Fishheaded's Nano Tank

[SkiFletch]

I'd stay away from skunk cleaner shrimps and get a smaller species like a peppermint or a blood shrimp instead. 10g is pretty small and skunk cleaners get big. I'd also bump up the Cerith and Nassaurius snail count a couple and consider adding a couple trochus snails

 

[Mr.September15]

I'd stay away from skunk cleaner shrimps and get a smaller species like a peppermint or a blood shrimp instead. 10g is pretty small and skunk cleaners get big. I'd also bump up the Cerith and Nassaurius snail count a couple and consider adding a couple trochus snails

Can I get a cleaner shrimp for my 30gallon? Right now im at 10snails and 3 blue legged hermits.

 

[fishheaded]

Thanks everyone for all your guys imput.
How bout:
2 Nassarius
2 Cerith
1 Margarita
1 Astraea
1 Trochus
2 Scarlet Reef Hermit Crabs
1 Scarlet Skunk Shrimp?

Ok got some questions guys...

1) Should my aquaclear filter, water flow rate be set to high or low?

2) I know that the white dots are normal, but there is an abundance of them floating around, could it just be little particles that are just being blown around by my powerhead, that aren't being sucked by the filter (my powerhead is near the filter)?

3) So 8:30 PM is not too late for the fish to be fed?

Thanks guys

-FishHeaded

 

[SkiFletch]

1) high
2) could be part of the problem
3) I just fed mine at midnight

 

[fishheaded]

3) I just fed mine at midnight

Haha cool, I was stressed out if it going to be too late. I'll move my powerhead, so hopefully it will stop the little specs from not getting sucked in by the filter intake.

1) Also i set my heater to 75 degrees, but my digital thermometer says its 83 degrees. I have a canopy with 64 watt fluorecent lighting, powerhead and filter. Is this normal that the temp is high? Maybe I should drop the heater temperature to 71 degrees? (Sorry for so many questions, still a newb )

2) Also when I get my clean up crew, could I get them all on the same day or is it way too many critters to be putting them in all at once?

 

[maidenfan]

i would set your heater to suit your themometer if you think it is correct, you could get normal aquarium thermometer to cross check your digital just to make sure its reading properly they only cost a little

adding your cleanup crew adds little to the bioload of your tank so you should be alright

 

[littleimp]

I would get blue legged hermits instead of that mix. Im not sure why im saying that but thats what people reccomended to me. Uh, I would add 2 astrea snails to that mix

Red legs tend to be more aggresive against snails & other tankmates than blues!!

 

[SkiFletch]

Red legs tend to be more aggresive against snails & other tankmates than blues!!

Not sure where you got that info from, but my bluelegs are WAY more aggressive than my scarlets. In fact I watched helplessly as one of my bluelegs killed one of my much larger scarlets behind some rocks. The "electric bluelegs" are pretty docile but your run of the mill bluelegs (which are often zebra hermits) are very aggressive in my experience

 

[fishheaded]

i would set your heater to suit your themometer if you think it is correct, you could get normal aquarium thermometer to cross check your digital just to make sure its reading properly they only cost a little

adding your cleanup crew adds little to the bioload of your tank so you should be alright

Thanks for the help

Not sure where you got that info from, but my bluelegs are WAY more aggressive than my scarlets. In fact I watched helplessly as one of my bluelegs killed one of my much larger scarlets behind some rocks. The "electric bluelegs" are pretty docile but your run of the mill bluelegs (which are often zebra hermits) are very aggressive in my experience

Yeah, i'll probably stick with 2 scarlets.

Tested my water and moved my powerhead to see if it would make any adjustments regarding the little dots.

Param:
nitrite 0 ppm
ammonia 10 ppm
nitrate and ph can't really determine what it is, what do you guys think:

With Flash:

Without Flash

Adjusted powerhead (now facing foward):

Algae :

Gotta love those white thingies:

-FishHeaded

 

[Mr.September15]

Your going to get a big dead spot if you leave it forward like that. Im propably wrong but the powerhead is supposed to be pumping water towards live rock. So it has to brush against the live rock. Im not sure why but thats what I was told.

 

[SkiFletch]

Yeah but he's got the spray bar pointed around the rocks. He should actually get some decent circulation spinning around the rocks like that. Just make sure you keep that inlet strainer clean

 

[fishheaded]

Just make sure you keep that inlet strainer clean

Thanks Ski, I definitely will.

My tank temperature is at 86 degrees and my heater is set to 68, (lowest possible temp on heater) and I can't seem to lower the temp. Should I just unplug the heater? I also purchased one of those cheap thermometers, to see if my digital coralife therm. was accurate, and they both read 86 degrees.
(I also haven't been running my lights on throughout the day because I have work and aren't able to leave them on, so all I have running is my powerhead and aquaclear filter, still at 84-86 degrees.)

Ok, I got home a couple hours ago, and my lights were off and I found this in my LR (looks like a worm?):

As soon as I turned on my lights, it got skinnier and went away.
I have no idea what it is, can someone help me identify it.

-FishHeaded

 

[SkiFletch]

Its a worm

Wish I could be more help than that, but thats aboutall I've got for ya... There are thousands of species of saltwater worm, and that one doesnt look like any I recognise

Does your hood have any fans in it?

 

[maidenfan]

is the little light on inside the heater even when you have it at the lowest setting?

what is the temp in the room where the tank is?

if your in a hot part of the world you may need fans in the hood or even a chiller

iv'e got exactly the same worms in my LR as ski says there a loads of different types

 

[fishheaded]

Its a worm

Cool. I have a worm

Does your hood have any fans in it?

Nope no fans...but the lights are off during the day, I turn the lights on at 8:00 PM. The aquarium's temp is at 84-86 before I even turn the lights on.

is the little light on inside the heater even when you have it at the lowest setting?

Well I have a stealth heater, I don't have a little light, at least I think I don't?

what is the temp in the room where the tank is?

Temp is about 80-82 degrees during the day, night time it drops to 78-80.

if your in a hot part of the world you may need fans in the hood or even a chiller

The fan is to cool the lights down right? Does one point at the water?
Haha and I live in the United States, in Arizona, so yeah It is one of the hottest states. But it is very cold in the morning.