brand new 20g setup

rlablan

rlablan

Active Member
bubbles are bad. A lot of people are asking lately about putting bubble wands or airstones into their tanks, like a freshwater tank. They are VERYYYYYY bad for SW. The bubbles will cause many problems like getting stuck in your fishes gills. also, bubbles on the live rock are detrimental to it being "live". Some people also say that the bubbles popping cause pop eye or similar diseases amongst marine fish.
 
jon_fiasco

jon_fiasco

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if i remember correctly i think this also happened after i had put in my lr but not as bad as night maybe just a couple bubbles here and they on the lr...
ne ways go up this morning and all the bubbles were gone... but other then that yay for my filter
.... thanks rlablan!!!!
 
jon_fiasco

jon_fiasco

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ok so i just got back from my lfs i woke up today and decided to do a water change... as i was waiting for one of the guys that work there to fill up my buckets the owner which im pretty cool with started some small talk with me...
he started telling me about how he had some stars on sale and he could hook me up he was offering me a knobby for 10 bucks... he told me that this lil guy will do great in my tank and that they can withstand high nitrate or nitrite i dont remember what he told me...
i ended up telling him sure ill give it a try for 10 bucks why not..??
Just Kidding!!!!
told him no i wasnt gonna waste the money and have im die on me a week later cause i no with two months of time isnt enough for a star.. i no i did the right thing but i need you guys to tell me if i did the right thing....
thanks
 
jon_fiasco

jon_fiasco

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Sweet!!!!

he told me that at his store he doesnt get those too often so thats why i was kinda second guessing my self..
but if push comes to shove i can always get one here on SWF
 
jon_fiasco

jon_fiasco

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i am buying 5 scarlet hermit crabs tomorrow and 5 turbo snails, from what i started at ive only got 3 left
i was also thinking about getting a strawberry crab do u think thas a lil to much along with the 2 emerald i already have..?
 
meowzer

meowzer

Moderator
LOL...I am in no way a CUC expert....BUT...your tank is fairly new..isn't it? And it's 20g's?? IDK...If you can get these locally...Maybe cut down on them, and add more as the tank matures, or as you see a need for more
 
rlablan

rlablan

Active Member
I think if you only have three, it is okay to get a few more hermits. maybe like three. I would just stick to the emerald crabs, since you have those. Some of them are very docile, I ended up with really bold once and they don't like anyone getting too close. They can be pretty vicious and will kill tank mates if they feel threatened. I think another crab like the strawberry would not be too good of an idea. Especially in a 20gal. That's my .02
 
jon_fiasco

jon_fiasco

Member
ok so ill just get 3 more scarlets and 5 more turbos....
another thing ive noticed when i feed my fish they really dont eat the pellets, i mean they put it in there mouth (no homo) lmao but then spit it back out (i really dont like where this is going but o well) i also bought frozen marines cuisine and emerald entree but the cubes are to big so i cut them in half and then still they really dont eat it they just pick at it and then leave it alone...
at my lfs they feed live brine shrimp, is that going to be a hassel or should i just switch to flakes...?
 
meowzer

meowzer

Moderator
forget the flakes and pellets...the best thing is the frozen...just cut a piece of the cube off...they will eat it, and like I said ...it's better for them too.
Can you refresh my memory and tell me what your cuc consists of right now???
 
meowzer

meowzer

Moderator
OK...IMO I would not get any more turbos...if anything get a few nassarius and cerith snails....
I thought you had an emerald crab????
 
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