Hi, another newbie here

[mikienhecker]

First off, my name is Mikie. I had my first saltwater tank last year but had issues with the location in the house. I failed miserably. Just moved into a mew place and started a new one. I remodeled the place myself so location is no longer a problem. This is my new tank

 

[kschweer]

Welcome to R2R! Looking good

 

[mikienhecker]

Thanks

 

[mikienhecker]

Herd to believe but i filled this tank with water about two months ago.

 

[mikienhecker]

The tank is a 40 gallon with only natural filtration, one day i will make a refugium. I had a canister filter but i didnt like it.

 

[mikienhecker]

Are gorgorians considered soft coral?

 

[Reefing Madness]

Similar to Soft Corals, but they anchor themselves in substrate.

 

[mikienhecker]

My tank is pretty new but i have a lot of biodiversity. If i give a list of what i am pretty sure i have in there could anyone help me figure out what i need to feed and dose?

 

[Reefing Madness]

More than likely, yes.

 

[mikienhecker]

Awesome. I will leave out the algae eaters. And the pictures are things that im not real sure what they are called. Fish: Pipefish not sure what kind. Yellow clown goby.
Bivalves: about ten spiny oysters largest is 1".
2 gorgorians: 1 blade, 1 reg.
2 decorator crabs
5 lettuce nudibranchs
6 featherduster worms small
2 rock amemones
6 moon brain corals
A mantis or pistol shrimp?
15 different kinds of tunicates
10 different kinds of sea squirt
Orange sheet coral i think

Ok not sure what these are or what they eat. Pictures in next post

 

[mikienhecker]

These are the ones im not sure on

 

[Shep]

Awesome tank!

 

[mikienhecker]

Thanks. Its still new but i think it will work out.

 

[Reefing Madness]

Top pic may be a Brain Coral, not sure.
2nd- Aiptasia, those are bad things
3rd- Don't knwo what we are looking for there, I don't see anyting.
4th- Mojano Anemones, those are also bad things, and need to be revmoved
5th, I see Mojano there and Sponge.

 

[mikienhecker]

2nd-not aiptasia, it has a skeleton.
3rd-some kind of camo clam
4th-right in the middle of the pic is a polyp or something. Its colonial and branches.
5th-there is a small clam just to the left of the base of the gorgorian.

 

[Mike J.]

Welcome to Reef2Reef. I'd consider purchasing a Matted Filefish to control your aiptasia and Mojano.

 

[mikienhecker]

Thanks mike. I might just do that.

 

[mikienhecker]

Cool looking fish. I have a lot of inverts and clams and it says they pick at inverts and clams. Would a copper banded butterfly work or any other suggestions.

 

[mikienhecker]

I lucked out on the aptasia. I ended up getting a berghia nudi with my liverock as well. I watched him eat one last night. I never thought they would be so fast. The anemone was twenty times the size of the nudi but in less than a few hours it was gone

 

[KillerKlownFish]

I keep getting Aptasia bought a peppermint shrimp he does nothing. So I've gone with lime juice. It's works wonders I'm just worried how it affects the tank...anyone know?