Invertebrate tank

[Pseudomugil]

What temperature and ph should this tank be kept at? The tiger cowrie would not be included.

 

[ImACoolguy]

What temperature and ph should this tank be kept at? The tiger cowrie would not be included.

With aragonite sand mine sits right at 8.0. Ideally 8.0-8-4 range


Caleb

 

[Istrom]

Yeah I live smack in the middle of the USA, so pom pom crabs are expensive for me as well.

90 G Reef
55 G Discus
24 G Reef

 

[Pseudomugil]

And how do I test for copper in my water? The nearest store that has ro/di water is more than 45 minutes away so I'd rather just use my own.

 

[Istrom]

It would just be best to get a RO/DI filter. I'm lucky enough to live somewhere where the tap water is extremely clean, I don't use RO/DI water at all. All my fish and corals are just fine

90 G Reef
55 G Discus
24 G Reef

 

[Pseudomugil]

How much do those filters cost?

 

[ImACoolguy]

How much do those filters cost?

$50+ depending on how many GPD you want.

With a 10 gallon I change 2 gallons a week. That's pretty easy to accomplish with most RODI units so it's up to you.


Caleb

 

[Istrom]

Yeah. For a 10 gallon you can go pretty small

90 G Reef
55 G Discus
24 G Reef

 

[Pseudomugil]

I have more inverts I'd like to ask about.

1. Feather duster- I would not get it right away so the tank has time to mature, but would I need to feed it or will it feed itself? Are they easy to keep?

2. Curlycue anemone- Again, I would wait for the tank to mature, but supposedly this anemone does not require special lighting because it does not have zooxanthallae and is non-photosynthetic. Does anyone know anything about it or has anyone kept it before?

 

[Istrom]

I don't know about the nem, but as for the feather duster, they're pretty easy to care for. They filter the water, and you should feed them phytoplankton and zooplankton multiple times a week.

90 G Reef
55 G Discus
24 G Reef

 

[Sniperhank]

Feather dusters in a mature system won't need fed at all. This is a good thing because liquid foods easily foul up the water column and is very easy to do even in larger systems.
As for non-photosynthetic anemone, one can feed them the same frozen foods that you would feed your fish. You can simply just feed it with your hand, tweezers, a turkey baster...whatever weapon of destruction you wish.

 

[BigRedsReefs10]

Curley cue nems will kill anything they touch/catch so I'd be careful adding one of them to a tank like this. Most inverts aren't fast enough to avoid a Curley cue if they get to close, and it will eat whatever fish you add if it gets a chance. And considering they get up to about a foot in diameter with 5-6" tentacles, probably not the best option for a 10g


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[Pseudomugil]

Curley cue nems will kill anything they touch/catch so I'd be careful adding one of them to a tank like this. Most inverts aren't fast enough to avoid a Curley cue if they get to close, and it will eat whatever fish you add if it gets a chance. And considering they get up to about a foot in diameter with 5-6" tentacles, probably not the best option for a 10g


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Oh I didn't know the anemone would get that big. I guess I've decided on a FINAL final stock:

2 blue leg hermits
2 zebra hermits
1 scarlet hermit
1 astrea snail
1 nassarius snail
1 emerald crab
1 porcelain crab
1 peppermint shrimp
2 sexy shrimp
1 brittle star
1 blue tuxedo urchin
1 feather duster worm

 

[BigRedsReefs10]

Oh I didn't know the anemone would get that big. I guess I've decided on a FINAL final stock:



2 blue leg hermits

2 zebra hermits

1 scarlet hermit

1 astrea snail

1 nassarius snail

1 emerald crab

1 porcelain crab

1 peppermint shrimp

2 sexy shrimp

1 brittle star

1 blue tuxedo urchin

1 feather duster worm

I swear I'm not trying to rain on your parade, but I'd strongly recommend skipping the star too. Another animal that will get a little to big for a 10. Also sexys do better in odd number groups, and IME they are bolder and out and about more in groups of 5 or more.


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[gboduszek]

Cool tank idea with just inverts.. mixing crabs and snails though just be prepared to replace a few snails here and there. As far as the brittle goes it would be fine in a 10g. Just might look odd when it extends its long arms here and there. I keep a big serpent and about 8" brittle in my 20L. They do a great job of grabbing any mysis that finds the sand bed as I tend to over feed for my mandarin.

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[Pseudomugil]

I swear I'm not trying to rain on your parade, but I'd strongly recommend skipping the star too. Another animal that will get a little to big for a 10. Also sexys do better in odd number groups, and IME they are bolder and out and about more in groups of 5 or more.


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I just REALLY want a star. It's one of the main reasons I want to do this tank.

Could I keep the sexy shrimp in a group of 3 and just build up the group slowly so I don't have to buy them all at once?

 

[Pseudomugil]

A new option has opened up for me to convert my 20g freshwater to salt, so could I stock it with:

4 blue leg hermit crabs
4 scarlet reef hermit crabs
2 dwarf zebra hermit crabs
1 astrea snail
1 cerith snail
2 nassarius snails
1 emerald crab
1 porcelain crab
1 peppermint shrimp
1 camel shrimp
1 lettuce nudibranch
1 feather duster worm
1 brittle star
1 blue tuxedo urchin
1 blue damselfish

 

[bribo12]

Should be fine other than the nudi branch which will starve out eventually. Why not just make this a reef? The interesting inverts on your list mostly hide and some have symbiotic relationships with certain cnidarians. Plus corals are inverts


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[54seaweed]

It would just be best to get a RO/DI filter. I'm lucky enough to live somewhere where the tap water is extremely clean, I don't use RO/DI water at all. All my fish and corals are just fine

90 G Reef
55 G Discus
24 G Reef

Are you on a well or city water
Every city tap I've tested the chlorine content was intense , along with all the other chemicals they use to purify the water , I've tested like 4 or 5 taps around the metro area and I wouldn't give that water to my dog yet alone my fish , My well pumps out pure mountain spring water but I still filter it , it's not worth the risk to not filter , You also need to be careful with some of the minerals coming out of some of our mountain wells ,

 

[Pseudomugil]

I'm on city water. I'd prefer to not do a reef due to the cost and care needed.