How do these combinations look?

senorpie7

senorpie7

New Member
Hey guys, some of you have seen me around already, but it is pretty obvious I am new to the hobby! I have been poking around the internet and I am looking for a sort of laid back type of tank, I really do not want to have my nose in this thing for hours a day; I have found some corals I am interested in and I need verification on whether or not these are a good idea.
I have already bought and owned a 30gallon for a good six or seven months now. Just live sand, live rock, and a couple peppers. There is a bit of a cyano problem =/ but I am sure it will go as the tank matures. I would like to point out I know very little about the actual chemistry of the water besides correct specific gravity and temps. Simple stuff.
Here are some potential corals I may be adding into the tank. Feel free to tell me the do's and dont's, and recommend other corals for my tank:
-White Pom Pom Xenia
-Candy Cane Coral
-Ricordea Mushroom
-Sarcophyton Toadstool Leather Coral
-Elegant Moon Polyp
-Green Polyp Leather
This is all I have for corals right now. Any additions and recommendations are appreciated, and any comments about care and requirements are even more so.
Here is what I have going for fish. I will obviously not be shoving all of these in a single 30 gallon! I just have a few you guys can pick off if there are conflicts!

-Ocellaris Clownfish
-Firefish
-Whitetail Dottyback
-Royal Gramma Basslet
-Coral Beauty Angelfish
-Flame Hawkfish
Thank you, and I hope I can get some help! What a wonderful community!
 
xcali1985

xcali1985

Active Member
I suggest you edit your. Post by removing the links.
It's against form rules. Also most people that will be providing advice know what those coral and fish are. If they don't they know where to search.
 
xandrew245x

xandrew245x

Member
I don't know much about fish or coral, because I don't have any right now, but for your tank chemistry you need to have a test kit that checks ammonia, nitrites, nitrates, ph and alk. If your going for coral, which it sounds like you are. You also need a calcium, and magnesium. A phosphate test kit also isn't a bad idea.
Most pet stores will sell a master saltwater test kit that has ammonia, nitrite, nitrate, ph and alk. Make sure it is a dropper test kit, and not sticks, the sticks are very very inaccurate.
When you check your parameters, which you need to do before you put anything in:
Ammonia:0
Nitrite:0
Nitrate: below 20 for coral below 40 for fish only, 0 is best
Ph: 8.0-8.4
Specific gravity 1.024-1.026 for a mixed tank like yours
Also what type of lighting do you have, you need atleast a decent T5 light for your corals, some corals even require more light than that light metal halides.
 
btldreef

btldreef

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Originally Posted by Senorpie7 http:///t/390393/how-do-these-combinations-look#post_3456897
Hey guys, some of you have seen me around already, but it is pretty obvious I am new to the hobby! I have been poking around the internet and I am looking for a sort of laid back type of tank, I really do not want to have my nose in this thing for hours a day; I have found some corals I am interested in and I need verification on whether or not these are a good idea.
I have already bought and owned a 30gallon for a good six or seven months now. Just live sand, live rock, and a couple peppers. There is a bit of a cyano problem =/ but I am sure it will go as the tank matures. I would like to point out I know very little about the actual chemistry of the water besides correct specific gravity and temps. Simple stuff. Cyano doesn't go away on its own like diatoms. Cyano is a bacteria and it will get worse if not addressed. It's usually caused by poor water flow/a spot with not enough flow and overfeeding.This is something you really need to address before it gets worse. The more you have, the harder it is to get it under control.
Here are some potential corals I may be adding into the tank. Feel free to tell me the do's and dont's, and recommend other corals for my tank:
-White Pom Pom Xenia
-Candy Cane Coral
-Ricordea Mushroom
-Sarcophyton Toadstool Leather Coral
-Elegant Moon Polyp
-Green Polyp Leather
All look good and are fairly easy corals to keep. Some things you're leaving out though:
What kind of lighting do you have?
What do your parameters look like?
Again, with the cyano, I'd address that first before adding corals.
This is all I have for corals right now. Any additions and recommendations are appreciated, and any comments about care and requirements are even more so.
Here is what I have going for fish. I will obviously not be shoving all of these in a single 30 gallon! I just have a few you guys can pick off if there are conflicts!

-Ocellaris Clownfish
-Firefish
-Whitetail Dottybackr />
-Royal Gramma Basslet
-Coral Beauty Angelfish
-Flame Hawkfish
Choose the Basslet OR the Dottyback, the two will likely fight with one another if they're both added to the tank. I'd skip the Hawkfish if you plan on having shrimp.
Thank you, and I hope I can get some help! What a wonderful community!
 
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