Fish list help

[hiltymj]

This is my fish list for my 75 reef i am setting up. Let me know what you think!

Yellow coris wrasse

Eiblii angel

Dragon goby

Two spot hog

2 neon gobies

Purple queen anthias

Kole tang (maybe)

3 Green chromis (starters)

 

[slitherbomb]

Lose the chromis', they are a waste.

 

[hiltymj]

So what should I cycle with?

 

[slitherbomb]

Pure ammonia. It makes the cycle go quicker and you don't have to waste money by making a fish suffer through a cycle.

 

[hiltymj]

That's what ive heard. Plus I'll have love rock in there so that starts the cycle too right?

 

[Flossie]

I used raw shrimp works pretty good

 

[slitherbomb]

Raw shrimp works as well, and if you buy cured LR, you don't really have to cycle for long.

 

[hiltymj]

Ya that was the plan to buy all aquacultured live rock

 

[huma-huma]

you dont need to buy all live rock...id go with 5-10 lbs of live and the rest with base...its cheaper and still has the same affect

 

[hiltymj]

Ok so I'll just do live rock to cycle the tank though?

 

[SeaMe]

I used raw shrimp works pretty good

Used this quite a few times..

 

[hiltymj]

So you just buy raw shrimp from the store. Ha sorry I can cycle a freshwater tank but never done saltwater

 

[SeaMe]

Ok so I'll just do live rock to cycle the tank though?

If you use a LR and non-LR mix. It will all become live after time. But be sure you use LR as your base to cycle.

 

[SeaMe]

So you just buy raw shrimp from the store. Ha sorry I can cycle a freshwater tank but never done saltwater

Yes.. You can buy a bag of around 2lbs uncooked shrimp from Walmart for around $5. I use the rest for feeding. Mixing it with mysis, vitamins, and a few other things to make on heck of a messy smelly paste form of food. My guys love it. Just be sure it's uncooked..

 

[Flossie]

Yeppers just throw it In and watch the ammo rise