Also is there any order to add that would work better? Thanks, Charlie |
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"Originally Posted by hajas I have a 220 gallon tank (6’ long and 2’ wide) with approximately 255 lbs of LR and approximately a 2” sand bed. I am thinking about the following stocking list: Coral Beauty Angel Black and White Ocellaris Clownfish Pair Firefish Pair Diamond Watchman Goby Algae Blenny Schooling Bannerfish Pair Mandarin after about 8 months Powder Blue or Powder Brown Tang Yellow Tang Potential Additions: Spotbreast Angel Ignitus Anthina Pair Yellow Candy Hogfish will be a problem with shrimp Carpenter’s Flasher Wrasse Trio Longfin Fairy Wrasse Trio No obvious incosistencies although the tank will be pretty full if you do everything I also plan on including several shrimp, snails and smaller crabs. I am thinking the tank will include soft corals and potentially an anemone or two. I would appreciate feedback and things to think about as I move forward with adding livestock. This is sort of a wish list, so I am expecting to have to make some choices between these options. Currently all I have is a small CUC consisting of snails and a few small hermit crabs. Thanks. " Which of these would be the best to start with? I wanted to start with the clowns, but looking like it might be a little while until my LFS gets them in. |
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Planning 90 gallon tank
After a 5 year hiatus from our reef tank (caused by a mid-winter 2 week power failure…..gotta love New England) the family has ocnvinced me to restart our tank (with a generator, this time!) The 90 gallon tank will have live rock and sand and overflow to a basement skimmer, 10 gallon refugium with cheato and an additional 20 gallon sump. MAin tank will turn over 6-7x through the sump and total flow will be 30 x via Vortech Mp20 head. Lighting is 2 x 250 watt, 10,000 K metal halide bulbs.
I will be bringing in polyps and soft corals but probably no SPS corals, at least for a while and only if I add a calcium reactor in the future. The kids are set on at the following fish eventually, but I'm wondering about compatability and order of addition: 1. Foxface rabbitfish (family favorite…must have) 2. Ignitus anthias 3. Orchid dottyback (might be too aggressive…..any more placid suggestion with similar size/coloring for my purple-loving daughter? MAybe Royal gramma basslett?) 4. Sumatran clownfish (if too territorial for this mix, any more docile clownfish?? 5. Schooling bannerfish 6. Spotted cardinalfish 7. CArpenter's flasher wrasse Especially, this is a pretty passive tank…..with the clown mix ? |
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New 72 gallon bowfront mixed reef tank
I'm new to the forum and not very technical when it comes to tanks so I just want opinions on my setup and future fish and soft coral purchases.
I have a wet dry, live sand, and live rock. Lighting is 2 led strips and 1 96" corallite blue/ white. Not exactly sure of specs. My tank is over 10 years old and it was moved from my old apt to my new one in December 2011. The sand and live rock is original and a leather coral. I've had my water tested and everything tested within normal ranges. Except phosphates which were very high, but are under control now. I'm trying to get all fish very small too. I have 3 true perculas (one died) 1 flame hawk 1 long nose hawk 1 bullet goby 3 pajama cardinals 1 bangaii cardinal (2 died) 70 blue leg crabs ( had alot of green hair algae) 40 turbo snails 5 peppermint shrimp ( had aeptasia problem) Future purchases 3 firefish 3 purple firefish 1 blenny ( maybe bicolor) 1 flame angel 1 more goby maybe blue spot 1 black cap basslet or royal gramma 1 blue tang 1 yellow tang 1 purple tang (maybe) Soft corals I want to add Blue mushrooms Hammer corals Grape Zoas (maybe) I want my tank to be colorful Any suggestions would be great Thank you in advance Last edited by Crackem; 04/24/2012 at 11:02 PM. |
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Can 2 dwarf angels be in a 75 gal tank? I currently have or am going to get a kole yellow eye tang, two clowns, 3 chromis, one dottyback, and possibly a few others that i may add in the future. I have a fuge with a 150G skimmer.
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30 gal, external filter, mini skimmer, powerhead, 20lbs dry rock and 15 lbs fiji live rock, live sand
Was planning to get three damsels and a yellow tang maybe some inverts in the future Should I rethink the Tang. Any suggestions? |
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Hi All. I've got a 55g that has been up and running for 3 months now.
Current inhabitants are as follows: two juvinile black and white clowns, RBTA, LOTS of green/blue mushroom corals, 2 leathers. Around 80# of live rock. 3 Turbo snails, 1 emerald crab, 8 hermit crabs, and an assortment of small snails. I'd like to add some new tank mates, preferrably some fish that like to move around as opposed to the homebody clowns. While I'd LOVE a yellow tang, I realize that will have to wait until a larger tank in the distant future. A few fish I'm considering adding to the tank are as follows: Bi-Color Angel (second choice is a lemonpeel) Clown Goby Spotted Cardinal Fish (does a school of cardinals have to all be the same species or will mixed species get along? And how many do you recommend?) Mandarin Any other thoughts or recommendations would be welcomed. Thanks! |
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hi all im setting up a 30 gal nano cube and only want two fish and maybe a third with your blessing
1- picasso or near all white clown(really wanted a black but seem to aggressive) 1- green mandairin dragonet 1or2- ? the lfs said he feeds his with copepode right out of a bottle |
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