redsea's 34g Reef Build

[redsea]

So my 34G Red Sea Max 130D has been set up for a few years now....but I decided to do a build thread for it anyway when ever I do something to it. This is the current stocklist

Fish​

1.Lemonpeel Angelfish
2.Ocellaris Clownfish
3.Sixline Wrasse
4.Pajama Cardinal
5.Pajama Cardinal

Corals​

1.Xenia
2.Devil's Hand
3.A few Small Red Shrooms

Inverts​

1.Cleaner Shrimp
2.Peppermint Shrimp

Thanks for viewing!

 

[redsea]

Here is a FTS of the aquarium!

 

[Greenturtle]

Awesome stocklisting!!! Why don't you have more corals? Zoanthids are really cool IMO. But I also love Xenia. I have a GSP and some Zoas. Lemonpeels are cool

 

[Greenturtle]

Upon seeing the picture, why don't you get more base rock?

 

[redsea]

Awesome stocklisting!!! Why don't you have more corals? Zoanthids are really cool IMO. But I also love Xenia. I have a GSP and some Zoas. Lemonpeels are cool

Thank you!! I plan on going to a LFS tomorrow to purchase some corals! I'm very excited!

 

[Greenturtle]

Thank you!! I plan on going to a LFS tomorrow to purchase some corals! I'm very excited!

I would get some rock with that. And what types of coral?

 

[redsea]

Upon seeing the picture, why don't you get more base rock?

I have been thinking about getting more rock...I just haven't gotten around to doing it yet LOL. I was curious, If you stack your rock high and you put coral on it, what do you do when you do a water change?

 

[redsea]

I would get some rock with that. And what types of coral?

Not sure yet. I love toadstool, hammer, frogspawn. Those are all soft corals, right?

 

[Greenturtle]

I have been thinking about getting more rock...I just haven't gotten around to doing it yet LOL. I was curious, If you stack your rock high and you put coral on it, what do you do when you do a water change?

Corals can be in the air for a while. That's how the survive in low tide.

 

[Greenturtle]

Not sure yet. I love toadstool, hammer, frogspawn. Those are all soft corals, right?

I thought they were LPS, and their sweeper tentacles that come out when feeding can damage other things since it is a small tank. I'm afraid of getting one for my 90 gallon.

 

[redsea]

Corals can be in the air for a while. That's how the survive in low tide.

Great! Approximately, how long do you think a coral can be out of water before it starts to die? Thanks for you help!

 

[Greenturtle]

Great! Approximately, how long do you think a coral can be out of water before it starts to die? Thanks for you help!

Depends on the coral. I think a while, since people frag them in the air. 15 minutes would be fine, I think. I would get someone else advice on it too.

 

[FTMMWS]

Love the lemon peel,,hammers and frogs are hard corals,,they have a skeletal base which needs good calcium levels to build on...
Keep in mind it is an Angel,,my angel nipped every coral i tried to death(including frogs and hammers and toadstool),,all except my rics and mushrooms are gone

 

[redsea]

For my lighting, I have 2 x 55 wat T5's Compact Fluorescent bulbs. What corals do you recommend?

 

[FTMMWS]

Rics and shrooms lots and lots of them

 

[Greenturtle]

For my lighting, I have 2 x 55 wat T5's Compact Fluorescent bulbs. What corals do you recommend?

GSPs, Zoas, and mushrooms can practically live under a flashlight. I'm not good at guessing with lighting fixtures that aren't metal halides

 

[redsea]

Love the lemon peel,,hammers and frogs are hard corals,,they have a skeletal base which needs good calcium levels to build on...
Keep in mind it is an Angel,,my angel nipped every coral i tried to death(including frogs and hammers and toadstool),,all except my rics and mushrooms are gone

Thanks, do you know if toadstools are hard corals too? The reason why I ask is because I was told my lighting can only support Soft Corals. So I can keep SPS not LPS, right? I don't think There are any other categories . Are there? As for my angel goes, At first he nipped at my coral, but I haven't seen him do it since. My fingers are crossed that he doesn't start again. Thanks for you concern.

 

[Greenturtle]

Thanks, do you know if toadstools are hard corals too? The reason why I ask is because I was told my lighting can only support Soft Corals. So I can keep SPS not LPS, right? I don't think There are any other categories . Are there? As for my angel goes, At first he nipped at my coral, but I haven't seen him do it since. My fingers are crossed that he doesn't start again. Thanks for you concern.

SPS isn't soft. Neither are toadstools. Xenia is a good example of a soft coral. Zoas, GSP, shrooms, and Xenia are the most popular soft corals

There are 3 levels of easiness. Soft Corals/Polyps, then LPS, then SPS. U can't have either SPS or LPS. Look the up the ones you want in liveaquaria.com under the "Soft Coral" or "Polyps" sections.

 

[redsea]

SPS isn't soft. Neither are toadstools. Xenia is a good example of a soft coral. Zoas, GSP, shrooms, and Xenia are the most popular soft corals

There are 3 levels of easiness. Soft Corals/Polyps, then LPS, then SPS. U can't have either SPS or LPS. Look the up the ones you want in liveaquaria.com under the "Soft Coral" or "Polyps" sections.

OK, Thanks for your help!

 

[redsea]

Here are a few shots of the tank!