GO BIG!!
I have a 24 gallon. I have two fish. I am a chef. I cater primarily. My schedule is constantly changing. I have misbar clown, and a diamond watchman goby. Coral wise : Large candy cane, Large frogspawn, Extra Large Acan, Medium bubble, medium cynarina, medium wellsophyllia, medium toadstool, 4 ricordea polyps turning into at least 7, a bright orange centered green rimmed zoo colony about the size of a dollar bill I bought when it was the size of a nickel, invertebrate wise : 2 coco worms 1 is new and does not show off, I have no idea what is wrong, 3 hawaiian fether dusters 1 deep sea yellow gorgonian, back to corals :a colony of green clove polyps the size of a silver dollar, 2 cabbage leathers, 2 finger leathers, a very small patch of orange and brown zoos, a brittle star the size of my hand or larger, 45 pounds of LR at least, and 30 lbs. of LS> I have two 36 watt, 10000 k pcs. with a moonlight. I have countless bristle worms, adn a copepod population out the wazoo. My tank has been set up for 2 years, and I studied up for about 6 months prior. I also have an alveopora, but my light is not bright enough for its beauty , and I am sorry to say it has bleached and is on its way out. Does anybody think it has a chance? I have r3ecently moved it to the top of the tankwith no restriction of light from other corals. I also have star polyps which are growing at an exponential rate. I also have run out of room for my corals, and I am thinking of buying a larger tank, but my apartment is cramped as it is. If I werew you, buy as big as you can allow, adn you will save money in the long run. I was able to stack my rocks with a tunel behind them aloowing the fish to swim in a circle, but not everyone is always so thoughtful. I have a hard time cleaning the bottom of the front of my tank due to coral growth. I have 15 nassarius snails, Ihave downed the population of turbo snails to 2, and i ahve hitchhiker snails that have grown in my tank that nobody at the LFSs know identity of that do a fast an great job at keeping algae to a minimum, adn scavenging. i hope the best to you, and your tank. With a lot of research, adn consistent attention, you can have a very successful tank. Don't spend your last dime on it like I do. Reef adicted adn so glad it just reef not crack. :joy: Oh, gonna get some mushies for the one empty spot.
