\Clownfish/ 29 Gallon BioCube Tank

[soulpatch]

I recommend a coral dip as well...

And where are pics

 

[\Clownfish/]

I recommend a coral dip as well...

And where are pics

I will definitely buy some coral dip before my next purchase! I will post some pics tomorrow morning hehehe

 

[\Clownfish/]

Here is the Xenia that I got from Craigslist. I'm not sure what type it is. It's really neat watching it pulsate and sway with the current. The Xenia also seems a lot happier than yesterday from the transport from the previous tank to my tank. I heard these type don't require food as they are photosynthetic am I correct?



Here is the tank today, as you can see I have diatoms everywhere (mostly on the rock) which the cuc is enjoying :lol2: I will get a better picture of the tank soon LOL :lmao:

 

[soulpatch]

you need a shrimp in there for some life

also look into some LPS for some movement

 

[\Clownfish/]

Any shrimp you recommend? Can i just drop them in the tank like the cleaners or do I acclimate them?

 

[BarryV]

Looking real GOOD Clownfish.
Barry

 

[soulpatch]

I like my skunk cleaner shrimp ("Piere") as he sets up shop and cleans my fish and makes sure the rest of the food in the tank is clean. When I stop my powerhead for sump maintenance he jumps up there to clean it.

I acclimated mine and since you cant net them I used a rubber maid container to get him into the tank. I simply used the lid to the container to strain the water then hand lifted him into the tank.

 

[\Clownfish/]

Looking real GOOD Clownfish.
Barry

Thank you Barry :celeb2:

 

[\Clownfish/]

No need to QT shrimp correct I will try and also buy me reef test kit this week so I can add more corals

 

[soulpatch]

You can QT them if you have fish since they could carry the ich on them but since your tank is fallow you dont have to worry about it.

 

[\Clownfish/]

What is fallow?

 

[soulpatch]

Fishless. Any bacteria out disease that night come in on the shrimp would for since you have no host fish in there

 

[\Clownfish/]

Fishless. Any bacteria out disease that night come in on the shrimp would for since you have no host fish in there

So any bacteria that's on the shrimp dies since I have no fish?

 

[soulpatch]

anything that woudl hitch in on the shell of the crab would die off yes since it has no host fish to infect

 

[\Clownfish/]

Day # 22 (Almost a month!!!! :celeb2

Parameters Today

Salinity - 1.024
PH - 8.0
Ammonia - 0 ppm
Nitrite - 0 ppm
Nitrate - 5.0 ppm
Phosphate - 0 ppm

Wanted to retake the picture of my Xenia, the phone just don't do it justice.

 

[\Clownfish/]

Retake of the tank


What are these neon green these appearing all over my rock?

 

[soulpatch]

do they have any texture or can they be scrubed free with a toothbrush?

I would have said a sponge of some sort before seeing that pic. now I dont know.

 

[\Clownfish/]

It won't come off with the toothbrush. I was thinking that it might be the start of coralline, maybe...

 

[WinstonWulfe]

Thanks for sharing!

Thanks for sharing!

Clown,

Thanks for sharing your build. BioCube 29 and other eqiupment arriving today. Rocks and sand tomorrow or Thursday. Once I get all of the gear, I will share my build experience with the group.

Been doing large freshwater tanks for years and have avoided saltwater due to time constraints. Kids are grown and soon to be out of the house (hopefully :fun4: )

 

[\Clownfish/]

No problem Winston

I can't wait to see! I love see other forum members BioCubes :clown: