20 Gallon Build

[woody390]

cant see the pictures unfortunatley if you pop them on i'll have a look but from descritpion id guess maybe feather duster. yeah I don't have one but i Hear gobys and pistol shrimps can form nice partnerships although I would recomend the pair of clowns if you can as mine dont leave each others side so imagine theyre happier in a pair the one thing i did have on mine though to pre warn you was a small skimmer just made sure water quality stayed good.

 

[Andy91]

Here's one of the better pics of it hopefully it works this time.

Any small skimmers that you would recommend?

I forgot to add that the HOB has a pack of purigen inside and that's about it. Mostly for a little extra water flow in the tank.

 

[stepho725]

Here's one of the better pics of it hopefully it works this time.

Any small skimmers that you would recommend?

I forgot to add that the HOB has a pack of purigen inside and that's about it. Mostly for a little extra water flow in the tank.

On my phone this pic comes up very small.

 

[Andy91]

Well from what I've read about feather dusters it seems like a small one. And shouldn't be anything I should worry about?

Thanks for the help though, not sure why the picture was having issues.

But for a update, after checking water paras yesterday tank is at:

Ammonia 0
Nitrites 0
Nitrates ~5

I did a 10% WC 2 days ago, and before the change the paras were the same. There is brown algae growth on the rocks and sand.

 

[woody390]

Altars to be expected but if its a lot just reduce your light! Yeah feather dusters are good for a tank looks like your nearly there!

 

[Andy91]

So a update on the tank. I've done a few water changes over the weeks and the results have turned out the same:

Ammonia 0; Nitrites 0; and Nitrates ~5

Everything seems to be up and looking good. And the hermit is doing well in there so, I will be adding CUC in a day or so.

I've been reading up on stars and looks like a brittle starfish might be an only option? (if I decided to get one) They are cool little guys and I've seen them around the LFS around the area, and was wondering if anyone had any experience with them?

 

[woody390]

You'd struggle with them in a 20 gallon except asterina stars

 

[Andy91]

Well an update. I have decided against a star until I get a larger tank. I have 6 hermits in the tank and coraline algae growing on the rocks. Everything seems to be going great so far.

Does anyone have opinions on green emerald crabs? I keep hearing mixed reviews for reef tanks.

 

[Andy91]

So today I got my first fish! Water paras have been steady for a few weeks now and things have been going well in the tank. We will hope it stays this way. He/She is a Ocellaris Clownfish. It seems to be very happy in the tank finding all the ways around the rocks.

 

[stepho725]

Very cool - congrats!

 

[Andy91]

Thanks Here is a pic of the tank. You can see I couldn't wait for corals the other day and picked up a few. The one at the bottom right if you can see it is not doing to great. It is a acan, and not sure what is wrong with it. It seems to be bleaching, I moved it in a more shaded area to hope that will help.

 

[Dchi225]

Hopefully moving it will allow it to get more acclimated to the lights. Looks great!!