New Pic of 29 with New Inhabitants

tliss

tliss

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Here is an updated look at our 29 gallon. We just added the Xenia on the left and the LTA on the right. The LTA seemed pretty happy where we placed him and ended up slowly making his way down the rock to the sand. AFter further research I found out they like the sand better than the rock, so we helped him down to the sand bed and he had dug his way in. He readily accepts food and opens up really wide when the lights are on.
Tom
 
tliss

tliss

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Thanks for the comments! We have three fish in there right now: a blue demon damsel, a black/white striped damsel and a yellow tailed damsel. We may put a pair of clowns in soon as well. We also have a good sized cleanup crew consisting of 12 hermits, 1 sally lightfoot crab, 2 turbo snails, 2 nessarius (sp?) snails, 5 astrea snails. I've also noticed a few amphipods running around at night, plus a few other hitch hiker snails and critters. I've got to say that this is a great hobby and I can't wait to upgrade my tank. Gotta wait for my next house though, because I want to build in a big one!
Tom
 
bigarn

bigarn

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Nice set up! I agree with Wax though, skip the clowns. What kind of lighting?
Again ... nice set up.
 
tliss

tliss

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We've been warned about the damsels being pesty when adding new fish. Maybe a lionfish is in order instead :thinking: . Should take care of my damsel problem. I wouldn't do htat because a 29 is not big enough anyway. I'll have to figure out what I want to do with the damsels. I have no plans to put any new fish in there any time soon, though. I want to get the reef all set up with a few more corals first.
As far as lighting, I have a Satellite PC setup with dual actinics, dual 10K daytime lights and a moonlight. I know it is not enough for some corals and other creatures, but it will be enough for the reef I am looking for for the time being.
Thanks again for the comments!
One thing I am having issues with is my wife right now...she doesn't like where the anenome has placed itself and moved it back to the rocks yesterday (she is not the researcher, I am, so I know a little more than she does!).
I'm trying to convince her that the little guy is going to go wherever it wants to and that they prefer the sand over the rocks. He started looking a little sick yesterday after the continued stress she puts on him in moving him, so I was worried. Today, though, he's not dug into the sand yet, but attached to the bottom of a rock as sand level. Hopefully she'll leave these type of things to me from now on so she doesn't end up killing an expensive creature on me!
Tom
 
carshark

carshark

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Originally Posted by tliss
We've been warned about the damsels being pesty when adding new fish. Maybe a lionfish is in order instead :thinking: . Should take care of my damsel problem. I wouldn't do htat because a 29 is not big enough anyway. I'll have to figure out what I want to do with the damsels. I have no plans to put any new fish in there any time soon, though. I want to get the reef all set up with a few more corals first.
As far as lighting, I have a Satellite PC setup with dual actinics, dual 10K daytime lights and a moonlight. I know it is not enough for some corals and other creatures, but it will be enough for the reef I am looking for for the time being.
Thanks again for the comments!
One thing I am having issues with is my wife right now...she doesn't like where the anenome has placed itself and moved it back to the rocks yesterday (she is not the researcher, I am, so I know a little more than she does!).
I'm trying to convince her that the little guy is going to go wherever it wants to and that they prefer the sand over the rocks. He started looking a little sick yesterday after the continued stress she puts on him in moving him, so I was worried. Today, though, he's not dug into the sand yet, but attached to the bottom of a rock as sand level. Hopefully she'll leave these type of things to me from now on so she doesn't end up killing an expensive creature on me!
Tom

yeah thats it add a lionfish, lol if you wanna destroy the damsels perfect solution and maybe the clowns depending on size.....but either way its cheap entertainment damsels dont cost much
 
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