My First Tank - 35g

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Tank Dimensions: 3ft by 1ft by 1.5ft (35g)
Coral Pro Salt: Salinity 1.026
Ammonia: 0
Nitrite: 0
Nitrate: 25
Mg: 1175
Alkalinity: 14.7
Ph: 9.5
Calcium: 440
Average Temp: 24-27 (Summer)

Red Sea Reef Mature Pro - Bacteria + Cycling

Test Kits: Reef Sonic + Salifert

Glass Hydrometer + Refractometer ATC + Refracto Check Calibration Fluid

2 Small Wavemakers

Canister Filter: Various Sponge Types + Zeolite/Activated Carbon

Small Cooling Fan

2* Orphek OR3 LED 90 Blue Plus Lights

Heater

Surface Skimmer

Air Stone + Air Pump (not running)

Algae Scraper

Gravel Vacuum

3 Timers (Lights + Fan)

Digital Thermometer

Feeding: Relatively fresh prawns

Live Sand directly from the Ocean

Dry Reef Rocks + Lava Rocks + Thai Reef Rock + Dragon Rock (all cured and leached for 6 months)

Gravel Base under sand: Inert

Coral Skeletons (natural leaching of calcium)

Livestock:

3 GBTA
1 GBTA (bought bleached)
4 RBTA
1 Yuma Ricordia
3 Rhodactis Mushrooms
1 Frag Mandarin Fire Cloves
1 Frag Pulsing Xenias
2 Turban Snails
3 Nerite Snails

Additionally: 1 AIO Refugium with 2 Sea Urchins (Purple Tuxedo)

Please Excuse the terrible photo. Yet to shoot it properly with my mirrorless.

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Congratulations, welcome to the hobby and to R2R.
 

HOW MUCH DOES A FISH’S FEEDING REQUIREMENTS AFFECT YOUR STOCKING DECISIONS?

  • A lot! - I avoid fish that require frequent or specialized feeding

    Votes: 12 29.3%
  • Quite a bit, but an automatic feeder can change my answer

    Votes: 6 14.6%
  • It depends on whether my nutrient export can handle it

    Votes: 6 14.6%
  • It depends on how badly I want the fish

    Votes: 10 24.4%
  • Not much. I’m willing to adjust my routine

    Votes: 9 22.0%
  • Not at all. Feeding demands don’t limit my stocking choices

    Votes: 7 17.1%
  • I usually learn about the demanding feeding schedule after buying the fish!

    Votes: 2 4.9%
  • I haven’t really considered this before

    Votes: 3 7.3%
  • Something else (see my comments in the thread)

    Votes: 1 2.4%
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