20 long questions

[NoahLikesFish]

I kinda wanna take this thread down because someone mentioned me breaking down my 40 to make it into saltwater but now it’s getting derailed

 

[NoahLikesFish]

well your tank is 6 months old so time to do a water change!

I plan to do one this month

 

[NoahLikesFish]

Definitely you do not want to use play sand. Play sand is primarily silicate based which will do nothing for buffering & will feed diatoms.

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[NoahLikesFish]

I might buy a bag because I plan to get a jawfish and they prefer to have a deeper substrate

 

[Tamberav]

Silica play sand is fine particles. Didn't you literally talk about wanting a larger grain?

 

[Tamberav]

I might buy a bag because I plan to get a jawfish and they prefer to have a deeper substrate

Ok jawfish need bit bigger substrate, not fine sand, they also need rubble. They need this in order to properly build a burrow.

 

[NoahLikesFish]

Ok jawfish need bigger substrate, not fine sand, they also need rubble. They need this in order to properly build a burrow.

Oh that’s what I was planning. I was talking if I did a large dsb but I’m gonna use Fiji pink and some rubble.

 

[NoahLikesFish]

I made a new thread btw this one got too derailed. I’m gonna make the new one more controlled

 

[Tamberav]

Oh that’s what I was planning. I was talking if I did a large dsb but I’m gonna use Fiji pink and some rubble.

A DSB takes up a lot of space and a 20L is a shallow tank... so I would forget that idea.

DSB's also don't last forever.

 

[NoahLikesFish]

What is the fish on your pfp? They look really cool and I’d be happy if I could keep a fish similar to them in my tank perhaps. Also should I use smashed lr or should I use seashells

 

[NoahLikesFish]

A DSB takes up a lot of space and a 20L is a shallow tank... so I would forget that idea.

DSB's also don't last forever.

Ok. Could I do a dsb in the display fuge so I can have more bacteria

 

[NashobaTek]

So you're still trying to put 6 or 7 fish in a 20 gallon aquarium.

 

[NoahLikesFish]

But I’m going to have 15 extra gallons of space. I might stick with a pair of clowns a jawfish then a tailspot blenny then a goby shrimp pair then when I get the display refugium I will add a filefish to it

 

[NoahLikesFish]

Only 5 fish with that idea.

 

[NoahLikesFish]

I’m gonna reboot this thread

 

[NoahLikesFish]

Alright so the last thread I made was getting derailed and I believe it’s going to be too hard to fix. So I will just make a new one. So I plan on getting a 20 long, 1st I am going to use my 75 gallon rated hob alongside a maxi jet 400 for a ideal level of flow. This won’t be permanent becsuse eventually I will diy a sump with a algae scrubber and a display. I plan to put egg crate, sponge, floss and carbon in the filter. The egg crate will serve as a scrubber for the beginning. I am going to use a t5ho sun blaster light with diy reflectors which will be upgraded to double lights double reflectors or a China black box. I am going to use 20 lbs Fiji pink live sand 25 lbs aquaculture special from salty bottom reef then I am going to use a ro buddy rodi system and instant ocean for water changes (25% biweekly) I am going to dose phytoplankton and coral food and for testing I’m gonna get the salifert nitrate and ammonia tests. For stocking I am going to go with a pygmy filefish or some mid dweller, a pair of skunk clowns, a jawfish then a pair of small gobies and a pistol shrimp. Corals will mostly be softies and gorgs with a emphasis on macroalgae and mangroves too.

 

[NashobaTek]

I think this is still to many fish

 

[NoahLikesFish]

I am gonna stick to my original plan, also I added a tag thst says skip to page 33. I am gonna keep camaro’s advice and I’m not gonna go and get the filefish or expensive stuff becsuse I won’t have enough space for them till I get a refugium

 

[NoahLikesFish]

Ya sure? I might ditch the blenny or the goby though too just to make sure I don’t screw stuff up because I won’t have good equipment

 

[NashobaTek]

Ya sure? I might ditch the blenny or the goby though too just to make sure I don’t screw stuff up because I won’t have good equipment

Start with a couple of fish first and grow into it