CleanRiversDirtRoads
Community Member
Hey everybody! I am brand new to this whole thing and just finished cycling my 40 gallon aqua top a couple weeks back. I just added my first six fish last week and everybody seems to be happy!
So far, I have one powerhead (since two seemed like it was too strong for the young fish), skimmer, ATO, viparspectra light, HMS rail, and I made a temporary lid out of egg crate.
I plan on adding corals soon, but I want all of the levels to be stable after adding the fish. It’s currently stocked with: 2 clowns, one flame hawkfish, one blue tang, a royal gramma, and a cardinal fish. I know the tang will quickly outgrow this setup and plan to move him to the new tank I’m building out in a year or so. Just growing him in this one until I finish the other tank.
If anybody has any suggestions or tips on stocking or choosing corals, I’d love to hear them! Id also love to hear input on how you all think the fish are doing. They all seem happy and healthy, but I love the input of people with more experience than me.
So far, I have one powerhead (since two seemed like it was too strong for the young fish), skimmer, ATO, viparspectra light, HMS rail, and I made a temporary lid out of egg crate.
I plan on adding corals soon, but I want all of the levels to be stable after adding the fish. It’s currently stocked with: 2 clowns, one flame hawkfish, one blue tang, a royal gramma, and a cardinal fish. I know the tang will quickly outgrow this setup and plan to move him to the new tank I’m building out in a year or so. Just growing him in this one until I finish the other tank.
If anybody has any suggestions or tips on stocking or choosing corals, I’d love to hear them! Id also love to hear input on how you all think the fish are doing. They all seem happy and healthy, but I love the input of people with more experience than me.
