I have a new IM Micro 30 AIO tank that is cycling. I plan to move my pair of o clowns & hifin goby/pistol shrimp into it and am thinking of either ore or two more fish.
My clowns stay up top, goby @ the bottom so I'm thinking something mid tank that stays out vs hiding. would like something that is blue, red, purple as i have orange & yellow already. I would also like it to be something that stays out & in the middle. Must be reef safe, non aggressive to my clowns or goby/shrimp. I already have a royal gramma in another tank so i don't want another one.
Does anyone have an opinion on the following fish and how many more?
Blue reef chromis
Tailspot blennie
Firefish
Cardinal bamggai
6 line wrasse
Would they fit in my tank and be happy with everyone else?
I also can't make up my mind on filtration, have a few different thoughts & would like some advise! My reason for being all over the map is two fold, i have never owned a protein skimmer and am thinking of a Tunze 9001 or PLS50 & have never owned a media reactor, have battled with phosphate issues even using RO/DI. So here are all of my ideas:
All to be installed in back chambers, no sump.
1) 2 intank media baskets, ff, then cpe & purigen, fuge with chaeto, light on reverse cycle (own all of it except fuge basket).
2) 2 intank media baskets, ff, then cpe & purigen, internal skimmer (need to buy skimmer, own the rest)
3) 1 intank media basket with ff , then chemi pure & ???, internal skimmer & media reactor w/gfo (need to buy skimmer & media reactor).
4) 1 intank media basket with ff, ? ,?. Internal skimmer & media reactor w/ gfo on bottom, then sponge, then carbon (not sure if it can be done)
Anyways their are a lot of different ways to set up a filtration system, I'm just not sure which way is the best, thanks in advance for your input!
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My clowns stay up top, goby @ the bottom so I'm thinking something mid tank that stays out vs hiding. would like something that is blue, red, purple as i have orange & yellow already. I would also like it to be something that stays out & in the middle. Must be reef safe, non aggressive to my clowns or goby/shrimp. I already have a royal gramma in another tank so i don't want another one.
Does anyone have an opinion on the following fish and how many more?
Blue reef chromis
Tailspot blennie
Firefish
Cardinal bamggai
6 line wrasse
Would they fit in my tank and be happy with everyone else?
I also can't make up my mind on filtration, have a few different thoughts & would like some advise! My reason for being all over the map is two fold, i have never owned a protein skimmer and am thinking of a Tunze 9001 or PLS50 & have never owned a media reactor, have battled with phosphate issues even using RO/DI. So here are all of my ideas:
All to be installed in back chambers, no sump.
1) 2 intank media baskets, ff, then cpe & purigen, fuge with chaeto, light on reverse cycle (own all of it except fuge basket).
2) 2 intank media baskets, ff, then cpe & purigen, internal skimmer (need to buy skimmer, own the rest)
3) 1 intank media basket with ff , then chemi pure & ???, internal skimmer & media reactor w/gfo (need to buy skimmer & media reactor).
4) 1 intank media basket with ff, ? ,?. Internal skimmer & media reactor w/ gfo on bottom, then sponge, then carbon (not sure if it can be done)
Anyways their are a lot of different ways to set up a filtration system, I'm just not sure which way is the best, thanks in advance for your input!
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