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04-22-2006, 01:51 PM
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| | Sea Dragon
Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Kalispell, MT
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I am just wondering what else you guys/girls would recommend to make my tank complete. I am going to order a 192watt CP light of aquatraders in the next few days. I want to get a mated pair of clown fish and an anenomes. Should I get more turbos, crabs, or?
What I have:
30gal
Hood with 17watt.
30lbs of live rock
100watt heater
AquaC Remora Skimmer
Fluval 204 Cansiter filter
304gph PH
Live stock:
Scarlet hermit crab
Velvet damsel
Dawnmower blenny
Cleaner shrimp
Turbo snail.
Thankz _________ Senior Noob Setting my 75 back up soon Main SW Tank:
55gal, 70LBS of Tonga/LFSDIY, 50lbs LS, 1x250watt MH(20k), AquaC Remora Skimmer Live stock: Velvet Damsel, (12)Blue legged crab, lawnmower blenny, (1)cleaner shrimp, Yellow Tang, Featherduster CoralsRandom Zoo's(like 10), more zoo's,red mushrooms and hairy mushrooms, Sinularia | 
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04-22-2006, 02:40 PM
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| | Plankton
Join Date: Apr 2006
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Hey there, I would suggest probably a little stronger lighting for the anemone, some anemones do alright at the lower range of lighting if you want to use the wpg rule, however, to be on the safe side you may want to increase the lighting or go to metal halide. You would be running around ~6 wpg at diffusing through 18" depth if I remember correctly. I currently have a BTA running at 9.6 wpg and even so I want to get him under Halides (diffusing through 10.5" depth). Just remember, anemones are not suggested for novices however with proper care and knowledge you'll be fine but perhaps try some easier corals before hand? I'll post up a great site once I find it for yeah to look at. Furthermore, how long has your tank been established for? How long has it been smooth sailing? You shouldn't usually add an anemone before the tank has established itself usually a minimum is around 6 months of so.
As for the pair of clowns that sounds good, you'll probably be maxing out your stocking load in terms of fish though or close to it.
In terms of your clean up crew, you'll probably want to add more snails and crabs, a diverse group is best to target various types of algae/detritus cleaners etc.
Anyways hope this helps,
Alex
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04-22-2006, 03:12 PM
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| | Giant Squid
Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Los Angeles, California Age: 21
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Maybe check out a T-5HO fixture, its alot brighter than PC...i just upgraded from 260w pc to 216w t-5ho and i only have 2 bulbs on...and its the same as before, cant wait till they all go on _________ Tank Specs:
55 Gallon Mixed Reef
48" Tek Light: 4-54W T5 HO Fluorescents
Bulbs:
1 x 54w Fiji Purple T5 HO Fluorescent
1 x 54w Super Actinic Blue T5 HO Flourescent
1 x 54w 14000K AquaBlue 75/25 T5 HO Fluorescent
1 x 54w 10000k AquaSun T5 HO Fluorescent
Hard Stuff:
100+ lb. Fiji Live Rock
65+ lb. Live sand
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04-22-2006, 04:00 PM
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| | Sea Dragon
Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Kalispell, MT
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Picked up another crab. The anenome is just an idea I will probly get one in a a while. I do wanna do corals. With that Cf what kind of corals could I grow that would be easy.
Last edited by Urban_s; 04-22-2006 at 04:18 PM.
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04-22-2006, 04:07 PM
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#5 (permalink)
| | Giant Squid
Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Los Angeles, California Age: 21
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What is CP? | |
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04-22-2006, 04:18 PM
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| | Corkscrew Tentacle Anemone
Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Denver, Colorado Age: 24
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i think he means PC _________ 125 Gal Reef. Born March 2002 FISH: Ocellaris Clown, Yellow Tang, Fairy Wrasse, Sand Star, Fuzzy Dwarf Lion, Mandarin Dragonette, Hippo Tang CORALS: Green Striped/Red/Purple Mushrooms, Green Star Polyps, Yellow Toadstool Leather, Bubble, Frogspawn, 2 Hammers, Yellow Polyps, Open Brain, Ridge Leather, Various Zoas, Button Polyps, Kenya Tree, Colt, Elephant Ear Mushroom, Clove Polyps, Torch, Purple Clam, Rose BTA  | |
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04-22-2006, 04:18 PM
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#7 (permalink)
| | Sea Dragon
Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Kalispell, MT
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Sorry I ment cf. | |
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04-22-2006, 04:22 PM
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| | Giant Squid
Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Los Angeles, California Age: 21
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What is cf XD | |
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04-22-2006, 04:28 PM
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| | Sea Dragon
Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Kalispell, MT
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04-22-2006, 04:35 PM
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| | Giant Squid
Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Los Angeles, California Age: 21
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OOOO, those are Power Compact Florescent (PC by most of us  ) Well, for a 30 gal tank i think that those pc should be pretty good for the softies and some easier hard corals | |
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