2 months into my 1st saltwater tank ever

[fishguy242]

hi welcome to the reef going to love it here!!
lots of fun/info/fun/help/fun....

 

[Chrisfish]

Welcome to R2R

 

[4tanks]

Welcome from England quiete a lot in that tank already for 2 moths old I'd slow down a bit as has been said previously patience is key

 

[KJ]

Welcome to R2R!!!

 

[vetteguy53081]

Add cleanup crew (snails and blue leg hermits) and reduce white light intensity a little.

 

[fuelman]

Welcome to R2R!!!

 

[canadianeh]

I see 10 fish in the tank. Isn't it a bit too hurry to put 10 fish in the first 2 months in a 60 gallon tank?

 

[LiveWire]

Welcome to the REEF!!

 

[BeejReef]

Welcome

 

[tritonpower]

Welcome! A sump isn't a requirement, it will be fine

good news. I hope to one day get a bigger tank with sump....one day

 

[Ippyroy]

Welcome to R2R!

 

[The Aquatic Arsenal]

 

[Brandon Smith]

 

[tritonpower]

I see 10 fish in the tank. Isn't it a bit too hurry to put 10 fish in the first 2 months in a 60 gallon tank?

Nature/disease took care of that. Down to 2 tangs, 2 gobys, 2 clowns and 2 chalk bass. Lots of clean up crew.

 

[Reefnman2]

Welcome to R2R!

 

[mcshams]

Glad you joined. Welcome

 

[windemerejack]

Hi and welcome from the UK. Very friendly and knowledgeable folk on here, you will love it.
Stay safe

 

[jeffchapok]

Nature/disease took care of that. Down to 2 tangs, 2 gobys, 2 clowns and 2 chalk bass. Lots of clean up crew.

That's still a lot of fish, even for a mature tank. Most tangs aren't recommended for tanks smaller than 75 gal, as they need a lot of room to swim. I also have a 60 gal, and I won't add a tang for that reason.

When adding fish, limit it to one or two at a time to give your bacteria a chance to ramp up to handle the additional bio load. If you added these all at once or in a short period of time, chances are it caused an ammonia spike which could be why you lost a few of them.

Also, go slow and thoroughly research everything before you buy. Some species don't tolerate each other and will fight to the death.

As for algae, all new tanks go through ugly phases. It takes about a year for everything to settle down. Keep that in mind when adding corals or anemones, as many of them don't do well in new tanks.

 

[reef lover]

Welcome to r2r!