Evans 20 Gallon Nano Reef

[Bearchumjs]

Originally Posted by Evansimp

Yeah a cleanup crew Will be first! Il ask you guys what to get when that time comes! Should I wait till the tank is completely cycled before I get any CUC? Guy at my respectable lfs said to wait a week after I set up the tank an then get CUC, but I thought I had to wait longer.

I would wait until its cycled.

[spoonman]

No living thing should go into a tank that is not cycled.....

[Evansimp]

Originally Posted by spoonman

No living thing should go into a tank that is not cycled.....

Okay thank you! Won't add anything till its completely cycled!

[Evansimp]

Update for today! Ammonia is dropping! It's at about 2.

Used a 5in1 test strip I had, and nitrites and nitrites are up! Ph is between 7.5 and 8! Things going well I think! And I did some rescaping but it was to cloudy to take a pic!

Also! My girlfriend got me an awesome new phone case! photography is my main hobby!

[Evansimp]

Would this work in my 12 gallon tank? Would it count as a fish or more like CUC? Thanks

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Originally Posted by Evansimp

Would this work in my 12 gallon tank? Would it count as a fish or more like CUC? Thanks

http://www.liveaquaria.com/product/p...5+96&pcatid=96

It would count as a fish. I have heard and read that they are difficult to keep. They are actually a dragonet (like a mandarin) and need a well established tank with a really large amount of Copepods. They can be trained to eat frozen foods but it takes commitment.

Clown gobies are really cute and petco sells them. I have my petco ordering some in for me to pick from next week. I have a 5 gal tank. Yellow, citrine, blue green, black, green... I get first pick of whatever comes in before they put them I'm their tanks.

[Evansimp]

Originally Posted by Bearchumjs

http://www.liveaquaria.com/product/p...5+96&pcatid=96

It would count as a fish. I have heard and read that they are difficult to keep. They are actually a dragonet (like a mandarin) and need a well established tank with a really large amount of Copepods. They can be trained to eat frozen foods but it takes commitment.

Clown gobies are really cute and petco sells them. I have my petco ordering some in for me to pick from next week. I have a 5 gal tank. Yellow, citrine, blue green, black, green... I get first pick of whatever comes in before they put them I'm their tanks.

Great to know! Thanks! I just saw It today when I was getting a magnet cleaner and thought it looked awesome! I may get one later on down the road

[Huffers]

Yea they are tough to keep in new systems. You will either have to wait until your system matures or prepare to buy Copepods to feed it.

[Zactheninja]

I have one in my 7 gallon.
I think most of the ones at petco have been trained for frozen.

[Evansimp]

I don't even know what Copepods are :O

I saw on live aquaria it said they get to 5inches and At petsmart it says 2inches. Maybe they mislabeled the fish? I wasn't planning on getting any fish at petco anyways, but that fish looked really neat and seemed to fit a 10 gallon well. But the thing could be a juvenile still!

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Originally Posted by Zactheninja

I have one in my 7 gallon.
I think most of the ones at petco have been trained for frozen.

I would have to see it eat before I bought it. Just to be sure.

[Evansimp]

Having 2 clowns with a blenny would be way overstocking a 10 gallon right? I mean I know clowns is still cutting it close!

Maybe that blenny and 2 of the fire gobys? I Think that's the name of them...

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Originally Posted by Evansimp

Having 2 clowns with a blenny would be way overstocking a 10 gallon right? I mean I know clowns is still cutting it close!

Maybe that blenny and 2 of the fire gobys? I Think that's the name of them...

I think fire gobies (firefish- those red and white ones) will fight with each other unless they are a mated pair.

I wonder if you could do 1 clown, 1 firefish, and the scooter Blenny?
(I'm not an expert on stocking and what is overstocked. Someone else will chime in!)

[Evansimp]

They had 2 fire fish together at petco today! Might be a mated pair! Yeah I still have a ways to go before I can get fish anyways! I'm gonna test the water a little later tonight to see how the cycle is doing!

[Zactheninja]

Originally Posted by Bearchumjs

I would have to see it eat before I bought it. Just to be sure.

That's actually exactly what I did!
There was a guy there who managed the saltwater and actually knew what he was talking about.
He ate right there in the shop and eats like a pig in my tank.

[Evansimp]

Nightly update! Rescape, ammonia and nitrate tests etc.

Ammonia is dropping! nitrates and nitrites are up! Cycle is doing well I'd say!

Did a little Rescape! Whatcha guys think? (I'm a newb I know)

[Nu-Nu the eel]

If i were you i would try and create a higher up scape with more arches :p

[Bearchumjs]

I agree with nu-nu. It would Look great if you could make an arch or some caves.

The cycling is coming along good! It'll be finished in no time!

[Evansimp]

There's more caves then appear on the picture, but I do agree! It needs to be higher but I can't get I higher with the rocks I have! Think I may need to buy one more smaller rock!

[Bearchumjs]

How many pieces do you have? It looks to me like 3 big pieces. You could try to move the two outer pieces a little closer together and put the big middle piece on them to make a cave that way.

If it's really more smaller pieces then you could try to have a mountain on each side and leave it open in the middle.

Or try a large mountain thing on one side and see how that looks.

Convict is really good at giving aquascaping advice.