BriellesAbyss
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Hi everyone!
I've been keeping freshwater tanks for a few years and finally decided to get into saltwater tanks. I've been lurking in the R2R forums for awhile, but finally decided to make an account.
I need some help with ideas for stocking the tank. What would you all add (both fish and corals)?
Tank stats:
• Lighting: Orphek Atlantik icon x2
• Flow: Icecap 4k Gyre Pumps x2
• Tank size: 180 gallons (72in x 24in x 24in)
• Sump size: 60 gallon breeder (2 hygger pumps, red sea reefmat 1200, a tunze skimmer i havent turned on yet, Heaters, carbon, seachem seagel, and leftover dry rock)
• 2 inch sand bed: Tampa Bay Saltwater Live Sand (70 pounds) + 40 pounds of Caribsea Bimini Pink sand
• Rocks: 45 pounds of Tampa Bay Saltwater Live rock + dry rock (can't remember how much)
• PH:
• Alkalinity: 9 dKH
• Nitrate: 0ppm
• Nitrite: 0ppm
• Saltinity: previously 1.025, but is currently 1.023 since removing 20 gallons for a small temporary tank. Its stable at 1.023.
• Ammonia: 0ppm
• Temperature: 78-79 Fahrenheit
Current inhabitants:
• Royal gramma
• Zebra Porclain Crabs (TBS hitchhiker)
• Micro brittle stars (TBS hitchiker)
• A ton of copepods and amiphods
• Hermit crabs (TBS hitchikers)
• Turbo snails x3
• Cerith snails
• Dwarf cerith snails
• Tiger conchs x2
• Nassarius Snails
• Nassarius vibex snails
• Astrea Snails
• Limpets (TBS hitchikers)
• Nerite snails
• Toadstool leather x1
• Duncan coral x1
• Zoanthids x2
• Birdsnest x1 (a free frag from my first coral purchase)
• Hidden cup corals (TBS hitchikers)
• Decorator crab? Maybe... (TBS hitchiker)
• A ton of barnacles (TBS hitchikers)
• A few different. Tunicates, sponges, etc (TBS hitchikers)
Any ideas for stocking the tank are welcomed! My fiance would love to add an Arrow Crab and I would love to add a rock flower anemone.
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I've been keeping freshwater tanks for a few years and finally decided to get into saltwater tanks. I've been lurking in the R2R forums for awhile, but finally decided to make an account.
I need some help with ideas for stocking the tank. What would you all add (both fish and corals)?
Tank stats:
• Lighting: Orphek Atlantik icon x2
• Flow: Icecap 4k Gyre Pumps x2
• Tank size: 180 gallons (72in x 24in x 24in)
• Sump size: 60 gallon breeder (2 hygger pumps, red sea reefmat 1200, a tunze skimmer i havent turned on yet, Heaters, carbon, seachem seagel, and leftover dry rock)
• 2 inch sand bed: Tampa Bay Saltwater Live Sand (70 pounds) + 40 pounds of Caribsea Bimini Pink sand
• Rocks: 45 pounds of Tampa Bay Saltwater Live rock + dry rock (can't remember how much)
• PH:
• Alkalinity: 9 dKH
• Nitrate: 0ppm
• Nitrite: 0ppm
• Saltinity: previously 1.025, but is currently 1.023 since removing 20 gallons for a small temporary tank. Its stable at 1.023.
• Ammonia: 0ppm
• Temperature: 78-79 Fahrenheit
Current inhabitants:
• Royal gramma
• Zebra Porclain Crabs (TBS hitchhiker)
• Micro brittle stars (TBS hitchiker)
• A ton of copepods and amiphods
• Hermit crabs (TBS hitchikers)
• Turbo snails x3
• Cerith snails
• Dwarf cerith snails
• Tiger conchs x2
• Nassarius Snails
• Nassarius vibex snails
• Astrea Snails
• Limpets (TBS hitchikers)
• Nerite snails
• Toadstool leather x1
• Duncan coral x1
• Zoanthids x2
• Birdsnest x1 (a free frag from my first coral purchase)
• Hidden cup corals (TBS hitchikers)
• Decorator crab? Maybe... (TBS hitchiker)
• A ton of barnacles (TBS hitchikers)
• A few different. Tunicates, sponges, etc (TBS hitchikers)
Any ideas for stocking the tank are welcomed! My fiance would love to add an Arrow Crab and I would love to add a rock flower anemone.
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Video:
