am i ready

fish2

fish2

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hi my tank is about 1 3/4 months old and i was wondering if i could get my first fish? i also plan to make it a reef tank.
i have 96 watts of t5, stealth heater, bio fiber filter with surface skimmer, for filter media i have seachem seagel, marineland activated carbon, and bio filter modules.
right now in the tank i have 12-15lbs. of lr, 20 lbs. live sand.
right now i am just testing for the basics and i will get more andvanced when i get ready for a reef.
temp 81
trates 5
trites 0
amm 0
ph 8.2
i went ahead and got calcium test kit
calcium 400
in the tank currently i have 2 blueleg hermits and one turbo snail.
here are the fish i think i want
pair of percula clowns
purple firefish
yellow clown goby
oh yeah tank is a twenty gal and i use ro water
 
sepulatian

sepulatian

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Originally Posted by fish2
http:///forum/post/2463310
hi my tank is about 1 3/4 months old and i was wondering if i could get my first fish? i also plan to make it a reef tank.
i have 96 watts of t5, stealth heater, bio fiber filter with surface skimmer, for filter media i have seachem seagel, marineland activated carbon, and bio filter modules.
right now in the tank i have 12-15lbs. of lr, 20 lbs. live sand.
right now i am just testing for the basics and i will get more andvanced when i get ready for a reef.
temp 81
trates 5
trites 0
amm 0
ph 8.2
i went ahead and got calcium test kit
calcium 400
in the tank currently i have 2 blueleg hermits and one turbo snail.
here are the fish i think i want
pair of percula clowns
purple firefish
yellow clown goby
oh yeah tank is a twenty gal and i use ro water
You are ready for your first fish. Only add one right now. Go for the goby. He will produce a small bioload to help build up the biological filtration. If it is a twenty then the pair of clowns and the goby is about all you can have for fish. Your tank is not ready for a pair yet and they should be added together. They don't have to be, but it is better if they are.
 
fishkid2

fishkid2

Member
I would do one thing before you put in a fish, you should try to lower your temp.
81 is going to be high
 
sepulatian

sepulatian

Moderator
Originally Posted by fishkid2
http:///forum/post/2464940
High the temp the less oxygen will be in the aquarium though.
Absolutely true, but there should be enough water flow in any system that this would not make a difference.
Originally Posted by fish2
http:///forum/post/2471931
insread of the goby could i get a purple psuedochromis
Go for the least aggressive fish first.
 
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