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pat8you · 01-24-2008, 01:24 PM

Well the tank is just about finished cycling and i put the clean up crew in.
ammonia = 0.0
nitrites ~ 0.5 - 1.0
nitrates = under 20
alkalinity ~ 300
pH = 7.6

Nitrites should be at 0 by tomorrow so i figure i will go out and get my first fish over the weekend. Anyone have a suggestion for total number (or inches) of fish i could keep in this tank?

Pat

blazeyreef · 01-24-2008, 02:19 PM

the ph needs to be raised to about 8.0!, and no nitrite but other than that good to go.

pat8you · 01-25-2008, 07:31 PM

Went out and got some buffer to raise the pH so as soon as thats good i should be ready to start stocking the tank. Now if i could just decide which fish i want i'll be all set. I'm open for suggestions. ever time i think i have made my mind up i decide to change it again.

pat8you · 01-27-2008, 03:49 PM

Picked up two clowns and two ricordea mushrooms. Here are some pictures

pat8you · 02-06-2008, 06:59 PM

updates. i put in pink pulsing xenia a couple days ago. Here are the pictures.

My mushrooms seem to be doing well and the clowns are very active and always hungry. My purple mushroom is in the process of splitting and i think the green one isn't far behind. it will be cool once they really start to multiply and i have more then just two or three of them.

pat8you · 02-10-2008, 01:32 PM

I've been watching my clowns and every once and a while the larger one will go over and bop the smaller one with his nose. The smaller one then turns around and looks at him and does this thing where he twitches for a second or two. Anyone know whats going on?

Also, i added a cleaner shrimp yesterday and he is kind perched under one of my rocks but the clowns don't seem to want anything to do with being cleaned by him? Does this just take time or do clowns just not like to be cleaned?

pat8you · 02-12-2008, 03:23 AM

anyone have any experience with clowns and cleaner shrimp?

blazeyreef · 02-12-2008, 08:26 AM

fish dont always need to be cleaned, usually (but not always) only if they have a parasite, which you dont want. Your shrimp should be coming out and exploring here soon.

mr86mister · 02-12-2008, 02:39 PM

That tank looks great, I can't wait to see what else you want to put in there. I think pistol shrimp with a goby paired already would be a great addition. But I may be wrong, I'm new to this.

pat8you · 02-12-2008, 11:16 PM

Do cleaner shrimp typically stay in one spot or will they move around. Mine has just been hanging out under this shelf for days. The only time he strays from his spot is when i feed the tank and he has to jump at some food floating by. He's fun to watch but he's really hard to see where he is. I'm hoping eventually he will move to somewhere that i can see him.

Mr86mister thanks. I've decided against the pistol shrimp and goby pair because a couple people have said that the shrimp likes a deeper sand bed then i have to make a burrow. I don't know if he would be able to find a happy home and my tank and i don't wanna put in an animal that won't be able to get comfortable. Have no fear though I've already got the itch to put more corals in there. I'm trying to take it slow though since I'm kinda new to corals.

01-24-2008, 02:19 PM	#12 (permalink)
blazeyreef Aquarium Advice Addict Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Nashville TN Posts: 1,491 Images: 1	the ph needs to be raised to about 8.0!, and no nitrite but other than that good to go. __________________ Houston "Face Trials with Smiles"-Porter Ellett *My aquariums-20gall planted,* *29gall planted* *"We are nothing until we make ourselves somthing"*

02-12-2008, 08:26 AM	#18 (permalink)
blazeyreef Aquarium Advice Addict Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Nashville TN Posts: 1,491 Images: 1	fish dont always need to be cleaned, usually (but not always) only if they have a parasite, which you dont want. Your shrimp should be coming out and exploring here soon. __________________ Houston "Face Trials with Smiles"-Porter Ellett *My aquariums-20gall planted,* *29gall planted* *"We are nothing until we make ourselves somthing"*

02-12-2008, 02:39 PM	#19 (permalink)
mr86mister Aquarium Advice FINatic Join Date: May 2005 Location: East Syracuse, NY Posts: 723 Images: 21	That tank looks great, I can't wait to see what else you want to put in there. I think pistol shrimp with a goby paired already would be a great addition. But I may be wrong, I'm new to this. __________________ 20 Gallon High Semi-Aggressive 5 Gallon Community 3 Gallon Wet/Dry for Fiddler Crab Oceanic BioCube 14Gal

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01-24-2008, 01:24 PM	#11 (permalink)
pat8you Aquarium Advice Freak Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Daytona Beach, FL Posts: 397 Images: 5	Well the tank is just about finished cycling and i put the clean up crew in. ammonia = 0.0 nitrites ~ 0.5 - 1.0 nitrates = under 20 alkalinity ~ 300 pH = 7.6 Nitrites should be at 0 by tomorrow so i figure i will go out and get my first fish over the weekend. Anyone have a suggestion for total number (or inches) of fish i could keep in this tank? Pat

01-25-2008, 07:31 PM	#13 (permalink)
pat8you Aquarium Advice Freak Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Daytona Beach, FL Posts: 397 Images: 5	Went out and got some buffer to raise the pH so as soon as thats good i should be ready to start stocking the tank. Now if i could just decide which fish i want i'll be all set. I'm open for suggestions. ever time i think i have made my mind up i decide to change it again.

01-27-2008, 03:49 PM	#14 (permalink)
pat8you Aquarium Advice Freak Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Daytona Beach, FL Posts: 397 Images: 5	Picked up two clowns and two ricordea mushrooms. Here are some pictures

02-06-2008, 06:59 PM	#15 (permalink)
pat8you Aquarium Advice Freak Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Daytona Beach, FL Posts: 397 Images: 5	updates. i put in pink pulsing xenia a couple days ago. Here are the pictures. My mushrooms seem to be doing well and the clowns are very active and always hungry. My purple mushroom is in the process of splitting and i think the green one isn't far behind. it will be cool once they really start to multiply and i have more then just two or three of them.

02-10-2008, 01:32 PM	#16 (permalink)
pat8you Aquarium Advice Freak Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Daytona Beach, FL Posts: 397 Images: 5	I've been watching my clowns and every once and a while the larger one will go over and bop the smaller one with his nose. The smaller one then turns around and looks at him and does this thing where he twitches for a second or two. Anyone know whats going on? Also, i added a cleaner shrimp yesterday and he is kind perched under one of my rocks but the clowns don't seem to want anything to do with being cleaned by him? Does this just take time or do clowns just not like to be cleaned?

02-12-2008, 03:23 AM	#17 (permalink)
pat8you Aquarium Advice Freak Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Daytona Beach, FL Posts: 397 Images: 5	anyone have any experience with clowns and cleaner shrimp?

02-12-2008, 11:16 PM	#20 (permalink)
pat8you Aquarium Advice Freak Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Daytona Beach, FL Posts: 397 Images: 5	Do cleaner shrimp typically stay in one spot or will they move around. Mine has just been hanging out under this shelf for days. The only time he strays from his spot is when i feed the tank and he has to jump at some food floating by. He's fun to watch but he's really hard to see where he is. I'm hoping eventually he will move to somewhere that i can see him. Mr86mister thanks. I've decided against the pistol shrimp and goby pair because a couple people have said that the shrimp likes a deeper sand bed then i have to make a burrow. I don't know if he would be able to find a happy home and my tank and i don't wanna put in an animal that won't be able to get comfortable. Have no fear though I've already got the itch to put more corals in there. I'm trying to take it slow though since I'm kinda new to corals.