brandons 20gallon long sps diary
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autofreak44
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a 20 long is 30x12x12 so it's 30"
nice tank brandon looking forward to some new pix
nice tank brandon looking forward to some new pix
autofreak44
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Originally Posted by brandon7491
sigh i just dont get it. i did a 5 gallon water change on my tank just to get everything down cuz salinity was 1.026 and there were some nitrates and nitrites just barely showing up. sooooooo the water change got everything perfect again but my nitrites are showing up as .25. i dont understand. i have all my corals in there cuz i just got done cyclying the tank and params were reading perfect. (i kinda rushed with corals) should i move all my corals to my other tank where the params are being perfect or should i be patient and stop worrying?
i would move your corals back just to be safe, and let the trites come back down... its possible that your cycle didnt completely finish
a 20 long is 30x12x12 so it's 30"
nice tank brandon looking forward to some new pix
sigh i just dont get it. i did a 5 gallon water change on my tank just to get everything down cuz salinity was 1.026 and there were some nitrates and nitrites just barely showing up. sooooooo the water change got everything perfect again but my nitrites are showing up as .25. i dont understand. i have all my corals in there cuz i just got done cyclying the tank and params were reading perfect. (i kinda rushed with corals) should i move all my corals to my other tank where the params are being perfect or should i be patient and stop worrying?
i would move your corals back just to be safe, and let the trites come back down... its possible that your cycle didnt completely finish
a 20 long is 30x12x12 so it's 30"
nice tank brandon looking forward to some new pix
autofreak44
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Originally Posted by brandon7491
what about a watchman? so far in the tank i have a firefish and a hawk fish i put in from other tank. i want to get a flame angel and a 6 line. do u think 5 fish would be pushing it? the flame will get fed well so he wont nip at the corals and clams.
imo you wouldnt want to get a flame angel, it would be cramped. check out a cherub/pygme angel. thats what im getting for my 20L
you will deffinately want the 6 line and a watchman is a good idea. imo 4 fish would be a good limit for that tank so you may have to loose one of the other ones
good luck
what about a watchman? so far in the tank i have a firefish and a hawk fish i put in from other tank. i want to get a flame angel and a 6 line. do u think 5 fish would be pushing it? the flame will get fed well so he wont nip at the corals and clams.
imo you wouldnt want to get a flame angel, it would be cramped. check out a cherub/pygme angel. thats what im getting for my 20L
you will deffinately want the 6 line and a watchman is a good idea. imo 4 fish would be a good limit for that tank so you may have to loose one of the other ones
good luck
brandon7491
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thxs bro. i had an accident today and im kinda pissed off. i found one of my cleaner shrimps the one i have had for ehh 3yrs dead clinging on my powerhead. o wells it happens. but on a positive note all my corals are open which i am very happy about.
brandon7491
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just checked nitrite and it is reading .25. i dont wanna mess with my corals and stress them out by moving them again. i really dont think they are gonna die with .25 nitrite. thxs for ur concern autofreak. idk what could have happened though cuz the day i tested my tank it was reading undetectable. o wells it will eventually go back on its own. maybe i should get some crocea,maxima,squmossa clams and c if they can suck some if them out.
teen
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Originally Posted by fish addict
Maybe no flame or 6 line and get the goby instead. But I wouldn't get 5 fish since this is going to be an SPS tank you want as little bioload as possible. Looks great though, post some pictures of the new coral!
actually in an sps tank, the more fish the better (within reason). more fish usually contribute to better color in the corals.
the tank looks good. only thing i can say is you shouldnt have filled it up with all your old corals, your gunna run out of room quick
Maybe no flame or 6 line and get the goby instead. But I wouldn't get 5 fish since this is going to be an SPS tank you want as little bioload as possible. Looks great though, post some pictures of the new coral!
actually in an sps tank, the more fish the better (within reason). more fish usually contribute to better color in the corals.
the tank looks good. only thing i can say is you shouldnt have filled it up with all your old corals, your gunna run out of room quick
brandon7491
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thxs guys for all ur kind comments. teen ur probably right and if that is the case ill just put the corals back to the old tank. do you think cuz its a 20gallon and i have an over kill light that i should just cover the tank in sps? like even the sandy bottom? i could put like another set of lr do completely cover the sand. i just thought that the sun coral,blasto,frogspawn,green brain,red brain WITH 3 MOUTHS LOL would be a good source of color. idk really what to do skys the limit
teen
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i have a 30 long that is basically all sps. i have some shrooms, zoas, and a leather that i like, but i plan on getting rid of the shrooms and leather in the near future.
believe me, you will run out of room and you'll eventually want the other corals out of the tank. i mean sure they look good now, but just wait till your frag start growing into mini colonies.
believe me, you will run out of room and you'll eventually want the other corals out of the tank. i mean sure they look good now, but just wait till your frag start growing into mini colonies.
brandon7491
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yea yea true
brandon7491
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well tomorrow i drive all the way to melbourne florida to go get some awsome frags from my friend who has a 1400gallon sps tank will post more pics on monday. also i fragged the montipora in the first pic, awsome frags from that bad boy
brandon7491
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well i went i saw i got!!! lol i went to my friend who has the 1400gallon sps tank and he hooked me up biggggggggg time with some frags or should i say small colonies lol here are some pics. he gave me : green milli,green slimer,birdnest,blue tipped acro,blue tip monti, ect....
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more pics
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full tank shot
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idk if it is my pics or me but im not feeling the love on this site =-[ comon guys comment the pics. tell me what u think or what i should do better or something. btw in a week i go to the lfs and get a watchman goby and a 6 line wrasse hurray.
coral keeper
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Nice reef tank! How much did you get thos frags for from your friend?
fish addict
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WOW! I wish I had a friend that gave me awesome frags like that! Those are awesome! As it is I don't even have a friend that has a fish tank so...
Anyways your tank is looking great! Seems like it is already filling up!
Anyways your tank is looking great! Seems like it is already filling up!
brandon7491
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thxs ill post a new pic in an hr or 2 i get my frags for free cuz he has such a huge tank 1400gallons of all sps so he just gives me whatever and my lfs is kool they give me what ev cuz i help them out.