90 litre tank help

[kazaray72]

We have a 90 litre tank and was wanting to now do i need a protein skimmer for a tank that size ? Have seen them in shops with a special bag i forget the name. How many fish or corals and live rock could i put in there? Already have 540 reef tank with skimmer but wanting to know what i could put in without any trouble. Also i am asking for a friend who wants a anemone and a couple of clowns your thoughts would help as there is so much different info out there i am confused.

 

[kazaray72]

thanks guys for answering this thread you have been very helpful.

 

[camillo]

hey i have a 90 litr tank myself. i used about 14kgs of live rock, but thats pretty packed and you can get away with about ten if u ask me. you should let the tank mature for about 6 months before adding an anenome, but you can add clowns well before that. in terms of what sort of fish you can have anything that dosnt get too big should be ok, im planning to have 2 clowns a sixline wrasse a fire goby and a shrimp goby in my 90 litre.

 

[camillo]

sorry i forgot to tell you about the protien skimmer. this is my secound tank, and its still cycling but im not planning on getting a protein skimmer, ive never been told to by anyone from the shop, and ive managed fine without one before.

 

[kazaray72]

Originally Posted by camillo
sorry i forgot to tell you about the protien skimmer. this is my secound tank, and its still cycling but im not planning on getting a protein skimmer, ive never been told to by anyone from the shop, and ive managed fine without one before.
Thanks for taking the time to anwser my thread i really do respect you for that . yes i have 2 clowns in there at the moment buy havn't put any live rock i'm not sure about adding any or will it be ok was using it for a hospital but do you think it will be ok to add a few bits of live rock ?? ps is your water clear?

 

[bonebrake]

A protein skimmer is not a necessity per se, but if you really want one an Aqua C Remora protein skimmer would work wonders. Regardless, make sure you perform 10-15% weekly water changes or 20-25% water changes every other week.
:joy:

 

[camillo]

live rock is essential to all tanks because it acts as a natural filter, i strongly reccomend you get some but adding live rock now will only make all you ammonia and nitrite and nitrate levels spike up during the cycling process. this will kill your fish, i suggest you find a temporary home for your fish while you add live rock to your 90litre tank, wait about 3-4 weeks for it to cycle and then add your fish back in.
yeah my water is pretty clear i got pics of my tank in a thread in this forum if you wanna have a look

 

[kazaray72]

Originally Posted by camillo
live rock is essential to all tanks because it acts as a natural filter, i strongly reccomend you get some but adding live rock now will only make all you ammonia and nitrite and nitrate levels spike up during the cycling process. this will kill your fish, i suggest you find a temporary home for your fish while you add live rock to your 90litre tank, wait about 3-4 weeks for it to cycle and then add your fish back in.
yeah my water is pretty clear i got pics of my tank in a thread in this forum if you wanna have a look
thanks for getting back yes i will move my clowns when i think it is safe to i will put them in my 540 tank you can also view my pictures if you like and tell me what you think. i viewed your pictures they are great any thanks for the tips.