Saltwater & Reef

Mr. rY · 05-21-2012, 10:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Craigj247

Nice! You should get a watchman goby or a purple fire goby... They would love the cave

I want to along with pistol shrimp, but idk if they would get along with my cleaner shrimp

Mr. rY · 05-21-2012, 10:11 PM

Haha i like how ur fish uses the hole in the rock haha. What kind of rock is that btw, and your hermit its huge!! Where did you get that

Craigj247 · 05-21-2012, 10:32 PM

Hmmm don't know how species of shrimp would react to each other in a small space... But u guess you could go in for a goby at least.

Ha ha yes I love my blenny he is such a lot of fun

well the rock and the hermit were both got off the cost of Sri Lanka when I went on vacation... Ah the perks of living near the ocean

yeah he is pretty big... The rock is doing great as a filtration media as I only have a small hang on back filter with bio beads and filter floss... Going to add another hang on back on the opposite side with filter floss and some activated carbon... Plus I have no substrate in this tank so cleaning is somuch easier and I can get all the lil pieces of dirt out during syphon when I do the weekly water changes.

Mr. rY · 05-22-2012, 04:40 AM

im thinking of mandarin after my tank settles like after 6 months

Craigj247 · 05-22-2012, 05:36 AM

That's a gorgeous fish... Go for it... Unfortunately the fish that are available to me are quite limited... But I have seen the mandarin in a lot of nanos and seems to be quite a popular fish among small tank owners.

Mr. rY · 05-22-2012, 08:03 AM

i will! i want a pair if i could get a pair haha, but yea hopefully i could get mandarin thats train to eat frozen food.

Craigj247 · 05-22-2012, 08:33 AM

Don't go for a pair... Just get one. Mandarin fish like most dragon fish are extremely territorial and will mist often fight in a small space... You can never go wrong with one

Mr. rY · 05-22-2012, 08:56 AM

Ok sounds good

Mr. rY · 05-22-2012, 08:57 AM

But first i wanna make a refugium like a hang on for my pods. U know any hang on?

Craigj247 · 05-22-2012, 10:04 AM

Hmmm not sure how effective those are... Never really thought of moving in to a refugium... Cause the unit itself needs quite a lot of care with the right water flow, temp and good light cause if the algae dies then it stops working. Good luck though cause a refugium done right can be a super plus point for a reef tank.

Mr. rY · 05-22-2012, 04:35 PM

I saw in-tank refugium too or i could upgrade my media basket into one

**Sniperhank** · 05-22-2012, 04:37 PM

In tank fuges aren't as great when compared to ones in a sump setup because of size limitations.

Mr. rY · 05-22-2012, 05:37 PM

@sniper idk how to make a sump-like refugium, i love to have one even just 5g lol

Craigj247 · 05-23-2012, 09:37 PM

You could try a basket type refugium... Not too sure how effective it is though. I see a lit of nano tank owners using them.

Mr. rY · 05-24-2012, 05:15 AM

Basket like DIY?

Craigj247 · 05-24-2012, 05:50 AM

Nope you get them on sale... You get two models one is a hang on back that the water gets pumped in to and the other hang inside the tank in the main water area...

http://item.mobileweb.ebay.com/viewi...id=97891550066