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02-06-2008, 07:36 AM
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| | Plankton
Join Date: Jan 2008 Age: 18
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hello,
I started my first 15 gallon reef tank around november and at this point I have a protin skimer, a heater, and a filter. I only have one 6 line wrath and all of the differnt things that comes with live rock like the snails and odd worms that i dont know what they are but they dont look like somthing that i would wont to play with the chemiclas in the tank seem to be starying where they need to be a try to check them about every week and i keep my findings in a book so that i can track what is going on. if you could give me a hand on deciding on what i can out in with my one lonly fish it would be grate I am thinking of getting a new fish. so far I enjoy everything about the tank and hope that one day after i get out of high school or maby college i hope to get a bigger on i have a 55 gallon fresh water tank that is in the middle of a renivation to have angle fish in it and one day i hope to have at least that or somthing bigger in salt water. all of your advice is wonderful and i need all that you can tell me to help the health of my tank and the ease of care. (sorry for the spelling thing i dont have time to check it hope that you have a wonderful day)  | 
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02-06-2008, 08:00 AM
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| | Giant Squid
Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Elizabethtown, IN Age: 40
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Welcome to 3reef. You need to decide what you want to do with the tank, if it's going to be a fish only or reef. That will lead you to what type fish you can get. _________ Scott 265g (Peninsula)
3x400w MH's, 4x95w Actinics, AAT Lunar Lights, OM 4-way CL, PM Bullet 3 Skimmer, DelZone Eclipse 1 O3 Generator, WavySea Plus for return, AAT Kalk Reactor, KNOP Ca Reactor w/PM Second Chamber, TradeWinds Chiller, ACIII Controller, Oceanus ATO, PM PO4 Reactor, 75g Sump, 30g Fuge Born March 5, 2007 My 265 Gal. Tank Thread " REAL TIME TANK STATS "   | |
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02-06-2008, 08:13 AM
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| | Plankton
Join Date: Jan 2008 Age: 18
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what do you mean by a fish only or a reef tank as it stands i think it is going to be a reef tank thank you for the help | |
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02-06-2008, 08:44 AM
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| | Giant Squid
Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Elizabethtown, IN Age: 40
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Then you have to watch what type of fish you buy because some are not reef safe. The six line wrasse you bought may starve to death in a new aquarium because there is nothing for him to eat yet. Make sure you don't buy fish on impulse at the local fish store, do research and plan out your tank. Six lines eat pest snails and pods which I doubt your tank has yet. I waited until mine was 7 months old before I put my wrasse in. | |
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02-06-2008, 09:11 AM
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| | Gnarly Old Codfish
Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Silverdale, Washington Age: 59
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To 3Reef!!! Salutations! Glad to see you found way here!
Sounds like you are off to a great start.
Spend lots of time looking at and testing tank...it will tell you much about what fish and when to add.
A sixline is a busy and sometimes aggressive fish...so would stay away from really passive species.
Give us some pics when you can and keep us posted!
Have Fun...
(Do well in school and think big about next tank -  )  _________ AG "125," AquaC EV 180, 30 gal sump, "SCWD", 80 lbs LR, CoralSeaLife "Moonlite" Hood, PFO 250W HQI Mini-Pendant (SPS HQI 14000k bulb)
12 Gallon NanoCube - 24w stock PC 50/50 light "...nothing good ever happens fast in a reef tank, only bad things happen fast..."
- MIKE PALLETTA - (2008 Reef log) ("OmarD"/"Scott") | |
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02-06-2008, 09:12 AM
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| | Plankton
Join Date: Jan 2008 Age: 18
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my wrasse is fine he has been in there for like 2 months and he has grown and seems happy and now we think it is safe to try to get a new fish. the tank seems to be doing fine and there is all kinds of food that he can eat thank you for all of your help and if you know what kind of fish we can get it would be wonderful. thank you | |
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02-06-2008, 11:25 AM
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| | Gigas Clam
Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Quebec City
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welcome to the 3reef _________ 
55gl skimmerless, 80lbs live rock, DIY wavemaker running 3x MJ1200 with hydor deflector.
2 DIY fluidized reactors Carbon & ROWAphos
LIghts- 2x 50/50 atinics T10's , 2x life gro T10's ,
1x20,000K T12, 1x6,000K T10.
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02-06-2008, 02:44 PM
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| | Giant Squid
Join Date: Sep 2007
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Welcome to 3Reef>>>>>>>> | |
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02-06-2008, 08:03 PM
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| | Giant Squid
Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Miami, FL Age: 39
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Right back at ya  _________ 9YR OLD 90G/55g custom sump/refug Mag18 Aquac 180skimmer 692w MH AC jr,yel&kole tang,midas&convict blenny,B&G chromies,Blk/yel fin chromie blackcap,nemo,neon goby,6line; Blastomussa Merleti,Acan ,BUBBLE,Torch,LTA, Acropora(2) Moon, assort zoas, yel& G star polyps, P&B ricordia, montiporas, cup&candy corals, xenias,B/G mush,flower ane(2), cherry red mussa, dusters,cleaning crew..  | |
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02-06-2008, 08:12 PM
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| | Giant Squid
Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Louisville, GA Age: 45
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