Originally Posted by
lpuzon
hello everyone!~
hello! i'm a newbie, i just registered.. been reading all your posts for a while now. i'm so glad that i found this site! :jumping: i'm totally new to this kind of expensive and addicting hobby (better than anything else, right?) what i have is:
- 72g bowtank, my 1st tank
- bio balls as my filter
- rio 2100 pump
- 50-50 coral flourenscent light
- CC
- LRs
- a maroon clown, yellow tang, regal tang, 2 yellowtail damsel, a velvet damsel, 1 heniochus butterfly, a chocolate chip starfish and a bicolor angel.
i would want to add the cleaner shrimp in my tank, but i'm scared that my starfish would eat her... can't have a puffer, too, because he might eat my damsels...
i have my set up for 8 mos now. had my water tested at the LFS, and all my # are ok, except my ammonia is a little high...(they said because i overfed my little ones!) so instead of the usual everyday feeding, i'm on an every other day feedings!
as you would all know, ammonia's up, so my H2o is cloudy... :help: i've been thinking a lot how to make it clearer.
everyone's right! HD aquariums is much better to stare at! (i confess to it! 5 to ? hours a day!) can't do anything about it! I'M HOOKED!!!!!
i welcome all advice, it would really be a great help!!!!
We probably should start another topic for you since you asked help. I'm asking that other members please excuse this note who are expecting to read about nothing but tank mistakes.
Welcome to the boards!
Great tank, and I applaud you for asking for advice as we all needed it at one time when we were newbies. Even some of the most experienced here need help when something goes goofy.
My personal opinion is that your tank is way overstocked which is probably part of the ammonia problem you have.
A yellow tang, regal tang and henny is too much for a 72 gallon bowfront. I don't know how big your fish are but these fish can get big and tangs need ample swimming room. Tangs stress really easily and can get ich which could infect the other tankmates.
I don't know if you run carbon in your tank but to make my tankwater a little more polished, I do run carbon through my tank.
I feed my fish multiple times a day. I take the daily amount and spread it out over the day - feeding three times daily. There is much less food wasting away in the tank, and the fish (especially ones that like to graze) I can visually see that they are getting enough food.
Because of the amount of fish you have in the tank, I would suggest that you buy some frozen food (I like Formula One) and soak it in garlic extract. I buy whole cloves of garlic and with a garlic press take half a garlic clove and press it daily for each tank. Then add a couple teaspoons of tank water with the food and let it soak in the refrig for 1/2 an hour or so. Since I feed mine three times a day, my tank food is made up in the morning and then sits in the regrig, taken out to use throughout the day. By the end of the day I have used up all the food and begin the process all over again the following day.
Garlic is going to help the immune system of your fish. Garlic can help ward off potential problems like ich.
I don't want to go into care of fish on this thread since this is really not related to the topic, but if you want to discuss this more we can always make a new topic to go over it if there is any questions.
Denise M.
