OP
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Omar Torres
Noob Reefer
Hey guys,
Have a lot to update since I was last on here.
3/13
So after a long chat with a fellow reefer and a lot of research on some sites and forums, I came to the conclusion that hermits were not the right inhabitants for my tank. In most nano systems, I have read of them being destructive, territorial, and down right a pain. On 3/6 I took all my hermits back to the LFS looking to trade and get some snails. They had no snails but recommended another peppermint shrimp for the current one. I agreed and got a smaller shrimp, as well as a small pencil urchin. I also talked to the gentleman that continues to help me with my tank.... and he suggested since my tank parameters showed 0 ammonia 0 nitrates 0 nitrites to add some fish. Went with a pair of clowns. I am quite content with them. At this point the inhabitants in my tank were as follows:
2 Ocellaris clown fish
Pencil Urchin
2 Emerald Crabs
2 Peppermint shrimp
3 mussels that came with live rock
2 Hidden cup coral
2 Caribbean rose Coral
CLOWNS (No names as I have no clue the sex or if they have paired yet. They came from a tank with about 30 other fish with them)
Hidden Cup Coral (Direct feeding 2x a week and seems to be growing more heads rapidly!)
Caribbean rose Coral
Other small Caribbean rose coral
All coral at this point came on live rock!
At this time I also realized that my 950 power head was too strong and I down graded to a 565 Hydor nano which seems to be working great!! I was thinking about adding another power head rated around 300 to add another current across the front of the tank. There seams to be mixed reviews about this. As a nano reefer (for right now) I was thinking some exotic zoanthids, some hammers, some mushrooms, leathers, and any other bright corals I can jam in here with steves LED. I will be able to support high light with the leds and heavy feeding since i have a hydor nano slim skim and an intank media basket. Any recommendations on this guys?
At this point I decided to order some snails from live aquaria. My order was as follows:
SW - Cerith Snail (Mexico) 10
SW - Super Tongan Nassarius Snail - Large 6
SW - Fighting Conch (Tonga) 1
The box came in 3/8 and was the wrong order.... They sent me a seahorse, a torch coral, and a brain coral. Gave the seahorse away to a fellow forum member to save his life as I had no tank for him. As for the corals Live aquaria shipped some more snails and let me keep the corals. They have now been added to my tank.
3/11 Got the snails in and everyone except the cerith snails are moving. 2 eventually moved but I am leaving them in the tank 7 days to see if they finally come out to eat.
Now I have pictures and Questions
Mussels
Coral Concerns
I am now trying to seek best placement for my torch and brain coral since live aquaria sent them to me on accident and I was not planning on having any bigger corals yet. I am scared the torch will sting the clams, the tube coral, and brain coral near it. I am thinking about replacing the torch in either spot 1 or 2. What you guys think? The current in that corner seems a little rough... will it acclimate?
Live sand question?
I heard pink and purple spots of sand is normal. No one in the tank seems to mind it.
Clown Concern
One of my clowns seems to be pooping long white strings. He also stays in the back of the tank near the surface. Has anyone experienced this? I heard it may be parasites. Also only of my clowns has small scratches near the face. They seem healed. Is that natural?
Have a lot to update since I was last on here.
3/13
So after a long chat with a fellow reefer and a lot of research on some sites and forums, I came to the conclusion that hermits were not the right inhabitants for my tank. In most nano systems, I have read of them being destructive, territorial, and down right a pain. On 3/6 I took all my hermits back to the LFS looking to trade and get some snails. They had no snails but recommended another peppermint shrimp for the current one. I agreed and got a smaller shrimp, as well as a small pencil urchin. I also talked to the gentleman that continues to help me with my tank.... and he suggested since my tank parameters showed 0 ammonia 0 nitrates 0 nitrites to add some fish. Went with a pair of clowns. I am quite content with them. At this point the inhabitants in my tank were as follows:
2 Ocellaris clown fish
Pencil Urchin
2 Emerald Crabs
2 Peppermint shrimp
3 mussels that came with live rock
2 Hidden cup coral
2 Caribbean rose Coral
CLOWNS (No names as I have no clue the sex or if they have paired yet. They came from a tank with about 30 other fish with them)
Hidden Cup Coral (Direct feeding 2x a week and seems to be growing more heads rapidly!)
Caribbean rose Coral
Other small Caribbean rose coral
All coral at this point came on live rock!
At this time I also realized that my 950 power head was too strong and I down graded to a 565 Hydor nano which seems to be working great!! I was thinking about adding another power head rated around 300 to add another current across the front of the tank. There seams to be mixed reviews about this. As a nano reefer (for right now) I was thinking some exotic zoanthids, some hammers, some mushrooms, leathers, and any other bright corals I can jam in here with steves LED. I will be able to support high light with the leds and heavy feeding since i have a hydor nano slim skim and an intank media basket. Any recommendations on this guys?
At this point I decided to order some snails from live aquaria. My order was as follows:
SW - Cerith Snail (Mexico) 10
SW - Super Tongan Nassarius Snail - Large 6
SW - Fighting Conch (Tonga) 1
The box came in 3/8 and was the wrong order.... They sent me a seahorse, a torch coral, and a brain coral. Gave the seahorse away to a fellow forum member to save his life as I had no tank for him. As for the corals Live aquaria shipped some more snails and let me keep the corals. They have now been added to my tank.
3/11 Got the snails in and everyone except the cerith snails are moving. 2 eventually moved but I am leaving them in the tank 7 days to see if they finally come out to eat.
Now I have pictures and Questions
Mussels
Coral Concerns
I am now trying to seek best placement for my torch and brain coral since live aquaria sent them to me on accident and I was not planning on having any bigger corals yet. I am scared the torch will sting the clams, the tube coral, and brain coral near it. I am thinking about replacing the torch in either spot 1 or 2. What you guys think? The current in that corner seems a little rough... will it acclimate?
Live sand question?
I heard pink and purple spots of sand is normal. No one in the tank seems to mind it.
Clown Concern
One of my clowns seems to be pooping long white strings. He also stays in the back of the tank near the surface. Has anyone experienced this? I heard it may be parasites. Also only of my clowns has small scratches near the face. They seem healed. Is that natural?
