Shot of my work in progress
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gonzalez78
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Actually they are both maroon clowns. Just got them today at 6th avenue aquarium in San Francisco. I also got the clam and the anemone today. The tank is the basic Biocube with nothing added to upgrade it. About 25 lbs of live rock and 40 lbs of live sand. I have had the tank up and running for 1 month but the water is recycled from a tank I had running for over 3 years.
gonzalez78
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It is the 29 gallon biocube and I have 2 Maroon clowns, 1 yellow tang, 1 cleaner wrasse, 1 tiger watchman goby, one cool goby that looks like one of those creamcycles black and white stripes, and the purple and blue stripe one
gonzalez78
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Thanks I was thinking of doing that but I also want to get a protein skimmer for it and install in the first chamber also. I just got the anemone so no matter what I'm still watching it but thanks for the heads up.
I've heard the stock biocube skimmer isn't very good. You could get a tunze 9002, but I don't think they fit in the first chamber. They are intended for use in the second chamber once the bioballs are removed. Do you have the hood on the tank still? Sounds like it. In that case you would need a modified collection cup (mediabaskets.com) for the 9002.
Do keep an eye on the nem. Not sure how it will do under PCs long term.
Do keep an eye on the nem. Not sure how it will do under PCs long term.
gonzalez78
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I have been looking at the CPR SR3 protein skimmer that fits in the middle chamber. There are some on eBay for around $90.
As for the anemone so far he is doing good but I'm hoping to upgrade to LEDs in the next few weeks. And yes, I do still have the original hood on I don't like how they look without it.
Xx YOZER xX
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You may want to quarantine the fish you got from 6th Ave in the city. I bought a mandrin there, and didn't quarantine. He brought Ich to my tank and shortly after died behind all of my rock work. It was a nightmare. Just a thought. I don't think they properly quarantine their fish before they sell to the public.
northbay-reefer
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6th Ave is nortorios for poor quality fish. They do have great prices but those great prices comes with lots and lots of fish dsseases. You are much better off going local.
gonzalez78
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To tell you the truth I have not had any bad things come from the fish that I buy at 6th avenue just my brother did have some of his die. I did notice a small aptasia on the clam but it was nuked ASAP and I also got 2 peppermint shrimp from Caesars today just in case.
AMAYEU
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Never bought a fish from 6th ave and will never in future. Too much contamination with ppl being able to net their own fish and the conditions. Only window shop to compare prices. Willing to pay more for a healthy fish an not affect others. The Sunday morning discount is an experience. Its like Black Friday.
Tunze 9002 skimmers are great as its pretty quite. They are about 90-100 used. I have an aquac remora HOB if you are interested. Just pm me.
If the tang police come after you... once it gets bigger, time for an upgrade.
Tunze 9002 skimmers are great as its pretty quite. They are about 90-100 used. I have an aquac remora HOB if you are interested. Just pm me.
If the tang police come after you... once it gets bigger, time for an upgrade.
gonzalez78
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Never bought a fish from 6th ave and will never in future. Too much contamination with ppl being able to net their own fish and the conditions. Only window shop to compare prices. Willing to pay more for a healthy fish an not affect others. The Sunday morning discount is an experience. Its like Black Friday.
Tunze 9002 skimmers are great as its pretty quite. They are about 90-100 used. I have an aquac remora HOB if you are interested. Just pm me.
If the tang police come after you... once it gets bigger, time for an upgrade.
I just went there since i was in the area but it's rare when i do it's usually to buy salt or im in the area but you're right it's better to spend a little extra on a healthy specimen at a local store.
On a different subject what would any one of you recommend to clean some dead live rock so I can maybe use in my tank? I took it out because one was covered in aiptasia and the other in green hair algae.
Make sure you're supplementing your feeds with filter feeder food for the clam... the stock PC lights might not be enough to keep it alive on photosynthesis alone.
As for skimmer/chamber set up, I'm pretty sure you can fit the AquaticLife 115 into Chamber 1 if you're really bent on skimmer in Chamber 1.
As for skimmer/chamber set up, I'm pretty sure you can fit the AquaticLife 115 into Chamber 1 if you're really bent on skimmer in Chamber 1.
gonzalez78
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I give him some Prime reef, Mysis and brine shrimp with a turkey baster into the holes on the sides..
as for the skimmer i am not really picky on what chamber to put in just want to add one so it will help clean up my tank more.
Full size mysis?! And brine? And flake food?
Dude, clams can only take in food that's invisible to the naked eye. They're bivalves. Shoving brine and and mysis shrimp into their siphon is entirely useless, as is the flake food. You might as well try and feed it marbles.
Feeding that clam the way you're feeding it right now is the equivalent of somebody trying to feed a human by launching whole cattle carcasses at them with a catapult.
First and foremost, get your LED retro done ASAP. But, right now, like yesterday, get some RotiFeast and OysterFeast before that ~$80 (?) you spent on that clam ends up killing all of your livestock when it dies in the tank and starts decaying on a ~1 month old nitrogen cycle.
Dude, clams can only take in food that's invisible to the naked eye. They're bivalves. Shoving brine and and mysis shrimp into their siphon is entirely useless, as is the flake food. You might as well try and feed it marbles.
Feeding that clam the way you're feeding it right now is the equivalent of somebody trying to feed a human by launching whole cattle carcasses at them with a catapult.
First and foremost, get your LED retro done ASAP. But, right now, like yesterday, get some RotiFeast and OysterFeast before that ~$80 (?) you spent on that clam ends up killing all of your livestock when it dies in the tank and starts decaying on a ~1 month old nitrogen cycle.
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gonzalez78
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First off: they are not full size shrimp. and i dont feed them the shrimp its the liquid that comes off it since i have a very small turkey baster type thing i use like a dropper for medicine so the whole shrimp would not fit through the opening.
Second: I do spot feeding of Phytoplankton twice a week so the clam gets some of that also. Sorry i forgot to mention that.
