taking a new direction

[sweatervest13]

Quote:
Originally Posted by Bang Guy http:///t/389056/taking-a-new-direction/720#post_3531432
Use full strength saltwater for topoff and your salinity will probably rise to where you want it within a week. It will be very gradual that way.

I have read this from you before... I think that is exactly what I will do. When you say full strength saltwater, do you mean salinity matching my DT?? Or higher??

 

[bang guy]

Matching the DT

 

[eric b 125]

Bang Guy, that's a really great idea. I will use this method when I raise the salinity on my next round of fish.

I probably won't get around to putting the fish in the DT until tomorrow. I am pretty beat from traveling but I would still like to get a water change and maintenance done on the DT tonight.

 

[eric b 125]

Did a 30 gallon w/c last night and the fish are getting acclimated right now

 

[eric b 125]

Nitrates were creeping up on me. I've been feeding the DT regularly without any w/c for a while so I'm hoping that the w/c will help reduce the algae in the DT.

 

[eric b 125]

For some reason the site won't let me add multiple images to one post so I can't provide a comparison shot from when I was acclimating the fish to the QT. Either way, here they are today. I figure it might be a while before I can get all three of them in the same picture.

 

[snakeblitz33]

It will all start to level off and the algae will go away with time... I'm sure the tangs will have a lot to do with that as well.

So, a second round of fish, hmm? Well, not a lot of people put tangs in first...

I'd say a variety of wrasses... I love fairy wrasses, and a lot of them are reef safe. Pick some fish with different "jobs."

For example,...

neon gobies (cleaning stations)
Yellow watchman gobies ( sandbed maintenance.)
barnicle blenny ( mop up extra food.)


I'm personally start looking into inverts as well...

black brittle stars, shrimps, snails, etc.

 

[eric b 125]

 

[eric b 125]

 

[eric b 125]

Wrasses, eh? To be honest, I've never really considered a wrasse.

 

[snakeblitz33]

They are really cool fish. You should consider them.

 

[eric b 125]

I wonder how bad wrasses are toward shrimp. I have 5 peppermint shrimp and plan on getting two cleaner shrimp. Same for a flame hawkfish. Anyone with experience?

 

[snakeblitz33]

Definitely dont want to put a flame hawk in a tank full of shrimp.

 

[eric b 125]

What's your experience been with wrasses and shrimp?

 

[snakeblitz33]

I have had six lines, carpenters, mcCoskers, and lubocks with shrimp before.

 

[siptang]

Six line is 50 50.
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[edat]

Quote:
Originally Posted by Eric B 125 http:///t/389056/taking-a-new-direction/740#post_3531616

Schooling tangs!!!!
Doesn't get any better than that!!!!

 

[snakeblitz33]

You need a blue hippo tang, some pajama cardinals, a couple neon gobies, a couple yellow watchman gobies, a shrimp/goby pair, a couple of fairy wrasse pairs and something red... hmmm....

lol, throwing some ideas out there. Though, I am jealous of your schooling tangs.

 

[eric b 125]

I really want to have a lot of life on the rocks: emerald crabs, peppermint and cleaner shrimp, snails, etc. so I don't want to get fish that will go after the shrimp. That really limits the selection. I will get a mandarin sooner or later, but I really can't think of any other fish that I "need" to have. I don't want to get a fish just to get a fish, you know?

 

[snakeblitz33]

glad your not falling for a trap.