Question

[abstract]

haven't been to any fish places in buffalo for awhile now! i'm sure i'll make it out that way this summer though.

If you make it here you should check it out its in Tonawanda. They put ads in some of the aquatic mag, and I think they have a thread in the NY section. At fist I thought they were lacking in Customer service but soon found out that they just are a bit annoyed ans the " can I put a school of Tetras in with my Oscar" type questions. But they are great and have a really good store and some of the best tanks I've seen SW or FW around in a while

cool, i'll be sure to check it out..thanks for the info!

 

[steelhealr]

Hi...If I read this correctly...a 20 gallon....I would also dispense with the star. They frequently starve to death in a tank that size. If you MUST have one, look into a chocoloate chip star. I'd avoid them altogther in a nano system. SH

 

[maestro]

Yeah a star fish wouldnt survive long in that size tank.

A "nemo" setup isnt that difficult all you need is as follows.

The 20 long tank
10-15 kg's of live rock
2 or 3 powerheads to circulate the volume of the water atleast 20 times.
No additional filter is necessary or advisable
A small layer of sand on the bottom i.e 1/2 inch
Lighting depends on what corals your friend would like to keep, for the fish and live rock a normal bulb would be ok, preferably 2 bulbs.
If she wants to keep corals then look for the t5 or t5 compacts which for the same length are 2or 3 times brighter.


She will need to use ro water or algae will take over the tank depending upon the tap water, you can buy ro at a lfs fairly cheaply.

For stocking a pair of tank bred clowns and possibly one other small fish, no more and a clean up crew of crabs and snails.

If you look at nano-reefs.com theres loads of info there on small reef tanks, aslong as you take your time, test the water regularly and dont overstock then they arent that difficult imo

 

[smb7676]

thanks I'll have to check that site out and maybe get her to as well.
I think I said in another post that I thought I might do this setup as well. What are your thoughts on me running this then setting up the " big tank" (I don't have one at present but am working on getting one ) and moving everybody over. And using the 20 for a hospital/quarn. tank would I need to do any changes to the 20 and the Clown fish going in to the big tank first should be ok cuz they are usually only agressive with Clowns right?