My 5.5 Nano

jsn_hog

jsn_hog

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Hi All. Well, this is my First Salt Tank. I just couldn't wait any more!!! It's been up and running for about 2 months now and is doing quite well. I am very happy with it. I have been doing a lot of research online (much of it through this site) and I am so glad I did before I got started. I have so many people to thank on this site for being as successful as I have been and you don't even know it. LOL Anyway, we'll see how it goes over time. :) Pics will be up soon.
 
jsn_hog

jsn_hog

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Setup:
MJ 500 PH
Old Aquaclear 200 (Turned into a Fuge)
Cheato & Tonga Rumble in Fuge
15 lbs LR
10 lbs LS
RO Water Once a Week
Refractometer
Seachem Test Kits
Livestock:
1 Emerald Crab
2 Black Turbo Snails (Thinking 1 too many LOL)
1 Astrea Snail (One died)
4 Nassarius Snails
2 Zebra Hermits
1 Blue Coral Banded Shimp
1 Puple Mushroom Frag
1 Xenia/Zoa frag plug
1 Frag with Other Mushroom/Zoa Frags
1 Frogspawn
 
jsn_hog

jsn_hog

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I'll post some better pics once I clean the glass. I have a lot of pods on it and did not want to scrape them off just yet. :)
The tank is doing very well. The only thing I would change (and probably still will) is I would get the 20" Light fixtur instead. the legs on the 12" barely fit and it took a little bit to get them to work and is not as stable as I would like. Plus the 20" would extend over my fuge allowing better light to it.
Any suggetions on a fish? I want just 1. Probably a blenny of some type. One that will mostly eat the pods and some bits of shimp once a week. The crab, shimp, and Nassarisus snails love Fridays.
 
jsn_hog

jsn_hog

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Yeah and that was one of my first picks, but after reading about them, apparently, they are like the mandrin where they need a larger tank and lots of LR to provide them the food supply. Catalina maybe?
 
jsn_hog

jsn_hog

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Forgot that about the catalina temp issues. Two spot? I am worried about the size of the tank more than anything else. I know the green striped ones would be great but I would never see the guy!!! LOL
 
flricordia

flricordia

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Nice job on the 5.5. How about a little more sand depth and a yasha hasha shimp/gobi pair? They stay small and are really colorful.
 
clay12340

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Yashas can be a little on the touchy side. They are attractive fish, but I don't think a 5.5g would be an appropriate sized tank.
I really think the tank is too small for any fish, but if I were to try one it'd probably be a neon goby or a clow goby of some kind.
 
jsn_hog

jsn_hog

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Thanks Flricordia!!!!! I have 2-3 inches of depth in it now. I thought about the shimp goby combo and would be neat. Perhaps when i get my bigger tank. I will transfer the blue coral bannded into it and put them in there. We'll see.
Clay, I have been told that the tank would be too small, as well. But with the fuge on there I would like to try a small goby. But I think you are right about the neon and the clown gobies. I think I will go with a yellow clown goby. Nice character. Not skittish. And will bring some additional color to the tank.
Thanks for the input all!!!
 
keri

keri

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I would recommend the yellow clown goby, I just got one for my 8 gal a week ago and he's so funny! He comes right up to my fingers at feeding time and every time I pass the tank he stares me down like "Hey, you with the brine shrimp!"
What kind of shrimp is that in your other pic? it's really neat
 
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