21g Wall Mounted SW tank

[superdave07]

One more pic of the tomato clown

 

[Mr. Limpet]

Looking good

Did you get the bubble issue resolved?

 

[superdave07]

Looking good

Did you get the bubble issue resolved?

The big bubbles just now I have micro or I think it's sand just circulating around

 

[carey]

Added a tomato clown he is the size of a nickel

Oh my gosh that's one tiny fish! Lol good luck

 

[superdave07]

Got done moding my Aquaclaer 50 by adding a top skimmer for top floating junk. Kind of a eye sore. What do you guys think ???

 

[Sssea]

I don't think it's too much of an eyesore, but if it bothers you, you could try to match paint to the background and paint it.

 

[superdave07]

I don't think it's too much of an eyesore, but if it bothers you, you could try to match paint to the background and paint it.

Ok just spay paint maybe?

 

[Grizz]

Spray paint will work just let it cure for a week or to just to be safe When i painted my pipe i let it cure for a week then boxed it up for 2 days opened the box and still had a faint smell left it cure outside another week and no order at all Looking good BTW

 

[Sssea]

I've definitely heard of people on here using krylon spray paint. They have tons of colors, so I'm sure you'd be able to match it. I would ask around for recommendations.

 

[Grizz]

Yup use the krylon for plastic it's self etching so it tends to stick much better

 

[superdave07]

Ok guys thanks, the mod has made a big change to the take it looks crystal clear now, I don't think I want to take it off and paint it, I don't want to wait a week.

 

[superdave07]

I have all the fish I want, now i want to add some corals. What should my Parameters be at like ph trates ect.? What are easy corals? What is the different from hard and soft? Is a Halloween hemet coral safe? Thanks

 

[Reef-master003]

Are those fluorescent bulbs

 

[superdave07]

Are those fluorescent bulbs

Yes I have 3x 65w T5

 

[curiousclam120]

u might have too much light for soft corals, using the wpg rule, but that would be a rough estimate. Heres some links to some corals and info on them:
Saltwater Reef Aquariums: Live Coral for Saltwater Coral Reef Aquariums

Corals for Saltwater Aquariums, Reef Aquariums, Marine Aquariums, WYSIWYG Coral

Halloween Hermit Crab, Orange Leg Hermit Crab - Ciliopagurus spp.

and yes the halloween hermit crab is reef safe.

 

[superdave07]

What should my Parameters be at like ph trates ect. For corals

 

[thominil]

WPG is horridly outdated, do a little research and you will find that out. Factors such as PAR, depth penetration, and reflectors are more important, as well as the type of bulb. Your T5 lighting should allow you to keep softies, LPS, and even some SPS depending on where they are placed in the tank.

Are you sure it's T5 though? I have heard of 65w PC bulbs, but not 65w T5. Are there two tubes that are connected to each other on the same connector/socket? If so, you have PC.

Don't worry about your pH, your weekly water changes will buffer that for you. As for other parameters such as nitrates, ideally they should be 0, but this is not always possible, so levels of 10 are generally safe. If you keep zoanthids (soft coral), they are usually a pretty good indicator if something is wrong as they will close up IME.

 

[superdave07]

WPG is horridly outdated, do a little research and you will find that out. Factors such as PAR, depth penetration, and reflectors are more important, as well as the type of bulb. Your T5 lighting should allow you to keep softies, LPS, and even some SPS depending on where they are placed in the tank.

Are you sure it's T5 though? I have heard of 65w PC bulbs, but not 65w T5. Are there two tubes that are connected to each other on the same connector/socket? If so, you have PC.

Don't worry about your pH, your weekly water changes will buffer that for you. As for other parameters such as nitrates, ideally they should be 0, but this is not always possible, so levels of 10 are generally safe. If you keep zoanthids (soft coral), they are usually a pretty good indicator if something is wrong as they will close up IME.

The t5 are retros

 

[zparticle]

That is an insanely cool looking tank. Thanks for sharing, it's nice for a newbie like myself to see the possibilities.

 

[superdave07]

That is an insanely cool looking tank. Thanks for sharing, it's nice for a newbie like myself to see the possibilities.

Thanks this hobby is difficult but worth the stress, good luck with ur build.