In your opinion?

[celacanthr]

Originally Posted by jmdlax20
im glad u told me about the damsel thanks alot and maybe ill go for a golby
i hav a Rio 600 pushin out about 200 gph and it sitting at the top of my tank...n i hav just one should i get another and should i put on lower in my tank??
definantly get another, with all of the powerheads, and skimmer you want about a 1,000 + gph. When you get another, or several more powerhheads, try and get another brand besides rio. The rio's can get loud, and may just give up on you.

 

[lion_crazz]

Yeah, I second that. Rio's are not very reliable at all. I like MaxiJets and AquaClears.

 

[celacanthr]

Originally Posted by jmdlax20
why would sea horses be a bad idea??
Well, seahorses are very sensitive to stings from most corals. They also cannot have but a select few tankmates.

 

[lion_crazz]

Seahorses are a bad idea because they should not be kept with other boisterous, aggressive eating fish. Seahorses eat very slow and do much better in a tank of their own.

 

[jmdlax20]

1. ok ill scratch the upcoming idea of a seahorse and you would recommend a aquaclear w/ another 350 gph in my tank? when i get the other powerhead should i put it at the top with my other powerhead or place it somewhere else like the bottom of my tank?
2. and to CELACANTHr...how bout 2 mates percula clowns? (mi likey the percula clowns)
3. and how do you know if there mated?

 

[celacanthr]

2 mated perculas are fine.

There are 3 ways to get mated pairs of clowns.
1)Go to the LFS, and buy the smallest clowns you can find. they have to be smaller than 1/2 inch (I think) to be usre that you got a pair.
2) Go to the LFS and look for to larger clowns who stay by each other all of the time.
3) Order offline.

 

[lion_crazz]

Well I would put it somewhere that you do not have much flow.

 

[jmdlax20]

ok so where there is less movement...
ok well i need to know what to buy next...
1. im goin to get another powerhead no doubt
2. should i buy live rock or should i buy my light that i need?
(does the curing go any faster or does the light hav an effect on the curing process?)

 

[celacanthr]

what lights would you get?
They can have an effect in that you will see more biodiversity, but for the barebones neccesities, I get some more rock.

 

[jmdlax20]

1. ok ill get the LR, and about much is it per pound is LR
2. i dont know what lights it is but i hav been looking at them for a while now and a guy at my LFS said it should be good if i put my corals att he top of my tank becase i hav a hex and its deeper the normal tanks.

 

[lion_crazz]

The live rock is much more important at this point than the light.

 

[lion_crazz]

Originally Posted by jmdlax20
1. ok ill get the LR, and about much is it per pound is LR
2. i dont know what lights it is but i hav been looking at them for a while now and a guy at my LFS said it should be good if i put my corals att he top of my tank becase i hav a hex and its deeper the normal tanks.
The live rock should be about 3 or 4 dollars per pound.

 

[jmdlax20]

when i get my LR i can just come home and put it in my tanks right? i dont hav to clean it or ne thing?

 

[lion_crazz]

No, you can just put it in. Anything that falls off you can siphon out later.

 

[jmdlax20]

Originally Posted by lion_crazz
No, you can just put it in. Anything that falls off you can siphon out later.
what do you mean...y can i put it in....do i hav to get saltwater and cure my new LR in a bucket?
i cant just put in in my tank thats already curing my other LR?

 

[lion_crazz]

No, I said you CAN just put it in. It might spike the levels in your tank with the already curing live rock, but that's okay.

 

[jmdlax20]

oh my fault...does it really matter if the level spike? nothin will get hurt right?
and will the levels go back down by them selves or do i hav to get sum thin to help it?

 

[lion_crazz]

No, it does not matter if the levels spike and yes they will naturally go down on their own. You will just have to do your first water change once you have 0 ammonia and nitrites and start to get nitrates.

 

[jmdlax20]

should i do water changes ever 2 weeks and should i do one b4 i get my new rock in my tank?

 

[lion_crazz]

No, do not do your first water change until your cycle ends. When you get 0 ammonia and nitrite, and you start to get nitrates, do your first water change.