For all you reef experts...

[fishfanny79]

I bought some stuff off this site for my 90gallon reef that arrived today. Here is what I have added:
1 Sea Pen
1 Deep Sea Yellow
1 Yello Polyp
1 Mushroom Polyp
1 Pink Hatian Anemone
1 Florida Condi Anemone
1 Reef invert package
2 Camelback shrimp
1 Sally lightfoot
(the corals and anemones are TINY! lol)
All is in the tank after having been acclimated and are doing great. My first quesion is, of the list of things I bought is there anything that shouldnt be placed near something else? And if down the road I don't like where I put something, can I put it somewhere else? Also, the Sea Pen is kind of wierd...anyone have one of these? Right now it looks like a little cucumber. I have the bottom of it sitting in a hole in one of my pieces of lr. It isn't very well attached tho, is this ok? I don't have to burry this sucker in sand do I?
Last but not least, am I adding too much to the bio load to go to my lfs and buy one fish today? There's only 2 fish in the tank as it is (2 false percs) and I would like to add a fish. I just don't want to be adding too much too fast. Maybe because of the size of the corals and anemones they won't mess with my bio load that much and I can go buy a fish?
You guys/gals decide if I stand pat for now or go buy me a new friend!

 

[schadiest1]

don't place your anemones near other corals as they can sting them, or don't put the anemone near eachother. they may rome the tank so keep an eye on them, but eventually they will find an area where they are happy. as far as bio-load, give it a lil' time and see how it goes for a week or 2. my buddy added way too much way to fast and didn't turn out good for him. just be patient and it time you'll have the tank you always dreamed of!

 

[schadiest1]

oh yeah....if you are ever in doubt of a coral/fish/anemone, research it through other sites, just do quick searches on the internet. better to know as much as you can on what you have.

 

[cl0wnfish]

You just added a ton of bioload to your tank. Wait a few weeks before adding fish.
I agree with the anemone comment but have somehting to add. Mixing anemone types is asking for chemical warfare in your tank. Unless you get lucky (many do) and they take up residence in opposite ends of the tank, they will not like being near each other and they will try to kill one another....taking out many other corals in the process. I would start with them both high up in the water column, at opposite ends of the tank. If you find they constantly migrate towards one another, you may have to remove one or the other.
As for moving things later, do it with caution. They get adjusted to the amount of light they are getting. If you move them, it may shock them. Remember, they normally spend their lives in the same depth in the ocean getting the same amount of light every day (relatively speaking). A few inches in a tank is equal to 10-20 feet in the ocean as far as light penetration and intensity. I would find a spot where you like them and leave them there.

 

[golfish]

Originally Posted by CL0WNFISH
You just added a ton of bioload to your tank. .

where does the bio load come from on that list? I can see a lot of these critters dying (sorry FishFanNY79 but its going to happen) and then adding to the load but I don't see much of a bio load if they were to live.

 

[who dey]

corals and anemone's are animals. therefore adding these to your tank will increase bioload