I want to build a 20 gal nano for my wife. Since i have to wait to build my 55 till we move. I have a couple of questions. What kind of hob filter should i use. And what should i do as far as stocking. She wants clowns. Please help.
wife wants a nano have some ?
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Galligak
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Are you not dojng live rock? I don't know much about saltwater filtering but I do know a little when it comes to stocking. You could do 2 clownfish, a goby, and maybe one other small fish or some type of shrimp. I may be wrong so wait for some others to answer.
Galligak
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jbird79 said:
Yeah I don't think any extra filtration would hurt at all. I don't have any clue on what type though...
carey
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I've used regular old aquaclear hang on in sw, they work fine.
I'd run an AC50 in that 20g.
I'd run an AC50 in that 20g.
scubasteve03
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What I have heard is that with saltwater hob you want to double the size like for your 20gal you could get one that dose 40gal or so and you should have no problems as far as brand carey hit the nail on the head I have used this one befor and worked great
R33F FeTiSh
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jbird79 said:
With a 20 gallon you may want to have clowns and only clowns, at least till its almost a year old to give it plenty of time to build up all your good bacteria. Bioload wise, once a tank is "seasoned" it OS hard to overload the Bioload without doing anything drastic. Crowding become the issue in that small of a tank. The suggested HOB is a good one.
carey
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Crabs and shrimp and snails are fine, theres really no limit on them, but to be reasonable. lol You dont want 50 crabs in a 20g for instance.
carey
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I have 20 snails in my biocube, but I love the narscicsuss ones almost as much as I like fish, they are great fun to watch feed.
R33F FeTiSh
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Also, avoid anenomes. Some may live in a small tank, but they can't thrive.
carey
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They CAN but its no guarantee. They also can host corals, r most anything for that matter. Nems require a larger tank, pristine water an excellent lighting. Also not a good idea to put one in a new tank, rahrer wait for it to be seasoned over time for your best shot at them.
R33F FeTiSh
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jbird79 said:
I've seen them host xenia, torch,frogspawn. I have moved both a Duncan colony and a paly patch because they were hosting them and it wasn't working out. My friend scubasteve has a pair I gave him and they are hosting a patch of xenia and the coral is thriving from it.
R33F FeTiSh
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R33F FeTiSh
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Also, clownfish don't have to have an anenome. You just can't witness the symbiotic relationship they have which is very cool.
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