My new (somewhat new) 90 gal reef tank

[carey]

I keep caulpera and chaeto algae in my refugium along with some live rock and sand. I;m attempting to grow mangroves but they are so tiny! lol

 

[Jlsardina]

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Flower pot opened up!

 

[redsea]

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Flower pot opened up!

Wow! It looks great! Is it a soft coral?

 

[Jlsardina]

It's an LPS. But it can be used in place of an anemone with clowns. What I love is that it also glows with the moon lighting.

 

[redsea]

It's an LPS. But it can be used in place of an anemone with clowns. What I love is that it also glows with the moon lighting.

Darn it.....If it isn't soft I can't have it LOL. That's cool that it glows with the moonlight. It is fun to watch the aquarium at night!

 

[Greenturtle]

BTW, I have a 90 gallon reef. Mainly coral. Anyways, I think the only tans that can go in a 90 are Kole Tangs and Two Spot Bristlenoses (both AWESOME Tangs)

 

[carey]

I have the tomini bristlenose and had a Kole. Very cool tangs. You could go with either, my tomini is a little shy but the kole was out and about straight away.

 

[Jlsardina]

Well. Here's an update: while I was out today my husband tried to surprise me. I come home and there's two new clowns in my tank and he ordered my skimmer. I loe him to death, I just wanted to wait a little before adding any more fish. Here's my new tank buddies...

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Oh yeah. Did I mention I still have a domino damsel in my tank? Will this be ok? The damsel is about 1/2 the size of the clowns. If not- how is the best way to catch the damsel???

 

[carey]

Cute pair! What a nice surprise, the thought was great! Not sure if the damsel will bother with them yet, but I'd keep my eye on the situation.

 

[Jlsardina]

Here's another random question- my new LED lights will be coming in in a few weeks. They don't come with moonlighting however. I have read somewhere that you an use just normal little blue LEDs as moonlighting. Is that true??? If so, is there something specific I should look for? I don't wanna lose the moonlighting

 

[Ausfish]

The easiest if you are not an electrician is to buy blue led strips off eBay. It will tell you how many volts they run on, then find an old phone charger with the right voltage and solder it on.

 

[Jlsardina]

I don't know how to solder . What voltage would it have to be?

 

[Ausfish]

Again, depends on the led's. You might need a resistor to limit current but that gets a bit too complicated I guess. Have a look on eBay, they might sell them including power supply. Otherwise your local fish shop might be able to help? I'd pop over and do it for you but I live in Sydney

 

[Jlsardina]

I found some things made up on eBay last night (come from HK so would take WEEEKS to get here). But says it's only 12V. Would these work? I'm so worried about too much lighting causing algae problems.

 

[Jlsardina]

http://item.mobileweb.ebay.com/viewitem?itemId=130503561320&index=21&nav=SEARCH&nid=45488817133

 

[Jlsardina]

Ok. Can someone help identify this???

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I noticed it during a PWC and cleaning today. Only way I can really explain it is they almost look like little cotton balls with some diatom bloom on them. Do I need to add to my clean up crew? Do I need to leave it alone? Please help!!!

 

[Jlsardina]

Don't know if it helps or not... But here's my water parameters

Ph- 8.0 (treated to raise it today)
Ammonia- 0.25ppm (went up from new fish yesterday?)
Nitrates- 0
Nitrites-0
Salinity - 1.0247 (ish- used hydrometer and gonna add more rodi later today- sale 40 cents a gallon woohoo!)

 

[Jlsardina]

Found out today that my tank isn't normal. Lmao. I was told it's a show tank. Usual 90 gal tanks are not 60 inches long. Oh well. Guess I got a better deal? Or does this put limitations on my tank possibilties? Pros? Cons?

 

[Ausfish]

I usually prefer shallower and longer tanks to the really high ones. Gives the fish more swimming space and you need less expensive lighting, both in purchase and running cost.

 

[Jlsardina]

Ok. That's good. But then will the LED's I just ordered be too much?