Pirate-of-the-Caribbean
Aquarium Advice Apprentice
Hello and thank you all for the great advice we've read over the past month. My boyfriend and I have started a 55g Thanksgiving weekend and the hobby has been lots of fun so far! eventually we'd like to add corals to our tiny bit of the tropics. We live in Minnesota and hope a reef escape in our dining room helps take us away from the cold depths of winter!
We're starting this thread to ask questions about our tank that seem to be difficult to get answered elsewhere. Here is where we stand today
55 gallon tank
Heater
Two power heads - Seio 620 & 820
Hanging filter - marine land emperor 400
40 w shoplight style light
~52 lbs live rock
Live sand about 4" can't remember the lbs
Livestock...12 hermit crab...6 turbo snail...3 green chromis and 1 skunk shrimp (chromis & shrimp new today!)
surprisingly ammonia and nitrates are near 0...seems odd others on this forum state this is difficult to achieve perhaps as our aquarium becomes more complex we will struggle with these levels?
We've been using Kent Purple Tech to help coraline growth.
We Are thinking of investing in a better light next... Are we on the right track here?
Any other livestock recommendations to keep the tank clean and balanced early in the process?
We're starting this thread to ask questions about our tank that seem to be difficult to get answered elsewhere. Here is where we stand today
55 gallon tank
Heater
Two power heads - Seio 620 & 820
Hanging filter - marine land emperor 400
40 w shoplight style light
~52 lbs live rock
Live sand about 4" can't remember the lbs
Livestock...12 hermit crab...6 turbo snail...3 green chromis and 1 skunk shrimp (chromis & shrimp new today!)
surprisingly ammonia and nitrates are near 0...seems odd others on this forum state this is difficult to achieve perhaps as our aquarium becomes more complex we will struggle with these levels?
We've been using Kent Purple Tech to help coraline growth.
We Are thinking of investing in a better light next... Are we on the right track here?
Any other livestock recommendations to keep the tank clean and balanced early in the process?