It is on the smaller end but if you find a small one try it out and see how he does.Is a 20 gallon tank to small for a Valentino puffer?
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It is on the smaller end but if you find a small one try it out and see how he does.Is a 20 gallon tank to small for a Valentino puffer?
That's just clownfish being clownfish. Nothing to worry about. They will host a specific spot in the tank. Looks good off to a great startHey everyone! I got my clown fish in my tank and a few more live rocks. It seems like the clown fish only stay in one spot. They are both on the side of the tank swimming up against the glass. I’m not sure if it’s a current or flow issue or if they are just getting used to the tank. How would I know?
Warning signs to look out for are either heavy breathing, growth on the surface, or simply not swimming.Hey everyone! I got my clown fish in my tank and a few more live rocks. It seems like the clown fish only stay in one spot. They are both on the side of the tank swimming up against the glass. I’m not sure if it’s a current or flow issue or if they are just getting used to the tank. How would I know?
How do I tell if it is heavy breathing? just if their mouths are moving quickly?Warning signs to look out for are either heavy breathing, growth on the surface, or simply not swimming.
Actual swim patterns can vary and usually nothing to worry about - they are just clowning.
Common patterns that you may find worrying but actually are fine include:
1)bobbing up and down like a crazy person
2) having a "seizure", esp when your get a second one to start pairing
3)kicking up sand
How do I tell if it is heavy breathing? just if their mouths are moving quickly?
Cool, these are nice looking corals but I think dad jumped the gun to be honest since your tank is still so young and stability may be an issue so will be more risky to keep corals at this point.PROGRESS PICS Really happy with how my tank is going. My dad decided he wanted to start helping me with the tank and bought a bunch of coral. A little bit on the nervous side since I still feel new to the reef tank gang but really hopeful to see how these corals do.
I did get the new light. I have an AI prime HD16. The water parameters have been pretty steady for the past week. I am a little nervous about the nem but I got reef roids and some fuel stuff and have been reading a lot about keeping it aliveCool, these are nice looking corals but I think dad jumped the gun to be honest since your tank is still so young and stability may be an issue so will be more risky to keep corals at this point.
Looks like you got mostly zoas? I think those should be OK and generally they are hardy enough and don't require fancy lighting that they should have a good chance to survive as long as you keep up with husbandry and monitoring the water parameters. Try to keep everything in this range and keep stable.
Alk: 7-11dkh
Ph: 7.7 - 8.3
No3 : less than 30ppm
No2 and ammonia 0
Ca above 350
Mg above 1100.
Stabiltiy is more important so if for ex your alk is 7, its better to keep it at 7 over a long period that having it fluctuate between 7 and 9 all the time even tho 9 is better. These levels should be easier to maintain in new tanks and zoas should tolerate. Once you add LPS and SPS these levels need to be adjusted - we can have that conversation later when you are ready to add them.
The big concern i have is that bubble tip anemone - these need really high lighting and extremely stable parameters, a mature tank with a lot of biodiversity, and feeding. Did you get the light upgrade yet? The stock light will not be enough for the nem. I would really recommend that you return the nem now if you can. Its going to be very hard to keep the nem alive at this point. And if it dies it will melt very fast and cause a huge ammonia spike that will crash your tank
There are success stories for brand new tanks and adding nems right away but that usually takes a lot of work and knowing what your doing and what the nem needs so its possible. Its gonna be hard but if decide to go down that path the we will help you as much as we can and wish you the best of luck. First step in this case is to upgrade your light to either an AI prime or t5s. Rent a par meter from BRS and make sure the Nem is getting at least 200PAR
Will the AI prime have a good enough par?Cool, these are nice looking corals but I think dad jumped the gun to be honest since your tank is still so young and stability may be an issue so will be more risky to keep corals at this point.
Looks like you got mostly zoas? I think those should be OK and generally they are hardy enough and don't require fancy lighting that they should have a good chance to survive as long as you keep up with husbandry and monitoring the water parameters. Try to keep everything in this range and keep stable.
Alk: 7-11dkh
Ph: 7.7 - 8.3
No3 : less than 30ppm
No2 and ammonia 0
Ca above 350
Mg above 1100.
Stabiltiy is more important so if for ex your alk is 7, its better to keep it at 7 over a long period that having it fluctuate between 7 and 9 all the time even tho 9 is better. These levels should be easier to maintain in new tanks and zoas should tolerate. Once you add LPS and SPS these levels need to be adjusted - we can have that conversation later when you are ready to add them.
The big concern i have is that bubble tip anemone - these need really high lighting and extremely stable parameters, a mature tank with a lot of biodiversity, and feeding. Did you get the light upgrade yet? The stock light will not be enough for the nem. I would really recommend that you return the nem now if you can. Its going to be very hard to keep the nem alive at this point. And if it dies it will melt very fast and cause a huge ammonia spike that will crash your tank
There are success stories for brand new tanks and adding nems right away but that usually takes a lot of work and knowing what your doing and what the nem needs so its possible. Its gonna be hard but if decide to go down that path the we will help you as much as we can and wish you the best of luck. First step in this case is to upgrade your light to either an AI prime or t5s. Rent a par meter from BRS and make sure the Nem is getting at least 200PAR
Nice, Yes the prime has enough juice. I have 2 in my 29g and my highest spot has 350 par. So 1 in a 20G is plenty.Will the AI prime have a good enough par?
Anybody got some tips?Hey another question! I recently bought a 240gph wave pump made by koralia. The employee at the local fish store said it would be a good idea to put in my tank. Reminder that it is a 20G tank and it already gets a fair amount of flow from the filter pump. How do I know if i really need to put this into my tank? And if so where do I put it? would my Bubble tip anemone get stuck inside it? (I've heard bad stories)
Also, my BTA seems to be doing good! Ive been checking the water quality and things have been relatively stable. I fed him a piece of raw shrimp from the supermarket yesterday and he ate that all. Then today I fed him some reefroids alogn with the other corals in my tank. How often should I be feeding shrimp vs reefroids vs putting in coral fuel?
It looks like the start of the ugly phase. That brown stuff is either cyano or diatom, Its not harmful, just syphon it out with your water change and keep it up. It will go away naturally in a few weeks to a month but you will go thru a few rounds of this as yiur tankbstarts to mature.Hey! What can I do to get rid of this brown algae on the sand??
Also, would a ruby red dragonette clean my tank?