arnoldndana
Aquarium Advice Freak
Like most people, at first I was intimidated by the idea of a reef tank even though I've wanted one for years and then decided I was ready for the challenge. I started my tank about 2 months ago. It's cycled and the diatom is starting to disappear with the help of my crabs, snails and yellow eyed kole Tang. So far, knock on wood, that's been my only frustration. In any case I have fallen in love with the hobby. My inventory include:
Pair of nano clowns
Kole Tang
McCorskers Flashers Wrasse
Purple Firefish Goby
Royal Gramma
5 hermits
3 turbos
2 Nassarius
A toadstool Coral
a frogspawn Coral
And a Harlequin serpent starfish
45 lbs of live rock (plan on adding more)
150 lbs of sand (about 5 inches deep)
Running 2 110g tidal filters, a hob skimmer, 3 pumps and 2 heaters.
Water is 0 ammonia, 0 nitrites, 10 nitrates, pH 8.2, temp 79, SG 1.028?. Hydrometer not very accurate.
I still have some major plans. The tank is not established enough for the main focus of my tank yet and I'm waiting very impatiently, lol, but will wait until my tank is ready. I still want to add, in order of $ and establishment time:
Some hammer Coral and other soft corals,(I love soft Coral)
A female McCorskers Flashers Wrasse
A pair of green mandarins
A rainfordi
2 Christmas tree worm rocks
A Sand sifting starfish
A pink and blue starfish
A bubble tip anemone
Pair of nano clowns
Kole Tang
McCorskers Flashers Wrasse
Purple Firefish Goby
Royal Gramma
5 hermits
3 turbos
2 Nassarius
A toadstool Coral
a frogspawn Coral
And a Harlequin serpent starfish
45 lbs of live rock (plan on adding more)
150 lbs of sand (about 5 inches deep)
Running 2 110g tidal filters, a hob skimmer, 3 pumps and 2 heaters.
Water is 0 ammonia, 0 nitrites, 10 nitrates, pH 8.2, temp 79, SG 1.028?. Hydrometer not very accurate.
I still have some major plans. The tank is not established enough for the main focus of my tank yet and I'm waiting very impatiently, lol, but will wait until my tank is ready. I still want to add, in order of $ and establishment time:
Some hammer Coral and other soft corals,(I love soft Coral)
A female McCorskers Flashers Wrasse
A pair of green mandarins
A rainfordi
2 Christmas tree worm rocks
A Sand sifting starfish
A pink and blue starfish
A bubble tip anemone