Cardinals need a min of 30 g because there schoolers and get larger the clownfish
Yeah ive never had a tank smaller than a 55 and have a 180 gallon I'm not to up to date on the nano fish.
Cardinals need a min of 30 g because there schoolers and get larger the clownfish
Yeah ive never had a tank smaller than a 55 and have a 180 gallon I'm not to up to date on the nano fish.
I keep some nano fish in my tank I just never had to worry so much about tank size.
What I would recommend is a few pounds of live rock roughly 5 pounds and about 15 or so pounds of dry rock. The live rock will eventually seed the dry rock, just give it time. You can save money this way. And BRS has good prices on their dry rock. I am not sure about the fish. I am currently letting my 20 gallon cycle.
But if i understand correctly, if i get 16 pounds of live rock the tank would be cycled from a biological filter standpoint correct? or do i need to wait until the crushed coral is established? i understand that filtration for saltwater is more for mechanical purposes and does not cycle like freshwater to establish beneficial bacteria in the filters because the biological filtration is already present in live rock???
With a choice between the 2 I wouldn't hesitate to go with a 40 breeder for a reef tank. Also, I would skip the AC70 and just go with powerheads / live rock for filtration.
Also, in a 40b you have a bunch of options
gobies
Blennys
Reef Safe Wrasses
Clowns
Cardinal Fish
Chromis
Basslets
Mandarin (If the tank is WELL established with TONS of pods)
Jawfish
Or you could skip most of those and get a dwarf lionfish
so i take it that even a 40b would not suffice for a blue tang? My goal is to have at least a clown and a blue tang. Mostly because my nieces and nephews would really dig it, but to be honest, i am a bit of a nemo fan as well. My issue is space. If i go with a 40b (that is 36" right?) I would need to tear out a book shelf. A 29 biocube would work no problems, but I reckon that really does not open up many stocking options?
The 29 should be the same length as a 40B just not as deep front to back if I remember right. But that's a definite no on the blue hippo. I didn't even want to quarantine mine in my 30 when I got it so I took the risk and put her in my 180 display tank.