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05-23-2007, 12:38 PM
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| | Flamingo Tongue
Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: South Jersey Age: 18
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 |  Proposed Fish To Add
My tank is currently empty, and I did a big clean-up on my tank to prepare for more fish and corals. I dropped my nitrates to 10, netted out all this gunk that was at the bottom of my tank, cleaned algae off the class, and cleaned my equipment. My tank looks pretty clean, so once I get my macros and drop my nitrates a little more I will add my fish and corals.
The fish I really want is a Flasher Wrasse. I was suggested these fish were great for reef's and small tanks, but WWM didn't really give me an answer on how it would do in my tank. I checked the FAQs and didn't find the info I needed. Also, I am considering a Bangaii cardinal, a firefish, or a Cherub angel.
I am very strict about adding a fish now until I am positive I can care for it properly and it will work in my system.
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36g Bowfront Reef
45 Pound of Live Rock
Bak Pak 2r Protein Skimmer
T5HO 36" 156 watts
SEIO 620 Powerhead, Maxijet 1200
Purple Firefish, Occellaris Clownish
Trumpet Coral, Green Fungia Plate
Emerald Crab, Several Red leg hermits, Assortment of Snails | 
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05-23-2007, 01:15 PM
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| | Vlamingii Tang
Join Date: Mar 2004
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Originally Posted by SuperScro  so once I get my macros . | I am note quite sure what you are referring to by macros, But Just make sure all your parameters are in check. IE PH, ammonia, nitrites, Nitrates, Etc.
Any additions in the line of fish just go very slowly and do all the research on your new additions before adding them to your system. If you are planning on a reef system make sure your livestock is reef safe, Cherub angles are a crap shoot in a reef system, Some will be little Angles  and some will nip at your corals and also clam mantles. So just go slow and reserch, reserch,reserch before you add anything to your tank. | |
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05-23-2007, 01:21 PM
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| | Teardrop Maxima Clam
Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: IL Age: 20
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The flasher wrasses can get pretty big, so I'd get one from your LFS just to be sure you can have it for more than a year. They also are notorious for jumping.
^Firefish are in the same jumping boat 9x out of 10.
I'd say the flahser and firefish would be great 
WWM is helpful, but I hate the way their site is setup....and if you don't get Anthony Calfo there isn't much help. it seems like Rob Fenner is fed up with answering questions :p _________ 14g Oceanic Cube
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05-23-2007, 01:30 PM
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| | Ritteri Anemone
Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Naperville IL Age: 29
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I agree with fletch and beleive everythign else you picked out will do well in a 36 gal bow tank.
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180 Gal Reef, AquaC EV-400, 3 MH Aquamedic Oceanlight HQI's 250w 20k. Neptune AquaController III, AquaLogic Trimline Cyclone 1/3hp skimmer, 2 x hydor #4's, 2 x mj1200's modded, 40 gal fuge. | |
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05-23-2007, 01:39 PM
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| | Flamingo Tongue
Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: South Jersey Age: 18
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By macros I meant live macro algaes such as chaeto. It will go into my tank until i get to my DIY refugium.
How big do the flashers get?
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05-23-2007, 01:58 PM
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| | Torch Coral
Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: St. Paul/Woodbury, Minnesota Age: 50
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Beautiful fish the flasher wrasses. Depending upon the type of flasher, they get 3-4". But beware, they are jumpers and you will need an eggcrate over the top of the tank. _________ 75g reef with Nova Extreme 8 bulb HO T-5 lighting, refuge, Remora skimmer, DSB, Seio powerheads, Acro's, LPS corals, assorted zoo's & mushrooms, Yellow Tang, Maroon Clown, Blue Cleaner Goby , Cleaner, Fire and Sexy Shrimp, Coco Worm, T.Crocea Clam, Derasa Clam
120g FOWLR, 260w Orbit power compact lights, Remora Pro skimmer, 30g DIY Sump/Refuge, DSB,Seio Power heads, Powder Blue Tang, Purple Tang, Flag Fin Angel, False Eye Puffer, Copperbanded Butterfly and a Moorish Idol  | |
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05-23-2007, 02:54 PM
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#7 (permalink)
| | Vlamingii Tang
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Originally Posted by SuperScro By macros I meant live macro algaes such as chaeto. It will go into my tank until i get to my DIY refugium. | Be careful putting macro algae directly into your main tank as some will take hold and be next to imposable to to get control of. | |
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05-23-2007, 03:40 PM
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| | Giant Squid
Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Meriden, Connecticut Age: 44
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Flasher and Fairy Wrasses are ideal for a reef tank!!! Many don't get bigger than 6"! _________ 125gal.w/Mag9.5 return(dual megaflow)>Mag7 pump Aqua Cev180skimmer.Wave2k Hamilton Reefstar(2)250watthqi(mh)pend.a Yellow, Naso Tang Red Lip Blenny Percula Clown Demoiselles Niger Trigger F. Wrasses Ceriantharia Orn.Shrimp and Stars Hermits Queen Conch asst. snails> Stars Zoos shrooms Montipora Brains Gorgonians Favia Turbinaria(large+small polyp) Acropora Xenia Tridacna (CroceaMaximaSquamosa) Leathers <35+75gal.reef tank as well> 
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05-23-2007, 04:59 PM
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#9 (permalink)
| | 3reef Moderator
Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Wethersfield, CT Age: 38
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Originally Posted by fletch Be careful putting macro algae directly into your main tank as some will take hold and be next to imposable to to get control of. | +2 I would never add macros to a display tank. Also, if this is a new tank and you plan on setting up a fuge, the macros won't have enough to "eat" yet and might end up dying on you. | |
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05-23-2007, 05:09 PM
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#10 (permalink)
| | Teardrop Maxima Clam
Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: IL Age: 20
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^^^ karma
My first cheato ball died because of low bioload (goby at the time). | |
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