Gallaghers Orca Journal :)

[Gallagher]

right, ok , at the moment my room is being decoratred, so i had to move my 60l tropical tank downstairs (hardwork!) and although i had my orca could not set it up til the decoratind is done. Well, my room is almost done now which means tank sonn !!!!!!
ive started this journal already to keep all my questions ??? in one place rather than all over the forum. I brought my orca for £50 with a stand, an upgraded skimmer and the moonlight LEDs. all i (think i) need now is:

Live rock
Water which i am going to get from LFS
Sand- not using live sand, waste of money imo but im not sure weather to get kids play sand or proper aquarium sand ???
Corals
CUC- need help choosing...

and....

FISH - due to the mixed opinions on clowns in the 450 im going to proball start with a sixline wrasse and base my next purchase on my tank stats and how confident i feel

umm yer thats about it, but i really cant wait to set it up






James

 

[Luketendo]

You want to get proper Aragonite sand. It may be advisable to get your own RO unit to save time and money. I would not advise getting a six line wrasse I think you need something smaller for this size tank plus they can get very aggressive especially if you add them first and aggression will be made worse due to the small tank size.

As for cuc you want to start adding them after your cycle imo I wouldn't mix hermits and small snails because mine all disappeared. Turbo snails would be ok though I think.

 

[Gallagher]

arrgh why does every peice of advice have to conflict with another in this hobby lol.
moments befo ri wrote this i read six lines were the perfect choice fo r a marine reef aquarium??? argh im confused lol


ive gone through soooo many stocking ideas now! lol

what would you reccomend in my tank? ( i know its hard enough to think of a fish, but i am really keen on getting fish that arnt shy and are very active, i hate not seeing them lol)

thanks for the reply/advice


james

 

[youngfisher]

Go on www.liveaquaria.com see what fish you like and click on them. you will see Tank Size one the right hand size, and if it says its ok for your tank IMO then I think its ok. But I do agree that Six Line Wrasse are agressive etc. Else I would have one of my future stocking list.

YF

 

[Gallagher]

Go on www.liveaquaria.com see what fish you like and click on them. you will see Tank Size one the right hand size, and if it says its ok for your tank IMO then I think its ok. But I do agree that Six Line Wrasse are agressive etc. Else I would have one of my future stocking list.

YF

kk thanks. ill post my favs on here and double check with you

 

[Gallagher]

right, a looked through there and throuch some googling of fish names i found This

do you guys agree with this guys advice?



james

 

[youngfisher]

I dont agree with some of his stuff. I dont believe a chromis can be kept in a 5g.

YF

 

[Gallagher]

I dont agree with some of his stuff. I dont believe a chromis can be kept in a 5g.

YF

oh god yer lol thats ridiculously small
im thinking mabye a clown watchmen, but i really dont want anything to shy, due to never seeing any of my tropicals lol

would you reccomed CWG? and mabye a pistol shrimp.

also, considering im planning on many corals which come on LR, how much do you think i should add to start with. I was thinking 3kg+1kg of rubble in the back chamber. too little ? too much?

thanks

james

 

[owlbassboy]

too little imo id go for about 5 kg, but if you have good patience i would set up the tank using maybe 3kg of live and 2 kg of reef bones to save a bit of money

 

[Luketendo]

You will sometimes find that information websites and personal opinion/experience on forums will differ.

 

[youngfisher]

You will sometimes find that information websites and personal opinion/experience on forums will differ.

Couldnt agree more.

YF

 

[Gallagher]

You will sometimes find that information websites and personal opinion/experience on forums will differ.

Couldnt agree more.

YF

I KNOW !! lol thats what makes it so confusing for a newbie like

i think when it comes to it im just going to make my own decision.

i was just thinking, i know why and i realise it too, i just thought this, but dosent it seem kinda petty when people are saying certain fish need 5 gallons more to thrive. i mean, logically ( iknow this isnt the case) yous thing 5 gal is nothing seeing as the fish ( assuming there not tank bread) come from such a HUGE volume of water (red sea, pacific etc) lol

james

 

[Gallagher]

right, for any one whos interested im going to get my sand and salty water today

im a bit conused about live rock though??? when you buy it does it come in water or dry? should i be getting some today or tomorrow?

thanks


james

 

[seffieuk]

right, for any one whos interested im going to get my sand and salty water today

im a bit conused about live rock though??? when you buy it does it come in water or dry? should i be getting some today or tomorrow?

Woo hoo............ and the journey begins

Live rock is often sent out dry but if at all possible take containers with you and ask for the rock and water, you will have less die off, so a shorter cycle

Seffie x

 

[Gallagher]

right, for any one whos interested im going to get my sand and salty water today

im a bit conused about live rock though??? when you buy it does it come in water or dry? should i be getting some today or tomorrow?

Woo hoo............ and the journey begins

Live rock is often sent out dry but if at all possible take containers with you and ask for the rock and water, you will have less die off, so a shorter cycle

Seffie x

ok thanks im going now
yay

james