Tanks In College
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millerman
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i have my sfe i a 20 gallon as of now it is the only inhabitant in the tank besides cleaning crew and even a pepermintshrimp.((no casualties yet (meaning shrimp ).)
i do not have a protein skimmer and i have not had any issues with needing one.I have had this tank up and running with the sfe since august i'm just taking it slow. I do waterchanges every two weeks religously and change the filter every time i do a water change. I have a emperor 280 hob filter that fits the size "E" filters. I was told that this was more than enough filter for this size tank. I have about 14 lbs live rock but am planing on getting some more just as soon as i get some more money.
i do not have a protein skimmer and i have not had any issues with needing one.I have had this tank up and running with the sfe since august i'm just taking it slow. I do waterchanges every two weeks religously and change the filter every time i do a water change. I have a emperor 280 hob filter that fits the size "E" filters. I was told that this was more than enough filter for this size tank. I have about 14 lbs live rock but am planing on getting some more just as soon as i get some more money.
kleinn
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Here is the pic of my new 20H. Currently cycling. The tank stats are in an earlier reply to this thread if anybody is curious, or has any suggestions (which are welcome!). Currently the livestock consists of a blue damsel, two dwarf red-tip hermits, one turbo snail, and the usual hitchhikers. About 5 days into the cycle.
Does anyone have any good ideas for a 20H nano reef cleaning crew? :notsure:
...and the damsel (his name is Steve
)
Does anyone have any good ideas for a 20H nano reef cleaning crew? :notsure:
...and the damsel (his name is Steve
bluelagoon
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um.....you do know that the cycle will most likely kill the inverts....? :notsure: not the damsel, they're hardy as h*ll, but it'll burn his gills and he'll be a pain to get out of the tank if he turns out to be super mean like some of them.
did you read up on cycling your tank? i know there are a lot of threads about it.
please don't take this the wrong way, i'm just giving you my two cents!
did you read up on cycling your tank? i know there are a lot of threads about it.
please don't take this the wrong way, i'm just giving you my two cents!
jr2857
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Originally Posted by kleinn
Here is the pic of my new 20H. Currently cycling. The tank stats are in an earlier reply to this thread if anybody is curious, or has any suggestions (which are welcome!). Currently the livestock consists of a blue damsel, two dwarf red-tip hermits, one turbo snail, and the usual hitchhikers. About 5 days into the cycle.
Does anyone have any good ideas for a 20H nano reef cleaning crew? :notsure:
...and the damsel (his name is Steve
)
that's a really funny name :hilarious
Here is the pic of my new 20H. Currently cycling. The tank stats are in an earlier reply to this thread if anybody is curious, or has any suggestions (which are welcome!). Currently the livestock consists of a blue damsel, two dwarf red-tip hermits, one turbo snail, and the usual hitchhikers. About 5 days into the cycle.
Does anyone have any good ideas for a 20H nano reef cleaning crew? :notsure:
...and the damsel (his name is Steve
that's a really funny name :hilarious
kleinn
Member
Originally Posted by bluelagoon
um.....you do know that the cycle will most likely kill the inverts....? :notsure: not the damsel, they're hardy as h*ll, but it'll burn his gills and he'll be a pain to get out of the tank if he turns out to be super mean like some of them.
did you read up on cycling your tank? i know there are a lot of threads about it.
please don't take this the wrong way, i'm just giving you my two cents!
Thanks, I appreciate the help, and I know they're at risk. I also know a bit about cycling a new tank and the nitrogen cycle-at least FW tanks. Granted, I don't know anything about SW inverts. The herms were free (I was the freshwater guy at my lfs so I have hook-ups), and these particular herms have been through 2 initial cycles in other tanks already, and the turbo was a hitchhiker. Just the same, I would feel kinda bad if the spike kills them. Maybe I should put them up in somebody else's tank for the next couple weeks...
um.....you do know that the cycle will most likely kill the inverts....? :notsure: not the damsel, they're hardy as h*ll, but it'll burn his gills and he'll be a pain to get out of the tank if he turns out to be super mean like some of them.
did you read up on cycling your tank? i know there are a lot of threads about it.
please don't take this the wrong way, i'm just giving you my two cents!
Thanks, I appreciate the help, and I know they're at risk. I also know a bit about cycling a new tank and the nitrogen cycle-at least FW tanks. Granted, I don't know anything about SW inverts. The herms were free (I was the freshwater guy at my lfs so I have hook-ups), and these particular herms have been through 2 initial cycles in other tanks already, and the turbo was a hitchhiker. Just the same, I would feel kinda bad if the spike kills them. Maybe I should put them up in somebody else's tank for the next couple weeks...
bluelagoon
Member
ok, cool! hey where in the 'midwest' are you? lol, that doesn't really help with location too much.
bluelagoon
Member
Originally Posted by kleinn
I live in Iowa. I'm at Iowa State University in Ames. Where's Tri-State?
we're in the very northeast corner of indiana. lol. it's cold, snowing, and pretty much miserable outside! lol.
I live in Iowa. I'm at Iowa State University in Ames. Where's Tri-State?
we're in the very northeast corner of indiana. lol. it's cold, snowing, and pretty much miserable outside! lol.
lefty
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I know I'm bumping an older thread here, but I figured that now that I'm in college at Seattle Pacific University, I have earned the right to post my tank here =).
It's nothing special really. It is a 20g long with two Ocellaris clownfish and a cleaner shrimp. There's about 20lbs. of LR and that one red rock was a gift that I put in the tank to be courteous (the fish seem to like swimming through it at least!).
Before I went to college, I had all of this in a 29g. I've had all of the livestock for almost two years now and they seem to be doing well. They definitely attract a lot of attention for being the only saltwater creatures on campus. :joy:
It's nothing special really. It is a 20g long with two Ocellaris clownfish and a cleaner shrimp. There's about 20lbs. of LR and that one red rock was a gift that I put in the tank to be courteous (the fish seem to like swimming through it at least!).
Before I went to college, I had all of this in a 29g. I've had all of the livestock for almost two years now and they seem to be doing well. They definitely attract a lot of attention for being the only saltwater creatures on campus. :joy:
wangotango
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nice tanks everyone! i graduate highschool in 2008, and im kinda worried about leaving my tank in my parents hands :notsure: btw, anyone going to school for architecture?
zjhoward
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Hey everyone! Great looking tanks! I was just wondering what you guys do in order to take everything on the trips home? I'm assuming you take it home over Xmas and Summer, but what about Spring/Fall break? Both my breaks are only like 4 days, but still it kinda scares me to leave all my stuff. I'm going to be setting one up at college after Christmas (once I get my tank) and I didn't know how to get it home. I have about a 3 hour drive, so should I just get some plastic boxes to put stuff in or inside bags, or what? Maybe styrofoam? What do you guys suggest?
PS>>> GO NC STATE!
PS>>> GO NC STATE!