New to the forums here! I have become addicted to my marine tank! Slowly been improving my tank with new skimmer, new LED lighting, new RO/DI system over the last 6 months.
Open ended question here......what fish/invertebrate suggestions or your favorites would you have for additions to my tank?
55Gal tank running for about 14 months (moved some new rock in a few months ago and got diatoms:mad: but it came with 2 peanut worms in it
, also have some green hair algae)
Probably 35 lbs of Live Rock with fine sand substrate 1-2" deep - No coral (...yet)
Just picked up RO/DI system to help bring nitrates and silicate down - been using for 3 weeks now for water changes. Have trouble keeping snails alive more than 4 weeks at a time - maybe because of the high levels of nitrates. I try to keep feeding to a minimum.
Ammonia - 0
Nitrite - 0
Nitrates - been fluctuating between 40- 80 (been having trouble getting it down because of tap water has high nitrates - hoping RO/DI system will help). Any suggestions or am I on the right path?
pH - 8.1-8.2
Salinity - 1.023
Currently have:
Coral Banded Shrimp -1 (1 year in tank)
Damsels -2 (1 year in tank)
Clownfish - 2 (1 year in tank)
Emerald Crab - 2 (two months in tank)
Yellow Prawn Goby -1 (3 weeks in tank)
Hermit Crabs - 3 (added separately over the last few months)
Was looking for something to eat the diatoms but my goby doesn't seem to be eating them. Got the emerald crabs to feast on the hair algae.
I was going to get another cleaner or peppermint shrimp and wanted to add another fish or two over the next few months.
Thanks in advance for the advice!
Open ended question here......what fish/invertebrate suggestions or your favorites would you have for additions to my tank?
55Gal tank running for about 14 months (moved some new rock in a few months ago and got diatoms:mad: but it came with 2 peanut worms in it
, also have some green hair algae)Probably 35 lbs of Live Rock with fine sand substrate 1-2" deep - No coral (...yet)
Just picked up RO/DI system to help bring nitrates and silicate down - been using for 3 weeks now for water changes. Have trouble keeping snails alive more than 4 weeks at a time - maybe because of the high levels of nitrates. I try to keep feeding to a minimum.
Ammonia - 0
Nitrite - 0
Nitrates - been fluctuating between 40- 80 (been having trouble getting it down because of tap water has high nitrates - hoping RO/DI system will help). Any suggestions or am I on the right path?
pH - 8.1-8.2
Salinity - 1.023
Currently have:
Coral Banded Shrimp -1 (1 year in tank)
Damsels -2 (1 year in tank)
Clownfish - 2 (1 year in tank)
Emerald Crab - 2 (two months in tank)
Yellow Prawn Goby -1 (3 weeks in tank)
Hermit Crabs - 3 (added separately over the last few months)
Was looking for something to eat the diatoms but my goby doesn't seem to be eating them. Got the emerald crabs to feast on the hair algae.
I was going to get another cleaner or peppermint shrimp and wanted to add another fish or two over the next few months.
Thanks in advance for the advice!
