manny09 said:
Thanks for saying that.
I just took that tonight for this thread.
It took about 20 shots to get one that wasn't blurry.
I still suck at aquarium photography, and would love to know how everyone else seems to take such clear and vibrant pictures.
My photo colors always look dulled and yellowed compared to the way my tanks look in person.
manny09 said:
..no one has answered this question maybe u can.. do i need to add calcium or anything of that extent??
There's two schools of thought on that... take your pick.
One group says don't dose your tank with anything extra and just keep up with regular weekly water changes (10-20%), and your tank will get everything it needs in the way of trace minerals just from the new salt.
The other group says add the extra suppliments that you know your corals and shellfish are depleting from the water.
It's a personal choice, and personally I do a PWC about every 2-3 weeks and do about half the labels' recommended weekly dosage of calcium, strontium, molybdenum, iodine, PH buffer, Purple-up, and Essential Elements.
manny09 said:
another question wont the Maroon Gold Striped clown be to aggresive with my normal clowns... and if not i will go and buy myself a moroon clown tom and for shure tom i will get myself a clarki...
That's a chance you take.
(Btw, my maroon isn't aggressive at all, but my Clarkii is an unholy terror to anything that comes near his host.)
A 55 might be too small to keep more than one species of clown.
Of course, if you add several different young fish together, before they have a chance to establish a territory, your chances are much better.
There might be some chasing and nipping in the beginning, but so long as nobody loses any parts of their fins and they settle down in a day or two it should be ok.
If anyone does lose some fin and/or one fish obviously bullies and stresses the other then I would remove him.
Before you try it I would make sure your LFS will take back and credit you for any fish that you might have to return because they don't get along.
Of course, as someone more experienced than me said earlier, "Patience is a virtue in this hobby".
Everyone agrees that you've already rushed your tank to this point (not that I'm one to talk... I'm just as guilty of not having any self-control).
Maybe you should give it some time to adjust to the bioload and make sure you're not heading for a crash before you go making anymore major changes, hmmm?
Just my humble suggestion.