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    stock list for 200g

    hey there im new to this too but i think thats too many tangs for a tank that size or if they are compatible all 4 will have to be put in at the same time
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    first saltwater tank

    or maybe a copperband butterfly thats about 2 inches long ? and a white tail bristle tooth tang thats about the same size ? i will be getting rid of the puffer this week as he has been picking at the clowns fins
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    first saltwater tank

    if i were to get a yellow tang thats about an inch and a half long would it be okay in my tank until i get my 6 foot tank that i put on layby ? i probably wont have the other tank up and running for 5 or 6 months though
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    first saltwater tank

    i had the prawn in with my rocks and had my lights off but im not really experienced enough to tell ya whether thats a good or bad idea lol
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    first saltwater tank

    thats some nice live rock you got ... does anyone know some good ways to get rid of aiptasia
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    first saltwater tank

    ahh fair enough i may have to take him back than
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    first saltwater tank

    and i thought maybe if since he is so small and the shrimps are bigger he wont get a chance to harass them till he is bigger but i will most likely have a six foot tank by than
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    first saltwater tank

    from what ive read the puffer should be okay but if i notice him picking at them i will take him back to the shop ... ive been feeding the sun at the same time each day since i bought him doing the 2 litre bottle trick but its only been two days. is where i placed it okay ? everything i have...
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    first saltwater tank

    i bought a pair of coral banded shrimp a bennetts puffer a sun coral and two other things the lfs told me are easy to keep i forgot what theyre called but ive got it written down somewhere lol
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    first saltwater tank

    well my protein skimmer got here today and my 2700 litres per hour canister filter got here yesterday. but i cant start the protein skimmer up until tomorrow because it has an american plug and ill have to get an adaptor so i will have photos up on saturday to show progress
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    first saltwater tank

    heres some close ups ... the last one is of a sea star hitch hiker ive found and i also noticed a worm looking thing swimming around really quickly at nigh i couldnt get a picture it was too quick does anyone have an idea what it might be ?
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    first saltwater tank

    You could also look online just type buy live rock online Australia and see what you find I think I remember seeing 20 kilos for 200 dollars
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    first saltwater tank

    I want to have about 25 - 30 kilos so I have 1 - 1 1/4 pound perallon of my tank ... For my cycling I put the rock in with the sand let it sit for a week than ought more rock but that was only because I didn't have enough money lol ... Yes I have a bonded pair of ocellaris 4 hermit crabs a...
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    first saltwater tank

    hey mate i live in gladstone central queensland so i bought it from port city pet world it was 12 bucks a kilo but id say since you live in sydney you have more choices ... theres only 1 shop that ive found that sells live rock here so i couldnt really get it cheaper loli spent about 270 on it
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    first saltwater tank

    it cycled alot faster than i thought it would but the live rock was semi cured and i got some of the live sand from the lfs as well so i guess that helped it. yes clown fish are alot more colourful than i expected lol ill never go back to freshwater. im unsure whether i want the lionfish and...
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    first saltwater tank

    still need 3 more pieces of rock i think
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    first saltwater tank

    ammonia and nitrite hit 0 on sunday and still hadnt changed when i tested on wednesday so i bought a pair of tiny ocellaris clowns 4 hermit crabs and got given a leathery coral that i believe is sinularia because ive spent so much money there lol ... the clowns love swimming along the front
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    2 x 2200 lph canister filters

    well they are actually rated to 713 gallons per hour but i figure since its under the tank and stuff that the rate would probably be closer to 581 ... they each hold almost 6 gallons lol so that would be helpful too
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    2 x 2200 lph canister filters

    would having two 2200 litres per hour canister filters with uv be too much for a 55 gallon tank ? oh and i think 2200 litres is about 581 gallons
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    first saltwater tank

    they really are cool fish but its a shame i dont want a deep sand bed otherwise id have a look at one .... theres a picture of the tank after the first week i tested it yesterday and ammonia is at 0.25 nitrite at 0 and nitrate at 5 ppm but i did it after i did a 10% percent water change so i...
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    first saltwater tank

    hey khij what kind of fish is that in your picture ? its awesome looking
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    first saltwater tank

    Only hitch hikers I've got are a couple snails .. I thought they woulda died by now but nope lol
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    first saltwater tank

    are there any ways to stop them nipping at corals ? i've got my liverock and live sand in the tank what are some good things to do during the cycle ?
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    first saltwater tank

    I would like to try some easy to keep corals but I'm not sure
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    first saltwater tank

    would having excess filtration make the smaller tank okay for them or it still wont be good enough
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