easternu8908
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well yeah. on monday im getting sand live rock and salt
New NANO help please?!?
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mscenter58
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nice i cant wait to see how your tank turns out looking forward to it big time!!!
easternu8908
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well thanks!! i cant wait either its absolutely killing me!!! this weekend better go by fast haha. i am going to do my best to make this one of the best!! lol well as best i can. hopefully very clean and very colorfull. i am going to spend alot of time on the rock work as well. thats one of my favorite parts!!
mscenter58
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haha same here i change my rockworkd almost everyday haha its just something i love doing!!!!
easternu8908
Member
okay so i got bored and here is a pick of my huge HOB filter:
the blue arrows are water duh
the brown is crushed live rock and the blue and black stripe in the middle is the filter
the blue arrows are water duh
the brown is crushed live rock and the blue and black stripe in the middle is the filter
rotarymagic
Active Member
All right, clown gobies unless its a mated pair WILL fight in that small of a tank.
I've been accused of misleading people into overstocking their nanos so here goes.
I don't recommend keeping clowns in a 10gallon, but people do it. I'd do only TRUE nanofish in a 10gallon.
I promise you that if you follow these guidelines that you will have a cool looking tank on a budget.
You will have to scout your local forums and classifieds on here to make sure you get the lowest possible prices, but with $50 a week, you could probably get a $10-$15 dollar fish pretty easily.
I'm let the tank cycle really well since you don't know how cured/cycle that rock is that you're gonna throw in there and the sand too..
What I'd personally do are the following AFTER the tank is cycled and showing some hair algae on the rocks:
Throw in 5 astrea snails, 3 big variety nassarius or 6 small ones. That's it for the cleaning crew. If you can afford to do so at the same time, pick up a candy stripe (aka randall's) pistol shrimp. Then a week after getting the shrimp, get you a goby to pair up with it such as a hifin red banded (one of the cheaper ones) or a yashia (I've seen them for as low as $30 at a LFS, they're also REALLY colorful and my favorite) which you could probably find for cheap on the classifieds here. Then let the tank run for awhile and mature for a month or two while you're saving up... You can throw softies like zoanthids and ricordeas in there in the mean time to give it some flavor. I would personally recommend AGAINST any sort of xenia, kenya tree, clove polyps, or green star polyps as they'll overgrow a 10gallon in no time.
After the tank has been cycled for 2months or more, get you 2 neon gobies and a rainfords goby. Then I'd recommend that you call it a day for fish or the maintenance will get exponentially greater. You could probably get some cool LPS in there at this point like acans, closed brains, chalices, etc.
I've been accused of misleading people into overstocking their nanos so here goes.
I don't recommend keeping clowns in a 10gallon, but people do it. I'd do only TRUE nanofish in a 10gallon.
I promise you that if you follow these guidelines that you will have a cool looking tank on a budget.
You will have to scout your local forums and classifieds on here to make sure you get the lowest possible prices, but with $50 a week, you could probably get a $10-$15 dollar fish pretty easily.
I'm let the tank cycle really well since you don't know how cured/cycle that rock is that you're gonna throw in there and the sand too..
What I'd personally do are the following AFTER the tank is cycled and showing some hair algae on the rocks:
Throw in 5 astrea snails, 3 big variety nassarius or 6 small ones. That's it for the cleaning crew. If you can afford to do so at the same time, pick up a candy stripe (aka randall's) pistol shrimp. Then a week after getting the shrimp, get you a goby to pair up with it such as a hifin red banded (one of the cheaper ones) or a yashia (I've seen them for as low as $30 at a LFS, they're also REALLY colorful and my favorite) which you could probably find for cheap on the classifieds here. Then let the tank run for awhile and mature for a month or two while you're saving up... You can throw softies like zoanthids and ricordeas in there in the mean time to give it some flavor. I would personally recommend AGAINST any sort of xenia, kenya tree, clove polyps, or green star polyps as they'll overgrow a 10gallon in no time.
After the tank has been cycled for 2months or more, get you 2 neon gobies and a rainfords goby. Then I'd recommend that you call it a day for fish or the maintenance will get exponentially greater. You could probably get some cool LPS in there at this point like acans, closed brains, chalices, etc.
easternu8908
Member
okay well thank you for the info rotary. i would like a cleaner shrimp tho.. is that possible? also i love the yellow watchman goby will it pair with the shrimp? how does that filter set up look?
easternu8908
Member
also i dont see that kind of shrimp on this web site? are they cheap?
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alexa11
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saltwater tanks are like gardens. I am in the minority, but I really like xenia. I think they are sweet! It's like any garden....You've just got to 'weed'. Nothing will 'take over' your tank unless you let it (coral wise).
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alexa11
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look up 'skunk cleaner' (google it, but I'm sure they have it at swf.com)
easternu8908
Member
yeah i agree i had a 55 and had lots of star pollyps and they grew like crazy but i would just frag them and send them off
rotarymagic
Active Member
don't get a cleaner shrimp, too small of a tank. They can get pretty big and don't like banging their antennae on everything.
yellow watchman's will pair with most any pistol shimp except for the caribbean pistols like bluelegs and such.
yellow watchman's will pair with most any pistol shimp except for the caribbean pistols like bluelegs and such.
easternu8908
Member
Originally Posted by alexa11
http:///forum/post/2788228
look up 'skunk cleaner' (google it, but I'm sure they have it at swf.com)
oh i know what that is.. i meant the pistol but i looked that up on google as well.
http:///forum/post/2788228
look up 'skunk cleaner' (google it, but I'm sure they have it at swf.com)
oh i know what that is.. i meant the pistol but i looked that up on google as well.
easternu8908
Member
Originally Posted by Rotarymagic
http:///forum/post/2788234
don't get a cleaner shrimp, too small of a tank. They can get pretty big and don't like banging their antennae on everything.
yellow watchman's will pair with most any pistol shimp except for the caribbean pistols like bluelegs and such.
okay well my LFS has a small cleaner ill get him and if he outgrows my tank ill just send him back is that cool?
and yea that is awesome... now how do i get them to pair?
http:///forum/post/2788234
don't get a cleaner shrimp, too small of a tank. They can get pretty big and don't like banging their antennae on everything.
yellow watchman's will pair with most any pistol shimp except for the caribbean pistols like bluelegs and such.
okay well my LFS has a small cleaner ill get him and if he outgrows my tank ill just send him back is that cool?
and yea that is awesome... now how do i get them to pair?
rotarymagic
Active Member
Originally Posted by easternU8908
http:///forum/post/2788245
okay well my LFS has a small cleaner ill get him and if he outgrows my tank ill just send him back is that cool?
and yea that is awesome... now how do i get them to pair?
you just put them in the same tank, I'd put the shrimp in first to get a cave dug.
http:///forum/post/2788245
okay well my LFS has a small cleaner ill get him and if he outgrows my tank ill just send him back is that cool?
and yea that is awesome... now how do i get them to pair?
you just put them in the same tank, I'd put the shrimp in first to get a cave dug.
easternu8908
Member
okay sweet i think that is what i will do then. thanks for the advise
i think i am goin to get a firefish and maybe a royal gramma as well
i think i am goin to get a firefish and maybe a royal gramma as well
easternu8908
Member
nothing has changed yet!! uhg!!! its taking so long...
today im goin to get the salt, sand, and filters cartridges. i live 30 minutes away from home and im at home right now so i will not have access to my tank till sunday. ill post pics on sunday of the stuff i got so far. i also have a power head from my 55 gal. and the rest of my test kits.
today im goin to get the salt, sand, and filters cartridges. i live 30 minutes away from home and im at home right now so i will not have access to my tank till sunday. ill post pics on sunday of the stuff i got so far. i also have a power head from my 55 gal. and the rest of my test kits.
easternu8908
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yeah your telling me!!! im so excited its been so long sense i had a tank!!