dw91290
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Hey everyone! Completely new here of the past few weeks and this new addiction is taking over as many of you probably know. About 3 weeks ago I purchased a used saltwater tank from Craigslist. I think I got a pretty killer deal on it and I couldn't turn it down after looking at prices at my local LFS. It's a 55 gallon with a nice black wooden stand comes with top, two lights, two penguin double wheel filters(sorry I didn't look at the model), 250 watt heater, uv sterilization kit, 30 lbs of live rock, 30 lbs of crushed coral, dead coral pieces, 4 whisper air bubblers (may use them for my freshwater tank), tons of tubing, gravel filter, the list goes on. What would be a good deal?! Just curious to what a steal would be to you guys to see if I made out well.
Back to the tank... I purchased it from a nice enough guy he took it down while I was there donated his fish to a friend(none showed any distress or illness) and we left about 6 inches of water in the bottom and left the filters alone to not disturb the bacteria and hauled it to my house. I gave everything some TLC set it all up and filled it up and let it cycle added a power head, some marine lights and let it run it's course for a few days. After the few days I tested for everything and it came back a-okay took it to my LFS and they backed up my results.... So it was time for some fish! I purchased 2 smaller chromis and a valentini puffer. So far so good the puffer and chromis are doing great they are eating frozen mysis once a day and krill for treats. After about a week I added two medium Ocellaris clowns and they are a great addition! I bought the clowns last night and am planning on feeding them tonight. Also I acclimated all fish with a drip... Seemed to work just fine. Am I doing all this right my levels are testing good and I dont want to get ahead of myself with all of this. I also don't want to overdo the bioload in my tank. Have I reached my limit or is there room for more later? I also do not plan on getting a fish until it gets bigger and then kicking it out of my tank so I'm wondering on adult sizes for my aquarium capacity... If I have more room feel free to throw out some suggestions as to good matches! Any kind of help or suggestions with my setup will help! Thanks!- Nick
PS I will try to upload pictures asap
Back to the tank... I purchased it from a nice enough guy he took it down while I was there donated his fish to a friend(none showed any distress or illness) and we left about 6 inches of water in the bottom and left the filters alone to not disturb the bacteria and hauled it to my house. I gave everything some TLC set it all up and filled it up and let it cycle added a power head, some marine lights and let it run it's course for a few days. After the few days I tested for everything and it came back a-okay took it to my LFS and they backed up my results.... So it was time for some fish! I purchased 2 smaller chromis and a valentini puffer. So far so good the puffer and chromis are doing great they are eating frozen mysis once a day and krill for treats. After about a week I added two medium Ocellaris clowns and they are a great addition! I bought the clowns last night and am planning on feeding them tonight. Also I acclimated all fish with a drip... Seemed to work just fine. Am I doing all this right my levels are testing good and I dont want to get ahead of myself with all of this. I also don't want to overdo the bioload in my tank. Have I reached my limit or is there room for more later? I also do not plan on getting a fish until it gets bigger and then kicking it out of my tank so I'm wondering on adult sizes for my aquarium capacity... If I have more room feel free to throw out some suggestions as to good matches! Any kind of help or suggestions with my setup will help! Thanks!- Nick
PS I will try to upload pictures asap
