Mattias first saltwater build :)

[SwimsWithFish]

LOL - that is funny.

Haha I know I feel like an idiot!

 

[SwimsWithFish]

Alright so after sitting down with the family we have all decided FINALLY on a stock list.
1 occelaris clown
1 royal gramma basslet
1 bangaii cardinal
1 pink spot goby
1 yellow head jawfish
1 Midas blenny

I wish mandarins weren't such a pain someday ill get one when I set up my dream reef tank...

 

[Gregcoyote]

Alright so after sitting down with the family we have all decided FINALLY on a stock list.
1 occelaris clown
1 royal gramma basslet
1 bangaii cardinal
1 pink spot goby
1 yellow head jawfish
1 six line wrasse

I wish mandarins weren't such a pain someday ill get one when I set up my dream reef tank...

What do you have on the bottom of your tank for the jaw fish?
Good list!

 

[SwimsWithFish]

Thanks! The tank isn't running yet but it will be 30 lbs of aragonite sand and 20lbs of crushed coral for a total of about 5" of a sand bed. I think that's enough...

 

[Gregcoyote]

Thanks! The tank isn't running yet but it will be 30 lbs of aragonite sand and 20lbs of crushed coral for a total of about 5" of a sand bed. I think that's enough...

Should work...I have seen them on the reef in white sand beds, never in anything very corse.

 

[SwimsWithFish]

Ok slight change of plans... No six line, replaced with Midas blenny.

 

[carey]

I love my midas. so will you.

 

[SwimsWithFish]

I love my midas. so will you.

Awesome I didn't pay them much attention until I read they get to be 6 inches and I saw one swim!!

 

[carey]

Mine is constant;y on the move in my 125g, I wasn't expecting him to be so active. lol I pretty much thought he's hide in a rock most of the time and just come out for feeding, but nope, he is everywhere in the tank. Has a great appetite too, eats flake, pellets and frozen too. Overall I am really really happy I waited the time I did to get him.

 

[SwimsWithFish]

Cool! I think I might make him my first fish.... Are they peaceful/hardy?

 

[SwimsWithFish]

Will this lighting schedule work?
7am-5pm actinics and 10000k
5pm-9pm 10000k only
9pm-7am lunars

 

[carey]

I got my midas from live aquaria and he came to me a bit pale and not a vibrant yellow, but after a day he had his full coloring and was very happy. I;ve only had him for maybe a month so i can't speak for hardiness but he made the move from the 55g to the 125g with no ill effects either.

As far as the lighting, I use my blues as the warming up or warming down of my lighting schedule. I have my blues come on at 10am and off at 10pm. I run my whites from 11am to 9pm.

 

[SwimsWithFish]

Awsome! So Could I do
Blues: 7am to 5pm
Whites:7:30am to 9pm?

The reason I want that is because the cooling fans on the biocube are really loud with the blues. My corals would get about 10 hours of full spectrum lighting.

 

[carey]

My fan was really really loud so I changed the bulbs around.

 

[SwimsWithFish]

Ahhh so now your 10000ks make the noise? How many hours of full light do corals need?

 

[carey]

My whites arent on as long as my blues are so less noise. The sound tends to die down after a while anyways, sometimes I just give it a bang and it goes away. lol

I think most corals would be happy with from 8-10 hours of light.

 

[rdnelson99]

sometimes I just give it a bang and it goes away. lol

Do you use the same stick you poke things with???? hehehehehe

 

[SwimsWithFish]

Alright I'll run them both for 10 hours and the 10000k a little longer so I can Enjoi the tank at night

 

[carey]

Do you use the same stick you poke things with???? hehehehehe

A stick, a brick anything that gets the job done. lol

The fans arent' known to be quiet but I hear it's an easy $20 upgrade on ebay just havent gotten to it yet.

 

[SwimsWithFish]

A stick, a brick anything that gets the job done. lol

The fans arent' known to be quiet but I hear it's an easy $20 upgrade on ebay just havent gotten to it yet.

Lol really?! I'll have to look into that....