Beginner fish advice please

marvelfan

marvelfan

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I'm not sure if there are other options besides what is on the reefcleaner site, but I put together an idea based on on your feedback:
10 Virgin Nerites
2 Fuzzy Chiton
5 Dwarf Planaxis
3 Limpets
5 Nerite Snails (Small-Medium)
2 Turbograzer Snail
5 Zig Zag Periwinkles
32 snails in total
Just for kicks, not for cleaning, what is your opinion on either peppermint or coral banded shrimp? I've read that shimp are territorial. It is permissible to have just one of either kind. Benefits? Drawbacks?
 
deejeff442

deejeff442

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peppermints tend to hide alot.i have one for two years and only see him once a month.coral banded grow fast mine is bigger than my fist.if you want a cool shrimp look at the fire shrimp.
if i were you i would just get 12 turbo snails,one emerald crab and a conch .to start
 
marvelfan

marvelfan

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Originally Posted by deejeff442 http:///t/390853/beginner-fish-advice-please/60#post_3464249
peppermints tend to hide alot.i have one for two years and only see him once a month.coral banded grow fast mine is bigger than my fist.if you want a cool shrimp look at the fire shrimp.
if i were you i would just get 12 turbo snails,one emerald crab and a conch .to start
+1 to your suggestion! Once my tank is ready I think I'll follow your advice.
I'm heading to my LFS today to pick up some chaeto for my sump. I'll take a look at what they have and compare it to reefcleaners pricewise. My LFS is pretty overpriced, but I think with shipping costs factored in it may be close.
 
icedtc

icedtc

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Originally Posted by MarvelFan http:///t/390853/beginner-fish-advice-please/60#post_3464252
+1 to your suggestion! Once my tank is ready I think I'll follow your advice.
I'm heading to my LFS today to pick up some chaeto for my sump. I'll take a look at what they have and compare it to reefcleaners pricewise. My LFS is pretty overpriced, but I think with shipping costs factored in it may be close.
Depending on how much $$ you spend... reefcleaners offers free shipping. Just a heads up :)
 
deejeff442

deejeff442

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well sort of.swf.com sells cuc's so they dont like to have a competitors name here.dont bother me but just sayin
 
marvelfan

marvelfan

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Originally Posted by Southern Wolf http:///t/390853/beginner-fish-advice-please/60#post_3464274
And thus the deletion of a few posts on this thread :(
I will be more careful with my posts.. My apologies
I decided to stop at my LFS and pick up some Maco Algae. I placed it in my sump with some live rock. I also picked up a 10 gallon Aqueon basic kit to serve as a quarantine tank. I'm getting it ready to place a couple snails in while I wait for my cycling to complete to the stage that it is ready for a CUC. It came with a HOB filter and incandescent hood. I bought a heater, air stone and air pump.
Will this suffice? I'm mixing up some water now so I can transfer them in time.
 
marvelfan

marvelfan

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Originally Posted by DustinTX http:///t/390853/beginner-fish-advice-please/60#post_3464272
So u think 2 percs is too much for a 20 gal tall?
I'm not really sure, but I did some looking around and I read that pairs of clown fish are recommended for tanks no smaller then 30 gallons. I'm not sure that this totally holds true, as I've seen nano reefs with pairs of clowns, but I would think if you put a pair in you would want to limit it to them and maybe one other fish.
That's just what I remember reading somewhere.
 
dustintx

dustintx

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I'm not really sure, but I did some looking around and I read that pairs of clown fish are recommended for tanks no smaller then 30 gallons. I'm not sure that this totally holds true, as I've seen nano reefs with pairs of clowns, but I would think if you put a pair in you would want to limit it to them and maybe one other fish. 
That's just what I remember reading somewhere.
Yeah,thats what I was thinking. Bought a nitrate test and a piece of lr today that had tube worms and a sponge on it and lots of coraline algae.
 
xandrew245x

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I am rather displeased with reef cleaners, I order a cuc, 5 pounds of base rock, and macro from them, I was supposed to have free shipping. I got an email the next day saying the rock couldn't be shipped with the rest of my order, would I like to pay the additional shipping cost, I said yes and payed it, here it over 2 weeks later never got the rock.(I did receive my cuc and macro.)
I emailed them only to have them say the rock portion of my order was canceled, and the money I payed was to cover shipping costs, but I was supposed to have free shipping to begin with? Hes arguing with me now, and is refusing to send me my rock, even though I PAYED for it, and even payed the shipping for it, this is so screwed up, their company defiantly gets a thumbs down.
 
beaslbob

beaslbob

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One of the things to consider is the chaetomorphia (macro algae) usually has pods and snails at hitch hikers. So you kinda get a "free" CUC.
my .02
 
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