Benga
Active Member
I have a 40 Gallon breeder tank with a 20g sump. I used dry sand and dry rock. Tank has been sitting for 4-5 months now.
DT: 40G Breeder
Sump: 20G
Skimmer: Reef Octo 150 SSS
Sand: 1.5" (DT only)
DT Flow: 2400 GPH + Return (Not measured)
Lighting: 2 165w LED Black Boxes (currently a T5HO but it's 48" so going to swap them for the LED)
- ATO in the works
Current Stock:
- 5 Turbo Snails
- 2 Astrea Snails
- 2 Fists of Chaeto (sump)
- Ample rock (DT & Sump)
- No pests seen yet, saw pyramid snails on turbo snail but brushed them off before putting them in.
I'm currently ordering a Alk, Phosphate, and Calcium test kit.
My Ammonia is 0, Nitrite is 0, Nitrate <2.0ppm
I really don't know where to find common fish information like what the common additions are and their comparability and all. The only requirement my tank has is a Lawnmower Blenny because my mom likes them so much. A small school of fish would be awesome but at my volume I don't know if it's possible. I'd like some seasoned reefer input who may have learned from their mistakes.
So essentially my questions are,
If you had my setup what would you stock as a medium bio load? (fish & coral)
Where do you find all the details for comparability, particular fish requirements, and difficulty?
Also, now that I'm finally starting to ramp things up I just gotta say this forum is amazing. So active, so many people with just constant threads to read and all. Sometimes the information is so much it's hard to consume haha. But I'm so thankful for the forum and all of it's kind and helpful members.
DT: 40G Breeder
Sump: 20G
Skimmer: Reef Octo 150 SSS
Sand: 1.5" (DT only)
DT Flow: 2400 GPH + Return (Not measured)
Lighting: 2 165w LED Black Boxes (currently a T5HO but it's 48" so going to swap them for the LED)
- ATO in the works
Current Stock:
- 5 Turbo Snails
- 2 Astrea Snails
- 2 Fists of Chaeto (sump)
- Ample rock (DT & Sump)
- No pests seen yet, saw pyramid snails on turbo snail but brushed them off before putting them in.
I'm currently ordering a Alk, Phosphate, and Calcium test kit.
My Ammonia is 0, Nitrite is 0, Nitrate <2.0ppm
I really don't know where to find common fish information like what the common additions are and their comparability and all. The only requirement my tank has is a Lawnmower Blenny because my mom likes them so much. A small school of fish would be awesome but at my volume I don't know if it's possible. I'd like some seasoned reefer input who may have learned from their mistakes.
So essentially my questions are,
If you had my setup what would you stock as a medium bio load? (fish & coral)
Where do you find all the details for comparability, particular fish requirements, and difficulty?
Also, now that I'm finally starting to ramp things up I just gotta say this forum is amazing. So active, so many people with just constant threads to read and all. Sometimes the information is so much it's hard to consume haha. But I'm so thankful for the forum and all of it's kind and helpful members.
