Hey , new mini reef pics

[freshreeftj]

hey everybody
im new to the forum,
been doing freshwater for 7 years now,
and i finally started my saltwater tank,
its been running for about 3 and a half weeks
now with live sand and cured live rock
it has some turbos in it and some hermit crabs
whats next to get, like chemical wise
to keep everything good
i wanna get corals soon so
keep that in mind too

 

[nygel]

is it a ten?

 

[schadiest1]

you should wait about 6 months to add corals. you want all your levels stablized and your tank established.

 

[freshreeftj]

yeah thats what i was thinking,
i def wasnt gonna buy any anytime soon haha,
No thats a 5.5

 

[nygel]

I'd put a cleaner shrimp and a pom pom crab, possibly a sexy shrimp, and then a panda clown goby, thats about all that you can have in such a small tank. Corals I wouldnt personally wait that long, I didn't and none of mine have died. But do make sure the tank is stabalized. I started out with a ten, now at a 29, you'll want a bigger tank, trust me.

 

[azreefgirl]

Once everything is cycled and stabilized you can put in some hardy, easy-to-keep corals such as mushrooms. You could also put in some yellow polyps or zooanthids.
As far as chemicals go, you really shouldn't need to add anything. Just keep up on water changes and test your water about once a week for pH, ammonia, nitrates, and nitrites. Some people do "dose" their tanks with additives or chemicals, but I really haven't seen the need to do that.
BTW, your rockscaping looks good!

 

[freshreeftj]

ok cool
thanks guys,
and sry i was wrong its a 9 gallon
i have a ten in the fish room too and was like
man there kinda similar but i didnt know
i ever had a 9 but this is it but i bought
a blue damsel today to help with the cycling
and with my freshtanks
water changes is easy because
the rocks and pepples fall back down
in the syphon, how do i go about
water changes in salt, just the water?
any coral ideas for the future?

 

[freshreeftj]

oh any ideas on corals? for the future

 

[mrsgoose]

Originally Posted by AZReefGirl
Once everything is cycled and stabilized you can put in some hardy, easy-to-keep corals such as mushrooms. You could also put in some yellow polyps or zooanthids.
As far as chemicals go, you really shouldn't need to add anything. Just keep up on water changes and test your water about once a week for pH, ammonia, nitrates, and nitrites. Some people do "dose" their tanks with additives or chemicals, but I really haven't seen the need to do that.
BTW, your rockscaping looks good!
I'm in a similar situation. What about frogspawn? I've read they need only moderate light and are pretty ahrdy, just need good flow. Anythoughts on those? I'd like to get one for my 2 perc clowns to host.

 

[fishkid2]

So wheres the reef pics? justkidding

 

[zjhoward]

I don't think you need to wait 6 months before you add any coral. It doesn't take that long for the tank you be setup and ready, especially on one that size. I'd wait a couple months and toss in some zoas/shrooms/rics and as long as you don't go crazy they'll be ok. I have a 6 gallon Nanocube thats been going since xmas, and it has some rics and zoas that are doing great. It does have a frogspawn as well, but it was not the best thing to add as part of it died. Definitely wait on harder stuff for a little while.