My first ever tank!!!!!! 33-37g Saltwater Reef

[joshbridges]

So i just got bit by the bug a few months ago ,, my tank was setup on September 14th 2017 , i used a bit of cycle dosing stuff , waited a month and added my clean up crew , about 2 or 3 weeks ago I put my first fish( ocellarius clown ) and non hitch hiker inverts( short-spine pincushion urchin) into the tank , here is it at the 3 month stage just starting to producing a little bit of coralline in various colors , i have purple , pink and blue and even was even told by LFS that it can be lime green as well (not sure about that) ,, i have a colony of mushrooms that range from 19-25 mushrooms , i light my tank with a 300watt led light fixture with yellow/white , blue , and red spectrum,, filtration is a 60g hob biowheel filter and a DIY surface-skimmer made from a 240gph power head, a 2l bottle , some polyester filter wool, and a Mr clean magic sponge providing 60-70 ppm filtration, i have a hydor korilla 850gph propeller , about 23lbs of live rock , im looking for opinions and any advice for making my tank more prosperous ,,, patience is key so im not looking for "Hacks" to speed up algae growth lol

 

[jsker]

Good stuff

 

[joshbridges]

thank you very much ,, do you think a sump is needed for a 33-37g ? ALSO whats your opinion on there being lime green coraline algae

 

[SDReefer]

A sump is not "needed," but if you can get one, get one. It will help a lot in the future. Green coralline algae is a good sign because after green coralline algae comes purple coralline algae.

 

[joshbridges]

thank you very much

 

[joshbridges]

added live rock rubble to diy surface skimmer so It felt more sumpy and I felt more comfortable

 

[joshbridges]

On week 9 of my tank i discovered unknown fry in my tank ( guessing came from the guys fish i bought the rock from ) ,, Yesterday i discovered theyre clownfish fry ,, im very excited as tomorrow is week 13 on my first ever tank, the only reason i know theyre clownfish is because they are showing colors and stripes ,, im very new to this and dont want the little guys to die ,, what do i feed them and will my urchin mess with them ,, and is having an adult in there good for them or should i qt my big guy until they get bigger ,, i have tons of life in my tank so will he fry eat that ,, i havent fed target fed them ,, they stay in the front corners of my tank so i put mushroom corals there to give them a reef feeling , should i target feed ? what do i target feed ?