Tank Critique

[Mike16]

Hello all,

I was wondering if you all could give me hints and tips about my tank please!!!

My name is Michael im 16, work at Your Reep aquarium, i always wanted a saltwater tank and i finally got a 24 gallon nano

i paid $300 for the tank, 20lbs of live sand, and 24lbs of live rock.

in it i have.......

FISH:
1 white barred marroon clown
1 blue tang
1 neon goby
1 bi colored blenny

OTHERS:
Feather Duster
4 heads of frogspawn
Hairy Mushrooms
purple star polyps
pink star polyps
anemone
Toad stool

I also have a Pink Florida Ricordea, when i bought him he was under metal hallides, i dont know if he is up to high. I dont think he is open all the way but he is only under Power compacts. HELP


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[sruiz]

I think it looks good, but I also think you should not have mentioned the Hippo Tang. He looks small now, but I think he will outgrow the 24 gallon soon. The Tang Police is coming for you man. Just kidding. I'm sure you will learn much at your work, and I'm sure you will like the employee discounts, right?? I give you a 10/10 so far.

 

[kevin95695]

I bet you'll outgrow that 24g any day... Keep learnin' and lovin' the reef and you'll be fine.

 

[edsimmons]

When do you work next?

 

[jeweldamsel]

I bought a baby blue tang like the one you have and it has grown four times bigger in less than a year.

 

[reefnetworth]

a Hippo Tang should be in a 75G to 100G tank, if not bigger. he can be easily stressed in such a confined area, and when Tangs get stressed they are more lickly to get ick.

 

[Mike16]

My tang is fine she is very small right now and tthat is why i got her

when she gets to big my dad has a 55gallon i can move her to

ED: i work Mondays and Saturdays now

Can anybody tell me anything about my ricordea?

 

[kevin95695]

Tang police. Tang five-o. In effect.

Our rics don't seem to be real hungry for light, direct food, nor current. I usually have to have them tucked just under a ledge so they get some light, but not full on. Otherwise they don't get happy. I'm running a lot of watts though... >10w/gal currently.

 

[Mike16]

So your telling me to move him?

He is in direct power compact lights

help

 

[Mike16]

PS

the weirdest thing about my tang

She treats the feather duster like an anemone and she is the clownfish


normal behavior

i think not

you tell me!

lol

 

[kevin95695]

Don't move the ric unless it looks unhappy. You'll know.

 

[Mike16]

but thats the thing i dont know

all i know is that the tentacles on him have not opened up

 

[kevin95695]

Does it look like it's rotting? Does is look like it's melting? Yucky colors? You know, the look of death? Curling up real bad?

If the tentacles are just "nubby", I'd go as far to say that's normal.

Like I said, if something's wrong, you'll know.

 

[wpnorton]

Working at your reef....Isn't that like moving in with your crack dealer? Run away....very fast ....while you might still have a chance.....Unless you get a big employee discount. If so, how about coming over to the house for dinner sometime, we'll get to know each other a little better.

 

[Mike16]

Ha ha very funny.........i dont do it for the money (all though it is a great bonus) i like working there to be around all the fish and corals


how do you tell if the ricordea is open nobody is telling me about this!!!! lol

 

[kevin95695]

Describe which piece in which picture you are concerned about.

 

[Mike16]

5th pic pink thing below the mushrooms

 

[matttaylor]

The ric looks ok in the pic, but you'll need to get a better up close picture to be sure.

 

[yoboyjdizz]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=11163883#post11163883 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Mike16
My tang is fine she is very small right now and tthat is why i got her

when she gets to big my dad has a 55gallon i can move her to

ED: i work Mondays and Saturdays now

Can anybody tell me anything about my ricordea?

Still not even close to being a suitable size. I got a small blue tang and in over a year it grew 4inches. Working at your reef i would hope you would know better. Good thing is im sure you can always put it up for re-sale there. Other then that it looks like your on the right track, nice tank thanks for sharing.

 

[Mike16]

Hope this is a better pic


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