20 long reef

[aquariumlover10]

I have been looking for at filters, skimmers, and lights for a 20l that I'm pla on geting after my family moves its going to be a reef i want to get 1 fire dartfish, 2 occelaris clownfish, 1 skunk cleaner shrimp, 1-2 red legged hermit crab(s), and 1 bubble anemone the corals i want to keep are zoanthids mushrooms and a toadstool ( and a couple others i forgot the names of)

 

[Fishdude3233]

So what's your question

 

[aquariumlover10]

Sorry i was rushing i am wandering what filter, skimmer and light you reccomend for a 20l reef tank?

 

[ivan_dalmatia]

20L tank, your overstocked with the 2 clown fish already??

 

[aquandrew]

two ocellaris need 30 gallons but you could do a pair of true percula clowns or a single ocellaris

 

[ivan_dalmatia]

two ocellaris need 30 gallons but you could do a pair of true percula clowns or a single ocellaris

20L is 4,1/2 gallons?

 

[aquandrew]

20L is 4,1/2 gallons?

20 long is what i was guessing

 

[ivan_dalmatia]

Hope your wright lol

 

[aquariumlover10]

20 long

 

[aquandrew]

20 long

the anemone is going to need very stable conditions, if you want a pair of ocellaris i would go with a 29 instead of 20 long

 

[aquariumlover10]

I can't find a empty 29 gallon anywere i was going to get a 29 at first but i can't find one

 

[ivan_dalmatia]

When i first started, i had an anemone in a 20g get sucked up into a skimmer, they move around till they find a happy spot

 

[aquariumlover10]

Yeah i heard of that happening with featherdusters but not anemones. I'm still wondering about equipment. And i heard that when a snail dies in a tank it realeses toxins so i wondering if ther were any snails that don't.

 

[ivan_dalmatia]

? Thats funny, maybe nitrates, but my hermit crabs love to eat the ones that die, even the cleaner shrimp come for a snack

 

[aquariumlover10]

so they don't release toxins?

 

[aquandrew]

so they don't release toxins?

a dead snail or any fish/crab will cause an ammonia spike if it dies and you don't remove it

 

[aquariumlover10]

i know that but some one told me that if a snail dies in a aquarium it with kill every thing. (still wondering about equipment)

 

[aquandrew]

whats your budget on lights? skimmer?

 

[aquariumlover10]

I don't want to spend more than $125 on lights and $100 on a skimmer and for a filter don't want to spend more than $120.

 

[Gregcoyote]

A 20L probably doesn't need a skimmer. Water changes and live rock should be enough along with good flow. Easy to light, a 60-90 watt LED would be more than enough for most corals. Other types of lights may heat a 20L up too much.

Let others address stocking issues, but don't overstock.