new to salt (starting a 10g)
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novahobbies
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Originally Posted by bknow
http:///forum/post/2554183
are those 2 different clowns?? you sure they're compatible...hahahaha...how long did you cycle for??
Looks like he cycled for about 3 weeks. It's HARD to wait a full month, especially on your first SW tank!
But really, if the live rock you'd gotten was mostly cured already, that will actually speed up the cycle process.
And as for the clowns -- well, I agree different species will usually fight, but I have a small false perc and a large maroon yellow stripe in a 55g setup, and they don't fight at all. I think maybe it's because the smaller perc was in the tank first, and I added the maroon clown a month later. I watched them closely when I introduced the new clown (if anything went wrong I was going to banish the f. perc to the 37 gallon tank) but since the bigger fish was the "newbie" he didn't make a fuss -- just picked out his section of LR and hung out. Are you going to do an anemone or two as well?
Congrats on the 10 gallon nano setup! Your live rock will help keep chemistry balanced, but still make sure to do partial water changed at least once every 10 days, no later. The only trouble with small systems is when the chemistry starts to go south, it will do so in a hurry. Even my 37 gallon tank can act persnickety at times.
http:///forum/post/2554183
are those 2 different clowns?? you sure they're compatible...hahahaha...how long did you cycle for??
Looks like he cycled for about 3 weeks. It's HARD to wait a full month, especially on your first SW tank!
And as for the clowns -- well, I agree different species will usually fight, but I have a small false perc and a large maroon yellow stripe in a 55g setup, and they don't fight at all. I think maybe it's because the smaller perc was in the tank first, and I added the maroon clown a month later. I watched them closely when I introduced the new clown (if anything went wrong I was going to banish the f. perc to the 37 gallon tank) but since the bigger fish was the "newbie" he didn't make a fuss -- just picked out his section of LR and hung out. Are you going to do an anemone or two as well?
Congrats on the 10 gallon nano setup! Your live rock will help keep chemistry balanced, but still make sure to do partial water changed at least once every 10 days, no later. The only trouble with small systems is when the chemistry starts to go south, it will do so in a hurry. Even my 37 gallon tank can act persnickety at times.
florida joe
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Looks great IMO since you have a small tank the ease of a two to three gallon water change every five days should leave you a little safety cushion as far as build up is concerned
nvsbandit
Member
great news! lol
my two clowns get along GREAT the black and white only did the "im bigger than you" seziure vibration dance once.
they swim together everywhere and they eat side by side they wont go for flakes on opposite sides of the tank.
all seems tob e going well. i just got the protein skimmer for the biocube. im still figuring that one out. and i got a 92 watt PC light.
GOT MY FIRST CORALS TOO!!
i got watermelon zoos, some green star polyps, and some random colored zoos.
pics to come after i clean the tank.
just got the girlfriend into fish tanks shes starting with a 3g fresh curved glass 9w or 13w pc light and azoo palm filter.
i love the setup and i got a bunch of plants im gonna give her from my 40g.
my two clowns get along GREAT the black and white only did the "im bigger than you" seziure vibration dance once.
they swim together everywhere and they eat side by side they wont go for flakes on opposite sides of the tank.
all seems tob e going well. i just got the protein skimmer for the biocube. im still figuring that one out. and i got a 92 watt PC light.
GOT MY FIRST CORALS TOO!!
i got watermelon zoos, some green star polyps, and some random colored zoos.
pics to come after i clean the tank.
just got the girlfriend into fish tanks shes starting with a 3g fresh curved glass 9w or 13w pc light and azoo palm filter.
i love the setup and i got a bunch of plants im gonna give her from my 40g.
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alexa11
Guest
yes your tank is still young, and so the algae is normal. just try to keep up with it and dont leave the lights on too long! it's looking nice!
nvsbandit
Member
i dont know where to put frags so they spread...i put the GSP down in the sand touching the one peice of rock because i want them to spread UP the rock.
i realised i had been keeping my lights on for to long so now i cut it back to about 5 hours a day.
dont have a timer yet im to lazy to go get one.
so far so good now. all my corals look healthy. i think this weekend ill try another shrimp. a cleaner shrimp. or a pistol shrimp goby combo.
would i be overstocked with a small goby?
i realised i had been keeping my lights on for to long so now i cut it back to about 5 hours a day.
dont have a timer yet im to lazy to go get one.
so far so good now. all my corals look healthy. i think this weekend ill try another shrimp. a cleaner shrimp. or a pistol shrimp goby combo.
would i be overstocked with a small goby?
nvsbandit
Member
okay so i found out i cant keep shrimp.
i took 45 mins to acclimate this cleaner shrimp i got...same fate as the other shrimp i had...dead.
good news is i got a blue ric and 3 nassarius snails. i think my next purchase will be an anenome for my clowns. i have the wattage so well see how it does.
question about re aquascaping...can i do this at any time? because i dont really like my current setup i want the setup i had when i first set it up.
i took 45 mins to acclimate this cleaner shrimp i got...same fate as the other shrimp i had...dead.
good news is i got a blue ric and 3 nassarius snails. i think my next purchase will be an anenome for my clowns. i have the wattage so well see how it does.
question about re aquascaping...can i do this at any time? because i dont really like my current setup i want the setup i had when i first set it up.
nvsbandit
Member
UPDATE!!!!!!
got a xenia frag of some sort. another ric.
and a YELLOW WATCHMAN GOBY!!! <--so awesome.
also i redid the rockwork and replaced a dead emerald crab.
i also got some candy cane coral...i think thats what it is.
my green star colony peice is HUGE compared to what it was. SO full.
PICS!
also a quick question...i have this green OOZE kinda stuff...form of algea im sure but i dont know what to do to get rid of it. and all my rocks have like black on them.
lemme know what you think?!
got a xenia frag of some sort. another ric.
and a YELLOW WATCHMAN GOBY!!! <--so awesome.
also i redid the rockwork and replaced a dead emerald crab.
i also got some candy cane coral...i think thats what it is.
my green star colony peice is HUGE compared to what it was. SO full.
PICS!
also a quick question...i have this green OOZE kinda stuff...form of algea im sure but i dont know what to do to get rid of it. and all my rocks have like black on them.
lemme know what you think?!
coraljunky
Active Member
The green "ooze" is a form of bacteria. Try doing a search for cyano bacteria. There are a few different colors as well. Lookin good so far
iyachtuxivm
Member
Wow you havent posted in a while, how it going? Got any new pics?
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heart & sole
Guest
use a gel super glue and glue your coral to the rock you want them on and your crab and snails wont knock them off. Super glue is safe for the tank i use Loctite and it seems to work well. Tank is looking good
chroniccoral35
Member
Nice 10g. I started with a 10g and still have it...I personally think its good to start at such a small gallon because it makes you really good at taking care of SWF tanks because you must keep up on a 10g weekly for it to be okay, I do a 2g water change every saturday. I also have 2 clowns and a watchman! 
nice rockwork too, what watt lights are you running?
nice rockwork too, what watt lights are you running?
