90 gal update finally!

[kemper6120]

i can add a lid to it, i have more acrylic! but why put holes in it? wouldnt that defeat the purpose of acclimating fish in it?

 

[bknapp]

I think the holes kind of depend on how exactly you plan to use it. I could see the holes being a good idea if you were planning on it hanging inside of the tank while acclimating.

 

[ToXIc]

Chris is talking about community acclimation. Acclimating the fish to the rest of the fishes in you display.


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[kemper6120]

ok yea i was not thinking about that! good idea! you think just a few drill holes in the sides?

 

[Dowtish]

Yes, that's what I was referring to. More like acclimating your fish to the other fish, not so much to the water. But you can do one with holes, and then build another without.:bigsmile:

 

[prsnlty]

I wouldn't worry to much about Ph until you're done cycling. It should come up on its own when the cycles complete.

My ph stays steady at 7.8 and the tank finished cycling in Dec. I have a light on my sump/fuge at night but i also can't bring it up. All my perm are perfect except ph. I tried to raise it with a buffer... sent everything off balance and killed a few corals :-( So how does one raise it without this happening and keep it there?

125g mixed reef

 

[prsnlty]

For schooling I would go for anthias. I've read may threads stating that chromis may off one another or pair up and beat up the other. And then there are cases where they actually do well and school.


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So true! I bought 12 then day by day one came up missing... i wanted 12 but was down to 7... went and bought 5 more. same thing happened again - back to 7. went to lfs for something else and he had 3 chromis heft and offered them for cheap so i got them. lol, 3 days later i was back to 7! turns out they were happy with the #7 and have been happy since. The reason the off each other is due to tank size and in habitants so they run population control on their own kind.

125g mixed reef

 

[kemper6120]

I added the first two fish to the aquarium! finally got something other then rocks to look at lol

 

[prsnlty]

And they are handsome :-)

125g mixed reef

 

[kemper6120]

well thank you! now im ready to add something else.. like getting a new tattoo when you get one you want another and another and another.

 

[bknapp]

Looking good man. What else are you planning on putting in your tank?

 

[gmoney243]

well thank you! now im ready to add something else.. like getting a new tattoo when you get one you want another and another and another.

Don't do it!!

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[kemper6120]

Don't do it!!

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Im not getting anything else for a couple weeks :) but i got the itch from buy these two clowns i just wanna stock the entire aquarium lol

 

[kemper6120]

Looking good man. What else are you planning on putting in your tank?

Fish list includes: two clowns, yellow tang, wrasse(not sure what kind yet), three chromis, anthias, and a diamond goby!
Might have a few cleaner shrimp in there too

 

[prsnlty]

Fish list includes: two clowns, yellow tang, wrasse(not sure what kind yet), three chromis, anthias, and a diamond goby!
Might have a few cleaner shrimp in there too

Sounds like a good list :-) I have a cleaner wrasse for my tangs. He does a great job at keeping my fish free of parasites. I understand that 6 lines wrasses are great too at keeping your tank in good shape for flatworms and such. This fish I'll be adding soon myself.

125g mixed reef

 

[Dowtish]

6 line wrasses are notorious for being very mean. I put them in the same category as a damsel. A melenurus wrasse is a much better choice.

 

[prsnlty]

6 line wrasses are notorious for being very mean. I put them in the same category as a damsel. A melenurus wrasse is a much better choice.

That is good to know, I didn't know that :) As it is I need to find a new home for my coral beauty... He never bothered anything then recently I believe he killed my clam... then yesterday he nipped at the frogspawn then today the torch. I've been trying to catch him and put him in the qt untill I can find him a new home.

125g mixed reef

 

[prsnlty]

6 line wrasses are notorious for being very mean. I put them in the same category as a damsel. A melenurus wrasse is a much better choice.

Won't this wrasse eat smaller fish and crustations?

125g mixed reef

 

[Dowtish]

Melenurus wrasses will not eat other fish. They will eat small snails and small shrimp.

 

[SmyrnaReefer]

Melenurus wrasse all the way!