recently posted in "New to Hobby" but thought this might get different folks to chime in.
Greetings,
I'm looking for a DSB safe cleanup crew. I don't want critters that would eat the beneficial critters out of the sand. The jawfish and the goby/shrimp are the main reasons for the tank. I am willing to be patient to let the DSB mature fully.
This is the planned setup:
75 gallon 36X20X24, 6 inches of sand, with one triangular (10x10x10) ceramic ledge held up by a leg/pillar on each corner of the ledge. This ledge would be about 9 inches from the water surface. Other ceramic rock-scaping, low grotto type, to divide up the tank area and provide hiding areas
Planned stocking: (I ran the tank stocking by Steve in the beginners thread.)
- Bonded pair of Randall Shrimp Gobies, with shrimp
- Bonded pair Chinstrap Jawfish
- Sun Corals under the ledge (more in the shade)
- Squamosa Clam on the ledge if feasible to do this, using an LED pendant)
- 1 Yellow Assessor(s)
- 1 Pygmy Wrasse
- Maybe an Orchid Dottyback
The sump would be a skimmer, reactor, ATO; a non-refugium style sump. If possible this is where I want almost all of the filtering to be done.
I am planning to have a macro algae/sea-grass refugium that can overflow into the DT, being fed from the sump. I was thinking a 36X13X16 30 gal or so.
I would love the refugium to really be able to help the pod population.
Thanks,
bryan
Greetings,
I'm looking for a DSB safe cleanup crew. I don't want critters that would eat the beneficial critters out of the sand. The jawfish and the goby/shrimp are the main reasons for the tank. I am willing to be patient to let the DSB mature fully.
This is the planned setup:
75 gallon 36X20X24, 6 inches of sand, with one triangular (10x10x10) ceramic ledge held up by a leg/pillar on each corner of the ledge. This ledge would be about 9 inches from the water surface. Other ceramic rock-scaping, low grotto type, to divide up the tank area and provide hiding areas
Planned stocking: (I ran the tank stocking by Steve in the beginners thread.)
- Bonded pair of Randall Shrimp Gobies, with shrimp
- Bonded pair Chinstrap Jawfish
- Sun Corals under the ledge (more in the shade)
- Squamosa Clam on the ledge if feasible to do this, using an LED pendant)
- 1 Yellow Assessor(s)
- 1 Pygmy Wrasse
- Maybe an Orchid Dottyback
The sump would be a skimmer, reactor, ATO; a non-refugium style sump. If possible this is where I want almost all of the filtering to be done.
I am planning to have a macro algae/sea-grass refugium that can overflow into the DT, being fed from the sump. I was thinking a 36X13X16 30 gal or so.
I would love the refugium to really be able to help the pod population.
Thanks,
bryan
GL.
