kemfish
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Well...our 25 gallon was a no go for now, so we upgraded to a 29 (we don't have room for anything bigger, and it was $50 for tank, stand, hood, filter, heater, etc) I will be using my filter from the 25, since it is a better filter, but keeping this one as a backup plan with my old filter as well.
Right now our task list is something like this:
Reinforce the stand (it is marketed for 29gal tanks, but says it can only hold 290lbs
so we are going to reinforce it)
Build shelving in the stand
Buy more 5 gallon buckets (we used them for our base rock project, they will never be the same LOL)
Transfer the water from 25 gallon tank, add more to finish it off
Transfer rocks from 25g
Buy more rocks
Buy refractometer (I get that tomorrow! YAY!! No more hydrometer telling me my specific gravity lowered without a water change or top off!)
Retest the tank parameters
Buy fish!
So here is the potential stock list we have going, to some debate.
-Lemon peel Angel ( I know they're a pain to acclimate, and there is a great debate about 20 or 30 gallons, but is 29 gallons vs 30 gallons going to kill it or cause a big issue? Probably not...(right?) This would be the last fish into the tank, as they are territorial.
- 1 Ocellaris clown, not sure if I want black or orange yet, it'll depend on what they have that week at the LFS.
- I really would like a royal gramma, but I can't seem to find any on island, so if we don't find one, we will likely get a firefish.
- I REALLY want a fire shrimp, but again..finding one on island will be tricky.
- and a small CUC, I have no idea what to do here. I do not like snails, I do not like crabs...I don't want to stick my hand in a tank with either of them lol. I strongly considered not having one, but I have a sand bed, and I can't imagine cleaning it without a crew. If I go bare bottom can I skip the CUC? I understand that means more work for me, just wondering if they are really essential, or just make maintenance easier.
Also, just wondering...I have been told to add the CUC first, and also been told to add it last so I know what I actually need...which do you think is best? I don't know what the "majority vote" is, so use my poll please
Right now our task list is something like this:
Reinforce the stand (it is marketed for 29gal tanks, but says it can only hold 290lbs
Build shelving in the stand
Buy more 5 gallon buckets (we used them for our base rock project, they will never be the same LOL)
Transfer the water from 25 gallon tank, add more to finish it off
Transfer rocks from 25g
Buy more rocks
Buy refractometer (I get that tomorrow! YAY!! No more hydrometer telling me my specific gravity lowered without a water change or top off!)
Retest the tank parameters
Buy fish!
So here is the potential stock list we have going, to some debate.
-Lemon peel Angel ( I know they're a pain to acclimate, and there is a great debate about 20 or 30 gallons, but is 29 gallons vs 30 gallons going to kill it or cause a big issue? Probably not...(right?) This would be the last fish into the tank, as they are territorial.
- 1 Ocellaris clown, not sure if I want black or orange yet, it'll depend on what they have that week at the LFS.
- I really would like a royal gramma, but I can't seem to find any on island, so if we don't find one, we will likely get a firefish.
- I REALLY want a fire shrimp, but again..finding one on island will be tricky.
- and a small CUC, I have no idea what to do here. I do not like snails, I do not like crabs...I don't want to stick my hand in a tank with either of them lol. I strongly considered not having one, but I have a sand bed, and I can't imagine cleaning it without a crew. If I go bare bottom can I skip the CUC? I understand that means more work for me, just wondering if they are really essential, or just make maintenance easier.
Also, just wondering...I have been told to add the CUC first, and also been told to add it last so I know what I actually need...which do you think is best? I don't know what the "majority vote" is, so use my poll please
