Crazyforcordoras 1St Reef Tank!

[crazyforcordoras]

I am making a journal for my fistvreef tank. I will post a photobucket link to my page. I will update it everytime i get new stuff. For now, ill list my current stock.

Fish
Falco hawk fish
Ocellaris clownfish
Cherub angelfish

Coral

Some zoas

Inverts
1 emerald crab
1 porcelain crab
Snails
1 electric blue hermit crab


Crazyforcordoras

 

[Xraymark]

More info would be nice. Tank and equipment please.
Looks really good.

 

[crazyforcordoras]

Thanks.
Equipment
Aqueon tank
Aqueon filter
Hydor powerhead, nano
Petco brand heater, submersible, pre set
Solarmax t5 light, 20 inch


I just rearranged the rocks. Added an updated photo. Will be getting more corals hopefully tomorrow.

 

[crazyforcordoras]

Hopefully getting more corals today. Also got a caribbean rock anemone for my other tank.

 

[crazyforcordoras]

Added some gsp.

 

[lljdma06]

Very cool. I love gsp.

L

 

[crazyforcordoras]

Thanks! Soon to be in tank:

1 frogspawn, branching
1 birds nest, reccommend a color?
Favia frag, 2-4 inches long, dontknow color.
Will my Cherub Angel bother a maxima clam? Used to have one in my other tank but hermit killed it.

Heres an update.

Gsp all opened up, will update the photobucket link with pics of it open. 2 asteas have cleared off the whole back wall of algae! May add some scarlet reef hermits, i just added 3 blue legs so im not sure. Im liking my aquascape and hopefully will not change it again. Hard to say I am adding a homemade fuge made from a modified aquaclear 110 filter. This might make me move my powerhead. I am getting a refractometer soon, its the Sybon one. I am probably getting a Finnex 21 blue and white LED fuge light. Falco Hawkfish is pretty much full grown, around 2 1/2 inches long. Will upate again once something else good happens!

Can u guys please reccomend some corals for me? My tank is 10 gallons and i have t5 lights onit. Thanks


C

 

[lljdma06]

I tend to not like mixing hermit species. From what I've read, I get the impression that they can fight. But others have kept them mixed with success. Blue legs are much more active than scarlets and boisterous. I've kept both. I can see the blue-legs bullying the scarlets for food. That being said, blue legs are awesome cleaners and great for boisterous tanks. So fast moving too. I love my scarlets for my quiet tanks, as they tread slower and are more careful. I may change out my blue legs in my biocube for scarlets because that tank has some high end stuff and my blue legs are walking all over them.

L

 

[ainsy]

I wouldn't put a clam under T5 lights - To do well they demand really high lighting. As for the angel it is impossible to tell - I had a flame that was like a saint but another that was very nippy. If the clam is bothered then it will just erm...clam up & will soon wither.

The hard corals that you have mentioned will also do better if you can increase the lighting.

 

[crazyforcordoras]

My light is a Solarmax T5. I will also be feeding the corals so hey will do better under my light. I have a powder food for filtr feeding corals and inverts that i add to the tank as well. My light makes three zones in the tank as well. In the middle, it gets very high lighting. On the ends, it gets enough light for zoas and mushrooms.in the middle, it gets moderate light.

Llj, i like your idea with the hermits. I think i will put my blue legs in my invert only nano. Im going to get some scarlet hermits too. My problem is an electric blue hermit crab. He tramples things, he was the cause of my last clams death. Im thinking about bringing him back, what do you guys think..

 

[lljdma06]

EBH's are notoriously clumsy. They get big too. Mine need new shells and I intentionally got smaller ones. The blue legs should be fine with him, they are fast too and more nimble. I wouldn't throw scarlets with one, they are too slow.

L

 

[crazyforcordoras]

Should i get rid out the ebh or move it to my other tank? The other tank has

1 rock anemone
1 mocha clownfish pair
1 blue leg hermit
2 sea cucumbers ( sand sifting)
1 scarlet skunk cleaner shrimp
1 shortspine urchin

 

[lljdma06]

Should i get rid out the ebh or move it to my other tank? The other tank has

1 rock anemone
1 mocha clownfish pair
1 blue leg hermit
2 sea cucumbers ( sand sifting)
1 scarlet skunk cleaner shrimp
1 shortspine urchin

I don't see any reason why you can't add the EBH to this mix. Should be fine. I don't find them particularly aggressive, just really clutzy.

L

 

[crazyforcordoras]

Thanks, will do so. Any pRticular corals you guys like that arent on the list? I need soe suggestions.

 

[lljdma06]

If you can find an ORA green birdsnest, that'd be awesome. They are pretty and easy to care for.

L