Zach's 20 gal long build

[Gboy66]

Originally Posted by zacheyp

new stocking plan looks like this
2 clowns and gramma
purple firefish
yellow watchman goby
longnose hawkfish (reef safe??)
TONS, I MEAN TONS of corals
a few more snails
the reef lobster
i figure the lobster is a good replacement for that nonexistant center piece fish

Ya but judging by what rick said, the lobster will also be practically nonexistant!

What do you mean by TONS! like, how many..?

[zacheyp]

Originally Posted by Gboy66

Ya but judging by what rick said, the lobster will also be practically nonexistant!

What do you mean by TONS! like, how many..?

this is true but the way i designed the cave, you can see in through the entrance
not sure exactly how many corals but im going for a cluttered look

[Gboy66]

Originally Posted by zacheyp

this is true but the way i designed the cave, you can see in through the entrance
not sure exactly how many corals but im going for a cluttered look

Ok, but be aware that it will really be annoying in the long run. You couldnt add shrimp, and it would just not be too fun

[zacheyp]

Originally Posted by Gboy66

Ok, but be aware that it will really be annoying in the long run. You couldnt add shrimp, and it would just not be too fun

what, i dont understand, please elaborate

[SwimsWithFish]

You can't have shrimp with a lobster is what he's saying.

[zacheyp]

im aware and ok with that

[SwimsWithFish]

What do you have for filtration? That's a heavy bioload and you need ALOT OF FILTRATION.

[Gboy66]

Originally Posted by zacheyp

im aware and ok with that

You sure? Coral banded are great for cleaning up apistia, and are always great. But whatever you want. I agree w/ mattias, seems like alot of a load

[SwimsWithFish]

Lol yeah I'll have 6 in my 29 and title be a tad bit over. If you can come up with an extra 200$ sometime I strongly recommend a proflex sump/refugium. It will add volume and make it alot easier for you. With that load Id do 20% weekly pwc.

[zacheyp]

i have 30 pounds of live rock and a biowheel 150

[SwimsWithFish]

Pshh! Haha be sure to keep that wheel clean. It's not really needed and you could probably take it off because it's your rocks job to do the biological stuff.

[zacheyp]

Originally Posted by SwimsWithFish

Pshh! Haha be sure to keep that wheel clean. It's not really needed and you could probably take it off because it's your rocks job to do the biological stuff.

do i have enough filtration?

[SwimsWithFish]

Yeah your good.

[zacheyp]

good, this tank is gonna turn out awesome, i will post pics soon

[Gboy66]

Originally Posted by zacheyp

good, this tank is gonna turn out awesome, i will post pics soon

I hope!! I forget, is it cycled and running?

[zacheyp]

ya, i already have 3 fish in there

[redsea]

Originally Posted by zacheyp

good, this tank is gonna turn out awesome, i will post pics soon

Awesome, I can't wait!

[Gboy66]

Originally Posted by zacheyp

ya, i already have 3 fish in there

Nice, what type?

[zacheyp]

b and w clown
gramma
orange clown

[Gboy66]

Originally Posted by zacheyp

b and w clown
gramma
orange clown

Occerellis? Sounds nice