My First Build ever...and need some direction
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Jewel
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I find with Clowns, that they are the perfect addition to a smallish tank, Like yours. There are so many choices and varieties. Their are the Designer Clowns such as Black Ice, Piccasso,Wyoming Whites, etc. Or B&W or Percula and Ocelarris. Then the Tomato, Marroon, Clarki, and they range from 15 bucks a piece to several hundreds. You should do some research on them, I'll send you a pick of mine.
Marz
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Those are my preference as I love the black but the family has decided on orange. I like the Picasso and the Platinum, but (and I saw them on this site) the gold banded ones are nice as well - to be honest I was surprised at the price. I have to read, as you mentioned, since it seems they have differing temperaments. There may be an addition of a Bangai, but to your point I may only end up with 20G of water in the tank.
pulpfiction1
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i go through orangeville every day,have to meet up and see your tank in person some day
pulpfiction1
Reef Scavenger
absolutley,when its up and running lol
myself i would have no issues with mixing in the DT,water in first then add salt
myself i would have no issues with mixing in the DT,water in first then add salt
Marz
Active Member
Ok, so I would like some opinions. I have glued the rock together, added a shelf, and put the sand in. I am not going for a DSB as I don't believe I have enough experience. I have added between 1" - 1.75" of aragonite and placed the rocks. I changed it up a bit as I wanted more height and I wasn't interested in it being symmetrical.
Do I have enough sand and have I made enough room for the fish to swim around?
Last question, I only have the Koralia 425 but the WP10 will be coming. Where should I place my Koralia within the tank for now?
Do I have enough sand and have I made enough room for the fish to swim around?
Last question, I only have the Koralia 425 but the WP10 will be coming. Where should I place my Koralia within the tank for now?
MrHermit85
Active Member
Looks good to me, I have about the same depth of sand. With the koralia it's all about trial an error and the best placement where it can keep all the water in the tank moving with no dead spots. My brother inlaw has a nano and he has a tunze blowing against the front glass, but again it's best to try different places until you get what you want. I have moved mine several times after adding different corals with different flow requirements too.
Marz
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I added
Some acrylic rod, so not really "screwed" ... Lol. Anyway, I am planning on adding water in tonight. When mixing in the tank and starting the cycle, I shouldn't run the skimmer or any other mechanical filters like chemi elite and purigen correct - just floss and the yellow filter that came with my system? Then in a couple of days I can add the chemi elite and purigen.
Some acrylic rod, so not really "screwed" ... Lol. Anyway, I am planning on adding water in tonight. When mixing in the tank and starting the cycle, I shouldn't run the skimmer or any other mechanical filters like chemi elite and purigen correct - just floss and the yellow filter that came with my system? Then in a couple of days I can add the chemi elite and purigen.
Jewel
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I'm not familiar with either of these products so I hope someone else can help out here. Not sure about a filter either, I'd just circulate the tank, putting in some flake food every few days, no skimmer either. let the process do it's thing, just ATO and that's it, you don't even need the lights on at this point.