The deep end!

[reefboy]

Hello all! I started a new marine reef system in January. In at the deep end cos Ive never kept fish before. Here goes...!

 

[Ethos]

Hi!
What kindof reef? How big is your tank? What kindof fish do you have?


How old are you? Where do you live? Do you go to Local Pet Stores?

 

[Navarre]

Hi and welcome.

We look forward to sharing ideas and experiences with you in the marines section.

 

[reefboy]

Hello both!

Its a 140 imp gal system including the two sumps underneath. The main display tank is 60 x 24 x 20 inches. It has about 60kg live rock now, and Im well chuffed with how the reef looks.

So far its inhabitants include

turbo and super turbo snails - about 40
15 red legged hermit crabs
3 cleaner shrimps
4 dancing shrimps

leather coral - which is growing very nicely!
deep mauve mushroom coral
deep green mushroom coral
an anchor coral
orange sun coral
yellow sun coral
a red tree sponge
daisy polyp
star polyp

I have only started lightly stocking with fish

Two common clownfish
I was sold a scooter blennie by name but I have a picture in one of my books which is identical and says it is a peacock dragonet so now im not sure!!

and finally I have a very active green brittle star

 

[lilfishie]

Hi Reefboy and to the forum

 

[reefboy]

hello Lilfishie!

 

[ladyhawke]

Hello all! I started a new marine reef system in January. In at the deep end cos Ive never kept fish before. Here goes...!

Hello reefboy and welcome! You sure started off in fishkeeping with a bang! Most people start with goldfish or bettas or mollies, but you jumped way in! LOL
Good luck and have fun!

 

[mm_simb]

to the forums

 

[smithrc]

Wow - nice first tank

Welcome to the site

 

[Ethos]

Jeeze.......You dove head first without checking how deep it was! But I think by joining this forum you've dove in a deep enough area!
Welcome, again!

 

[Chac]

Hi RB

Welome

2 thinga I am concerned about

One is the sun corals, have they dispalyed & eaten yet (What are you feeding them)
The Dragnet will do terribly in your tank (IMO) unless you have managed to get him eating Flake/Frozon food (Hopefully you have)

I would go very slowly on the fish stocking as there is very little bio load at the mo and you dont want to overload the system

Aslo (So much for 2 things eh)you will need a bigger clean up crew that that
I would treble the amount of hermits and maybe get the same amount of Turbo Snails in the tank as well.

any questions give me a shout

Hey what skimmer you running

 

[Sasha]

Hi reefboy and to the forum!

 

[Ethos]

what does IMO stand for?

 

[asumel]

hi mate

 

[reefboy]

The dragonet seems really happy...at the mo! have had him for over 2 months. he mainly picks at the coral sand and the rocks but he also has a go at the flake that goes in for the clowns. I also feed them frozen "marine cuisine" that has shrimp in or a herbacious one to give them some greens!

The sun corals have both come out, though the orange one much more than the yellow one. For the corals I put in Phytoplankton or marine snow. The orange sun coral seems to bloom too as soon as the shrimp food goes in