Clownie!

[Meyeronfire!]

Ok my tank is cycled. Diatoms gone. Ammonia 0. Nitrite 0. pH 8.3 phosphates .02 temp 78 and no higher than 80. On saturday afternoon I put one small clown in and he seems to be doing great. Hes eating well swimming like crazy though. I dont know if i have to much flow?? two 1200 maxi and one 400 and rio 1100 return pump. If everything goes well this week, should I add another fish? I would like to add a yellow tang (small or medium) or possibly a powder brown tang that my LFS has for sale. I am also planning to make this a reef tank. Theres only LR and sand right now and a cleanup crew. What do you guys/gals think? Any tips or suggestions? Should I add an annemone for my clown? Should I wait another week? What do yall think??????

 

[JohnnyBassMan]

What is the size of your tank?

 

[Meyeronfire!]

72 gallon bowfront with a overflow 20 gallon sump 90+lbs of LR

 

[JohnnyBassMan]

Tangs are big fish; they need room to move around. Yellow tangs are smaller but if I had the choose between tangs or something else - I would do something else. I would just leave the clown fish for a while but when you do purchase fish, I would make sure it will be capable with other fish you may purchase and capable with the coral you purchase. Besides, I would place all fish in a QT for about 4 week before placing them in the display tank.

 

[Meyeronfire!]

So when I get a new fish I should keep it in a QT for a month?

 

[JohnnyBassMan]

Yes, this will make sure you do not have anything attached and make the other fish sick. Check out the threads for QT, good info. I use 10 or 20 g tank with heater, small light, one power head with foam filter. foam filter came from the main display tank, when I am ready to place a fish in the QT, i would get the foam out, 10 to 20g water, and put all together. also, use one PVC so fish can hide.

 

[Meyeronfire!]

Can you post the link please?

 

[JohnnyBassMan]

I will try to find it.

 

[Meyeronfire!]

Thanks

 

[Meyeronfire!]

Does anyone else have any suggestions??

 

[JohnnyBassMan]

Sorry Meyeronfire. I am at work and we have an call that requires me to leave. Cannot find the thread you need. I would do a search or started a new thread for Quarantine tank.

 

[Meyeronfire!]

Thanks anyway Johnny. Have a good one!