29 Gallon Biocube

[djbrandon199]

i know i just did a topic about the ecopico but i though and looked for a while and decided that i wanted a biocube

for stock i want:
a flame angel
a goby/shrimp pair
a firefish or two
a pajama cardinal
a pom pom crab
a few (5) hermit crabs
a clownfish
a royal gramma

i dont know what to do for coral any recomendations would be appreciated

 

[ALW]

i know i just did a topic about the ecopico but i though and looked for a while and decided that i wanted a biocube

for stock i want:
a flame angel
a goby/shrimp pair
a firefish or two
a pajama cardinal
a pom pom crab
a few (5) hermit crabs
a clownfish
a royal gramma

i dont know what to do for coral any recomendations would be appreciated

Depends on how big the tank is, you may get away with the shrimp/goby pair, a few hermit and a pom pom crab but that is it.

 

[djbrandon199]

It's 29 gallons

dimensions L=20 by W=21 by H=18.5

 

[ALW]

It's 29 gallons

dimensions L=20 by W=21 by H=18.5

Sorry my mistake, i just was the pico when i was reading it. 29g makes a big difference. Ok for a 29g you would be looking at what you ad said first give or take a little. Coral wise depends on the lighting really. T5 or Halide? You want to aim for about 20x turnover too.

 

[djbrandon199]

so all the fish i mentioned will work together?

im not sure what the lighting is but ill probably stick with types like mushrooms,zoas etc... easy stuff this is my first reef setup

 

[djbrandon199]

i have a ? how do you do water changs? do you just take a clean bucket and scoop the water out then replace it with fresh saltwater

 

[djbrandon199]

CUC

5 ninja star astraea snails 2in
5 nerite snails 1in
5 margarita snails 1in
5 nassarius snails .5in
5 dwarf red leg hermit crabs 1in
5 dwarf blue leg reef hermit crabs 1in

 

[lljdma06]

Can I make a suggestion as it is your first reef system? Don't do a mixed reef. Mixed reefs contain soft corals, LSP, and SPS. While I'm not a super-experienced reefer, I've read enough journals to know that mixed reefs at the nano and pico level often experience problems with chemical warfare between corals. It puzzles and frustrates the hobbyist to encounter a dead coral when their params really look good. Corals of the same group, ei all softies are less likely to experience this problem. Larger reefs can be mixed as reefers will often place all of one group in a certain strata of the tank (softies in the botton, lps in the middle, sps on top) so mixed is more limited. A nano just doesn't have the real estate for that.

You can have a lovely, lovely tank if you just stick with the mushrooms and zoas that you mentioned. As you get more advanced, you can swap out your softies for LPS and then move on. Trust me, somebody always wants a nice frag or coral.

L