Reef Safe Fish

[latino277]

... did you add a RO/DI system to your list... your really need to look into this unless you plain on buy the water from your LFS. If you do get it from you LFS you need to test the water before you add it to you tank. If it has any Nitrate/Phos. you can not use the water. this will give you Algae problems.

 

[f1shman]

I'm planning on buying from the LFS, ill test it to check, but they use the same water (not the exact same water, just they make it the same way) for there reef tanks in the store

 

[f1shman]

and the system at my house actulley has a RO on it already

 

[latino277]

Wow... you home already has an RO... so why don't you make your own water???? it's cheaper

 

[f1shman]

Is it really cheaper though? How much does a bucket of salt cost?

 

[f1shman]

and btw that light fixture you reccomended is awesome can't wait to be able to hold clams and acorpora!!

 

[latino277]

My IO bucket cost me $65 and last me ~4 months... Remember I do 10g a week water changes and I add 2 1/2g of freash RO/di for evaperation.

 

[f1shman]

hehe yes it is cheaper $15 for a 50 gallon mix of Reef Crystals, ya thats what my mom says (that we have RO in the house already) I'll look into it. Is it easy to make your own water?

 

[f1shman]

How many gallons should I change a week cause thats... 8% water changes your doing, so for my tank that would be only 3.2 gallons

 

[f1shman]

Sorry for all these posts at once, I'm just reading about the Longfin Fairy Wrasse said hes very well suited for small reefs 30 gallon minimum, and he looks aweosme

 

[latino277]

well that depends on you Bio-load. I do 32% a month because I have a lot of fish... but at a min you should do 20% a month. so you should do... a min of 2g/w. I like to do weekly just becuase it keeps the water cleaner week by week. instead letting the water get shitty for a whole month

 

[latino277]

:jumping: Ooo and that is a very nice looking fish!

 

[f1shman]

lol you are the best advice giver of all time

 

[latino277]

aaa... hmmm :happy: your making me blush... lol :hilarious

 

[f1shman]

hmm crap, it says a canopy is recommended for him, I guess hes a jumper, but I wasn't planning on having a top, (heard glass can't take the heat, and it blocks some of the light out)

 

[latino277]

the is right... glase tops are a big NO NO!!
but the work around is Egg creat... you can get it for $10 at Homedepot. that's how I keep my fish in!

 

[f1shman]

oooo the exquisite wrasse looks cool too

 

[f1shman]

hey!!! are jawfish reef safe? I've always wanted one due to there awesome little digging behavior etc.. but could never find one. The one time I found one for $19.99 I put it in my 75 gallon and within 2 hours my porcupine has ate it, the porcupine died like a week after... maybe the jawfish isn't good food.

 

[latino277]

Wrasse's are very nice looking fish... all of them are. but some can be a real pain in the ass. and are near imposible to catch!!! so just be careful witch one you get.

 

[latino277]

if I'm not mistaken All Goby's are reef safe