Fishbike13
Active Member
Hi all, so long story short, this tank used to be a 15g with a HOB that recently turned into a 20 long display with a 20 long sump. Equipment is as follows:
2 Aquaknight A029 lights, Sicca 1.5 return pump, 100w neotherm heater, 2 fluval sea powerheads.
Corals: 1 branching frogspawn, 2 small red mushrooms (on their own rock).
Livestock: 1 cleaner shrimp, various snails, and soon to be 2 oscellaris clowns.
Its tax season, and while i plan to use some of it to fill out the coral selection, and i also have two clowns coming out of QT tomorrow to go into the tank, i need some advice on what else i should use my refund money on. No skimmer yet, but i still cant seem to keep nitrates up (hopefully the fish will help. ) Should i replace the two aquaknights with an ecotech xr15? buy an mp10 for it? spend that money on more coral? a skimmer? Swap out the sicce for a DC return pump? ( Reef octo varioS-2?)
Coral goals are maybe add a hammer, some acans, maybe a lobo? zoas, etc generally some of the easier stuff for a mixed reef, then when everything overcrowds this tank, upgrade to something bigger (then ill be able to justify it). Also looking for suggestions on other fish to add, seeing as i have the sump space to fit an oversized skimmer, im OK with a heavier stocking as long as the fish still have enough room. TIA
2 Aquaknight A029 lights, Sicca 1.5 return pump, 100w neotherm heater, 2 fluval sea powerheads.
Corals: 1 branching frogspawn, 2 small red mushrooms (on their own rock).
Livestock: 1 cleaner shrimp, various snails, and soon to be 2 oscellaris clowns.
Its tax season, and while i plan to use some of it to fill out the coral selection, and i also have two clowns coming out of QT tomorrow to go into the tank, i need some advice on what else i should use my refund money on. No skimmer yet, but i still cant seem to keep nitrates up (hopefully the fish will help. ) Should i replace the two aquaknights with an ecotech xr15? buy an mp10 for it? spend that money on more coral? a skimmer? Swap out the sicce for a DC return pump? ( Reef octo varioS-2?)
Coral goals are maybe add a hammer, some acans, maybe a lobo? zoas, etc generally some of the easier stuff for a mixed reef, then when everything overcrowds this tank, upgrade to something bigger (then ill be able to justify it). Also looking for suggestions on other fish to add, seeing as i have the sump space to fit an oversized skimmer, im OK with a heavier stocking as long as the fish still have enough room. TIA
