How To Take Care Of Inverts, Corals & Fish From Another Person's Tank

[kissypice]

Ok as most of you know I've only had my tank up for about a month and a half. My friend that bought one before me is know saying it is too much for her so she gave me everything she had in her tank which I didnt study before i got it so here is a list of what i have in my tank and what lights i have and how big it is. If anyone could tell me the best way to maintain this tank with all the fish coexisting let me know. I need to know how to feed them as well as how many times and where in the aquarium they need to be. I have lots of books but they just dont tell me all I need to know.
Okay Corals
green polyps
open brain coral
bubble anemone
red mushroom
kenya tree
sun polyp (orange) it is not blossoming like it did before I moved it
star polyp
finger leather (which i think is did is has stayed bent over for 2 weeks should I take it out of my aquarium
Plate coral
Fish & Inverts
Scallop (which Im feeding twice a day)
Sea Urchin
emeral green crab
cleaner fish
marine betta
diamond goby
3 chromisis
2 nemo that have hosted to the anemone
I have a 75 gallon tank with a 30 gallon sump and a protein skimmer, lighting is 2 65 watt sunpac dual actinic, 2 65 watt sunpac dual daylight and 4 lunar lights they I have on a timer
Please let me know if you need anymore info to help me any help would be appreciated.
All Parameters are fine

 

[hlcroghan]

Okay, one of the first things we will need to know is what are you feeding and how often? Variety of foods is key with saltwater fish. I would go with a variety of meaty and vegetable matter. Mysis, krill, clam, brine, emerald diet, cyclops (good for corals), and some others would be excellent. Also put on the list some vitamins of some sort like zoecon.
For some of the corals, they definitely benefit from spot feeding, like the open brain coral, for instance.
Sun corals are one of those. It should be in the shade somewhere and it will need to be spot fed as it is not photosynthetic. If you shade it a bit, it will prolly also open up more. They take a while to acclimate and it should start opening up more.
I would say you are doing it right with the scallop. But be aware that they starve even in the most vigilant of fish keeper's tanks. You probably only need to feed the fish once a day to every other day. Overfeeding causes nitrate and algae issues.
Good luck with the tank and let us know how it goes. And....you must give us pics....we demand them...

 

[kissypice]

Yes I am using the powder cyclops which doesnt seem to help with the feeding process any but i am still puffing the corals before i feed them with a medicene dropper. I have been feeding my plate coral, sun polyp (when opened), anemone, open brain all mysis, krill, and I also bought some sponge to try to get my marine betta to eat because he only likes to catch things such as ghost shrimp and as we all know they dont last long in the salt..Also my fish are eating the same but I am also feding them flake food and I mix it up. I am using a reef coral seachem vitamen, but anymore suggestions would be appreciated as far as the best vitamens. I have phyto and marine and bio plankton that i use three times a week. I forgot about my toadstool that I have (sorry) and yes pictures will be up when everything is out and pretty definately..