My first saltwater tank

[freshwaterandmarine]

I have a 20 gallon nano tank with one clownfish, one carpenter wrasse and one banggai cardinal fish.

 

[Chrisfish]

Welcome to R2R, nice looking tank :)

 

[freshwaterandmarine]

Welcome to R2R, nice looking tank :)

thank you!

 

[freshwaterandmarine]

getting a firefish soon!

 

[freshwaterandmarine]

I bought a firefish! I tried feeding it and it ate a lot.

 

[freshwaterandmarine]

Here's a picture of the firefish!

 

[Sharkbait19]

Here's a picture of the firefish!

Lovely firefish! They’re fun fish!

 

[CAd2Coral]

This is great, can’t wait to see where it goes

 

[freshwaterandmarine]

Hi. I forgot to update this build thread. Unfortunately, the tank crashed. Nitrates were too high and I didn't notice. Now there are only 2 nassarius snails left in the tank. This is my fault as I didn't test the water parameters for a long time and I am going revive the tank. I bought a new light that is way better and more suitable for corals. I will reduce the nitrates, add bacteria starter and slowly add new fish into the tank. I will update this build thread soon.

 

[drewwCh]

Hi. I forgot to update this build thread. Unfortunately, the tank crashed. Nitrates were too high and I didn't notice. Now there are only 2 nassarius snails left in the tank. This is my fault as I didn't test the water parameters for a long time and I am going revive the tank. I bought a new light that is way better and more suitable for corals. I will reduce the nitrates, add bacteria starter and slowly add new fish into the tank. I will update this build thread soon.

i'm sorry that happened to you. tank looked lovely. hopefully your next try will be succesful
happy reefing and good luck!

 

[Steph1]

Hi Xavier good luck with the restart. One clownfish, one carpenter wrasse, one banggai cardinal fish and a Firefish, I think your tank was overstocked for a 12 gal.

 

[Mikedawg]

+ 1 and that may be the why your tank crashed, especially since the rock may be too new to effectively process ammonia.
Regular water testing is critical for a new tank.

 

[freshwaterandmarine]

i'm sorry that happened to you. tank looked lovely. hopefully your next try will be succesful
happy reefing and good luck!

thanks!

 

[freshwaterandmarine]

Hi Xavier good luck with the restart. One clownfish, one carpenter wrasse, one banggai cardinal fish and a Firefish, I think your tank was overstocked for a 12 gal.

true. I will probably just add 3 fish and see how it goes before I add corals

 

[freshwaterandmarine]

+ 1 and that may be the why your tank crashed, especially since the rock may be too new to effectively process ammonia.
Regular water testing is critical for a new tank

I will do regular water testing starting from now.

 

[Steph1]

Might I suggest 2 fish? I have a 16 gallon and have 2 fish based on good advice. Perhaps I will add a red banded coral shrimp.

 

[freshwaterandmarine]

Might I suggest 2 fish? I have a 16 gallon and have 2 fish based on good advice. Perhaps I will add a red banded coral shrimp.

Ok. Thanks for the suggestion.

 

[freshwaterandmarine]

I added sand, a new live rock, and bacteria starter last week. Just added a hi fin goby to the tank. It is doing well so far.

 

[freshwaterandmarine]

nitrates went down

 

[freshwaterandmarine]

can you guys suggest any fish that is hardy?