26 gallon reef !

sharkbait15

sharkbait15

New Member
Hello,
Today I was finally able to fill up my 26 gallon tank !
equipment..
penguin 200 filter (running carbon filter pads)
penguin powerhead
heater
t-5 lights
substrate
crushed coral / rocks ( I wanted to go with sand but my lfs didnt have any and i didnt wasnt going to pay for shipping )
fish and coral im planning on adding -
2 perkula clown fish
brain coral
cuc ( consisting of several kinds of snails and a few hermitt crabs)
toadstool
star polyps
some other random zoas and polyps
It currently dosent have any live rock but i am planning on getting some early next week..
I went to my lfs last night and she told me If i started my tank today it would be realy for clown fish in a week . I might be mistaken but i do not think that this correct ( I was thinking this as the was helping another coustomer, she droped a tang on the ground and chased it around for a minute then put it in the coustomes bag lol
as you can probably tell i only come to this one for equipment !)
Im not sure if it actually works or not but i am also adding Nutrafin cycle it says it immediatley esablishes a safe enviornment for fish but im not trusting it. (i figure it cant hurt. If anything just kind of help the process along ?)
 
sharkbait15

sharkbait15

New Member
Also on tanks I have had in the past I have always had a hard time arranging the rocks to make a good solid looking reef and knowing how much to get. Does anyone know any tips? I have also heard of a type of rock that is cheaper because it isnt "live" yet i cant remember what it was called though. I want to save as much money as possible when setting up my tank but I dont really know the pros and cons of buying it allready live or if it really makes that big of a difference eing live allready or not.
Thankyou
 
meowzer

meowzer

Moderator
You know....a tank with just water has nothing to cycle....You really need to add your rock and sand now too
 
sharkbait15

sharkbait15

New Member
Ok thats what I was thinking. I dont have sand though I only have crushed coral for my substrate ( wich is allready in the tank). If I got just one medium sized chunk tommorrow of live rock would that help make a difference ? I think i might try to go 50/50 on live and "dead" rock. Also do you think my tank would be safe for clown fish in a week using that nurafin cycle ? Sorry i really do not remember anything about saltwater fish but I have just spent a good four hours reading my books that initially tought me lol .
 
meowzer

meowzer

Moderator
AS T said...NO FISH YET
You can add one small piece of live rock to seed the rest of the dead rock..BUT I would not even think of adding anything live until you are done with that
 
sharkbait15

sharkbait15

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I am thinking about ordering a cuc containg these things.. tell me how it sounds.
31 dwarf ceriths
11 nassarius
11 florida ceriths
6 large and 5 small nerites
I will also purchase a few turbo sails
 
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