So yeah... Some of y'all might remember me. Nearly a year ago I think? Well both my clowns got brook. How they got it? No clue... Nothing was added after. The yasha and camel shrimp passed nearly 2 weeks later. I did a 50% water change after the clowns passed. The params were perfect... Since we were supposed to change houses, I decided to just tear the tank down and start later... Guess what. The contractor screwed us over and over and we are getting the house only by June. Bad news for the family, good news as it's more time for me to prep.
So here's where the fun part begins. I'm going in again. Planning on selling the 13.5 and building my own tank. Where I live, it's cheaper to do so. The 13.5 can cover the costs of building a 20 Long. We have a 90g that houses a RES and we plan on tearing it down. It currently runs 2 canisters... Each rated for 75gallons but id like to approximate it at 65 give or take... I plan on taking one of those canisters and using it for the 20 gallon. My lfs said it's good and negates the need for a sump since I'm going to be running a (meant for a) 30g HOB and an ~65g canister. I plan on lavishing a little for lights since I plan on keeping nems eventually (If i find a clown i.e). I won't however do the mistake of using brand new rock and I will get rocks from an established tank, along with the rocks that were in mine. I plan on reusing the sand as it made a 3inch sandbed in 13.5 and here it should give me around 1.5 which I don't mind. The only fish I plan on keeping is a Clarkii. The occy and perc left a sour taste and I don't plan on getting em again. If I can't get a clarkii, I plan on a YWG, 2 bangaiis and a firefish Or a kamohara/tailspot blenny. After all this... I have a couple questions. How do i avoid what happened my first time around? What went wrong? Are my stocking choices ok for a 20g? Will I need a protein skimmer on top of all this filtration?
I wanted to update y'all since I went cold turkey a while ago... Sorry guys. It's awesome to be back again
So here's where the fun part begins. I'm going in again. Planning on selling the 13.5 and building my own tank. Where I live, it's cheaper to do so. The 13.5 can cover the costs of building a 20 Long. We have a 90g that houses a RES and we plan on tearing it down. It currently runs 2 canisters... Each rated for 75gallons but id like to approximate it at 65 give or take... I plan on taking one of those canisters and using it for the 20 gallon. My lfs said it's good and negates the need for a sump since I'm going to be running a (meant for a) 30g HOB and an ~65g canister. I plan on lavishing a little for lights since I plan on keeping nems eventually (If i find a clown i.e). I won't however do the mistake of using brand new rock and I will get rocks from an established tank, along with the rocks that were in mine. I plan on reusing the sand as it made a 3inch sandbed in 13.5 and here it should give me around 1.5 which I don't mind. The only fish I plan on keeping is a Clarkii. The occy and perc left a sour taste and I don't plan on getting em again. If I can't get a clarkii, I plan on a YWG, 2 bangaiis and a firefish Or a kamohara/tailspot blenny. After all this... I have a couple questions. How do i avoid what happened my first time around? What went wrong? Are my stocking choices ok for a 20g? Will I need a protein skimmer on top of all this filtration?
I wanted to update y'all since I went cold turkey a while ago... Sorry guys. It's awesome to be back again