I has saltwater tank!

I ordered in a pair of Koralia Nanos (240gph) for the tank. I figure I'd put one on each back wall and point them towards the front to meet near the middle of the top of the tank. Anyone have a better suggestion or is this just a play with it until you get it right thing?

Best,

Paul
 
Sounds like you are on the right track.......once you cycle your tank and all your parameters are zero for a week you should be able to safely add any fish you want and if that is your stocking list I would add the royal gramma first and then the clown pair.....make sure you get two small juveniles and that way the dominant one will become the female. If you get them young enough they are not sexed yet and will sort it out in your tank. I would seriously think of holding off on an anemone until your tank matures and stabilizes over the next 6-9 months Your clowns if tank raised won't miss the anemone and there is no guarantee that they will ever host it anyway. good luck and it looks like it is all coming together nicely
 
Thank you for your kind words, Lorna. I was already planning on getting the smallest clowns I could find. I'll take the advice of starting with the Gramma and going from there.

Is there room in the bioload to add additional fish to this, or is this going to complete the stocking list? I think I'm happy with it, but I have a wife and kids and there is always the chance that they'll want "just 1 more fish". I need to know where to put my foot down.

I can wait a large amount of time on the anenome. The one I'm getting is presently in a friend's tank, and has recently split for him, so it'll probably split a few more times before I'm ready and he can drive it up from Kansas for me. ^_^

I assume the CuC is the first thing to be added, yes?

Best,

Paul
 
Yes add the CUC first. That is fine. You can put in as many fish as you want, it is your tank after all. Just the heavier the bioload, the better the skimmer needs to be, and the more water changes will need to be done.
 
I guess I'm talking within the realms of biological filtration. At this point all I have running is a refugium so I'm not going to be going nuts yet on anything.

Thanks for all the advice.

Best,

Paul
 
Your tanks ability to handle the bioload will depend on the amount of live rock you have, the skimmer you use and the frequency of your water changes. As you are seeding your live rock you will want to add your fish gradually (the clowns together though) You won't need to worry too much about overloading things with these three fish, but just make sure that you don't create an ammonia spike and check your parameters after each addition to ensure you are handling it well. You should be fine. You could easily add another small fish such as a gobie/shrimp pair or gobie or maybe even a small pygmy angel.......I am sort of partial to this mix....a great community mix
 
Hi Paul, congrats on the new tank. Sorry I have been out of the loop for a bit. Just stock your tank slowly with fish so the bio load vs. bacteria will be within means. If you stock too quickly things get out of whack real quick. Your on the right track. Plus it seems your getting some good help with some experienced local reefers :)
Just a word about the powerheads. I would go with 2 korilla 1's. I just bought 2 nano's b/c I heard good things of them and they really dont put out enough flow for me. Maybe its just me?
 
Checked my parameters.

SG - 1.023
Ammonia - ~.25
Nitrate - 0
Nitrite - 0


Small cycle starting. We'll see what it does after I add Live Rock (This weekend probably)
 
The live rock will jump start the cycle......it may just cycle the tank almost overnight
 
I think the wife and I are going to pick up some cured live rock from the shop in Warsaw and grab some snails and hermits. I think Lorna is totally correct from a scientific standpoint. I figure 2 snails and 2 hermits would be a good start. This way I have a small bio load, and I'll drop in a fish sometime in early April.

I love you guys.

Best,

Paul
 
you can add a bunch of snails and hermits without effecting your bio load. They will produce a lot less waste than a fish. But if I were you, I wouldn't start out with a bunch either.
 
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=14687138#post14687138 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by pbenner
That would rock. I've heard that 'pods love to hang on chaeto, so it'd be a great way to get my 'pod population started. I need to order some marine plankton to start dosing that shortly after they are added.
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ok cool ill have some for ya
 
That rocks, Kev. I'll do my best to be at the april meeting. Speaking of, anyone know when that will be? (/poke Phil)

Best,

Paul
 
Add (1) 3lb piece of Live Rock. Add 2 Hermits and 2 Snails.

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Presto. I'll try to grab a better shot later. Reworked the rock scape (again).

Probably done for the moment, I'll try to add fish next weekend or the week after that. Anyone know of a place that has Royal Grammas in stock? Only thing in the Warsaw store was a Bicolor Dottyback and I've heard that they can be meaner than ****.

Best,

Paul
 
I put a Royal Gramma in today. I found a healthy looking one up north and brought it home. Hopefully all goes well, suffice it to say that he's lively and was already stalking the water column so I threw some frozen mysis in there. They were gone almost instantly.

Added a Coral Banded and a Peppermint shrimp, I'm probably done till April but we'll see. Going to monitor water parameters and go from there.

I'll shoot some pics tonight, as I'm still in the process of moving the computers out of the bedroom and into the office.

Best,

Paul
 
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