Pericyte
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Alright experienced reefers. I need some advice. In winter/spring, I plan to upgrade my current 150 gallon (5x2x2) to a 300 gallon (8x 2.5 Wide x 2 deep). My first tank was a 66 cube that went to a 150 (and then later moved my 150 gallon 130 miles), so aside from the terrible logistics, I am aware of how to accomplish a big move. This will once again be exciting because of course the 300 gallon tank is going where the 150 currently resides.
Here is my first question: I have two wild true perculas now, I want to add six more perculas during the chaos of the move (quarantined beforehand). Is this a bad idea? I am inspired by Deepsea2005's 300 tank. Second part of this question: I have an h. magnifica and an rbta, should I add another anemone and get it healthy before the move to give clownfishes more places to hide/dispersing aggression? (All rockwork will be moving along with all water + new, and a little bit of live sand. I am worried about having big level shifts, although, miraculously both my past moves have gone very well knock on wood).
Third question: I will eventually get another anemone, even if I do not end up doing the 8 total clownfish. I have considered either another mag or an s. gigantea. I like the idea of trying to play with mag propagation someday, but I am loving all of the gigantic carpet anemones I keep seeing. Any thoughts on having a mag and a gig in the same tank, or am I better off with a couple mags?
Finally: This is not really for the clownfish anemone section, but I did not want to break this into two posts.
I have a yellow tang, a blue hippo tang, a blonde naso tang, and a powder blue tang (hence the tank upgrade"¦they grow up so fast"¦but seriously). I want to add a purple tang. Will the move be my best chance to do so? That will probably be my last true tang. Then I may look into a regal angel, harlequin tusk, or a Moorish idol as far as big fish are concerned. Total of 6 or 7 big fish.
Thanks in advance for any advice.
Here is my first question: I have two wild true perculas now, I want to add six more perculas during the chaos of the move (quarantined beforehand). Is this a bad idea? I am inspired by Deepsea2005's 300 tank. Second part of this question: I have an h. magnifica and an rbta, should I add another anemone and get it healthy before the move to give clownfishes more places to hide/dispersing aggression? (All rockwork will be moving along with all water + new, and a little bit of live sand. I am worried about having big level shifts, although, miraculously both my past moves have gone very well knock on wood).
Third question: I will eventually get another anemone, even if I do not end up doing the 8 total clownfish. I have considered either another mag or an s. gigantea. I like the idea of trying to play with mag propagation someday, but I am loving all of the gigantic carpet anemones I keep seeing. Any thoughts on having a mag and a gig in the same tank, or am I better off with a couple mags?
Finally: This is not really for the clownfish anemone section, but I did not want to break this into two posts.
I have a yellow tang, a blue hippo tang, a blonde naso tang, and a powder blue tang (hence the tank upgrade"¦they grow up so fast"¦but seriously). I want to add a purple tang. Will the move be my best chance to do so? That will probably be my last true tang. Then I may look into a regal angel, harlequin tusk, or a Moorish idol as far as big fish are concerned. Total of 6 or 7 big fish.
Thanks in advance for any advice.
