Fishroom Reality Check

User · Mar 9, 2020

Victoria M said:
No, no, no. Save that 40B for an emergency. I wish I had a bigger tank when I got a toxic dinos. So now my 40B is tucked in a corner for a what if.

But, but, but... it's sitting where my lowboy 50 grow out is going and I haven't used it in 2 years.

Honestly though- yeah. That's actually a really good point.

User · Mar 9, 2020

Victoria M said:
I say... 15g has been perfect for me. That is all I got. LOL

Ugh, hopeless, lol

High or long? HIGH OR LONG!?!

I can't decide

NY_Caveman · Mar 10, 2020

neilp2006 said:
Ugh, hopeless, lol

High or long? HIGH OR LONG!?!

I can't decide

Maybe compromise and get a small drop off tank?
(I know, I am useless

)

User · Mar 10, 2020

YOu guys are no help! Lol

DS204 · Mar 10, 2020

neilp2006 said:
YOu guys are no help! Lol

Long: lights will be brighter due to shallow depth, easier to work in.
High: more light gradient due to 3 levels of rack, smaller footprint.

Shallower depth sounds easier to maintain. Not sure how long you plan to acclimate your corals but maybe having the length would allow you to keep more in there if needed. Extra wiggle room is always good.

Victoria M · Mar 10, 2020

OCDean said:
Shallower depth sounds easier to maintain. Not sure how long you plan to acclimate your corals but maybe having the length would allow you to keep more in there if needed. Extra wiggle room is always good.

So If not a 15 gallon like me, a 10L. High never really offers positives beyond aesthetics, for the most part.

Victoria M · Mar 10, 2020

neilp2006 said:
But, but, but... it's sitting where my lowboy 50 grow out is going and I haven't used it in 2 years.

Honestly though- yeah. That's actually a really good point.

I hope you never need it. I got mine for $2 per 1gallon sale. So worth keeping it.

User · Mar 10, 2020

Victoria M said:
I hope you never need it. I got mine for $2 per 1gallon sale. So worth keeping it.

SO, $80 then?

Yeah, I'm going to keep it.

I think I'm trending towards the long.

User · Mar 10, 2020

OCDean said:
Shallower depth sounds easier to maintain. Not sure how long you plan to acclimate your corals but maybe having the length would allow you to keep more in there if needed. Extra wiggle room is always good.

Coral QT plan is to batch buy a bunch If frags and keep them isolated with three saltwater acclimated mollies to detect parasites. Couple rounds of coral dip too to take care of those nastiest.

Thinking 4 weeks will be enough to tell me if they are carrying ich/velvet, then into DT. If the mollies get infected with something, it'll be a full 76 days once I remove the mollies.

And by 'batch' I mean like15-20 frags. I'm tired of looking at rocks, lol

Victoria M · Mar 10, 2020

neilp2006 said:
SO, $80 then?

Yeah, I'm going to keep it.

I think I'm trending towards the long.

I am no sure why I wrote 2. Duh. It was $1 per gallon. A great buy for 40 bucks.

Victoria M · Mar 10, 2020

I am looking to buy some big corals, not frags. I am tired of looking at rocks too.

User · Mar 10, 2020

Victoria M said:
I am looking to buy some big corals, not frags. I am tired of looking at rocks too.

I hear that. My local frags from 2 stores might be considers mini colonies by some. 2-2.5" long multi branch acros, 3-5 head Duncan's, 5-6 head scans for example,

User · Mar 10, 2020

Victoria M said:
I am no sure why I wrote 2. Duh. It was $1 per gallon. A great buy for 40 bucks.

I got mine for $40 too.

My local petco are conventiently 'all out' of 40bs during $/g. Plenty the week after though

Victoria M · Mar 10, 2020

neilp2006 said:
But, but, but... it's sitting where my lowboy 50 grow out is going and I haven't used it in 2 years.

Honestly though- yeah. That's actually a really good point.

BTW the But, but, but CRACKED me up!

Victoria M · Mar 10, 2020

So will mollies breed in saltwater? If so I can see them being great in a refugium. Mollies eat the algae that grows in the fuge, make babies, babies feed the reef?

User · Mar 10, 2020

Victoria M said:
So will mollies breed in saltwater? If so I can see them being great in a refugium. Mollies eat the algae that grows in the fuge, make babies, babies feed the reef?

Dudette- that is sooooooo dark.

But yes, I believe they can. They'll be going into my 'display' macro fuge long term

Victoria M · Mar 10, 2020

LOL! Where is the fuge gonna be?

User · Mar 10, 2020

Victoria M said:
LOL! Where is the fuge gonna be?

LOl, right next to my return section.... its in my sump.

Display, as in 'pretty for me'. Id like to have something pretty to look at in the fishroom

User · Mar 10, 2020

I just need to figure out the scape and get it wet. Too many things on the honey do list though

Victoria M · Mar 10, 2020

neilp2006 said:
LOl, right next to my return section.... its in my sump.

Display, as in 'pretty for me'. Id like to have something pretty to look at in the fishroom

Me too! That is partly why I re made my sump.