40 breeder build/stocking

solar · Nov 5, 2012

AS most of you know my 29 got the apocalypse.

So instead of setting it back up i set up my empty 40 breeder that i intended on setting up seperate..

ITS cycled finally

went to emerald bay to get a couple things very first inhabbitants minus zeus the hermit who could he lived throught the apocalypse and a whiskey glass for a week and a half!!!!

Pics!!

one green brown polyp 5 green chromis's and a multi polyp rock!!
Next is a cleaner crew from reefcleaners and more stuff in the coming weeks i will keep everything updated as best as i can on here!!!!!

solar · Nov 5, 2012

Fish are in tank and eating like little piggys already!!!!!
Polyps are opening up more also!

gmoney243 · Nov 5, 2012

I hate to be that guy but I doubt ur tank is truly cycled alrdy and with the history chromis have be prepared to loose all but 1 on such a small tank. They are notorious for killing eachother off. I truely wish u the best luck tho. Test often for ammonia.

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pelagic · Nov 5, 2012

From the pic, the fishes are Blue/Green Reef Chromis.
Saltwater Aquarium Fish for Marine Aquariums: Blue/Green Reef Chromis

it should be safe as a group. If the rocks are live rocks, I think he should be fine if he's not adding too many more fish.
OR they might all die next morning.

hope not thou.

gmoney243 · Nov 5, 2012

yea i have 5 in my 180 and never lost any. but i know many many stories of i bought 5 chromis and now i have 1 lol

bknapp · Nov 5, 2012

gmoney243 said:
yea i have 5 in my 180 and never lost any. but i know many many stories of i bought 5 chromis and now i have 1 lol

I think the thing with chromis' are the fact that people want 7 chromis in a tank and they slowly get picked down to 5 then they put two more in because they want 7. And then the 7 goes back to 5. Listen to what they tell you, if they keep going down to five than stay at 5, quit trying for 7. And those people seem to speak up the most. I have 3 in my 110, and if there is aggression and it goes to one, it will stay at one. This is just my opinion.

solar · Nov 6, 2012

I had 5 of them in my 50 gallon back in 2004 and I had them all for 3 years before I sold the whole tank.
Tank cycled in 2 weeks with some live rock and some bio spira

solar · Nov 6, 2012

Morning one all is well chromis's are schooling and getting along!

ReeferBean · Nov 6, 2012

Looks nice... man those are some nice rocks being they just came out of your local stream... and nice scape too. Sorry about the bleach incident... people can be so horrible at times.

I'd hook you up with a frag but you are quite far from me... I was born in TN though...

solar · Nov 6, 2012

ReeferBean said:
Looks nice... man those are some nice rocks being they just came out of your local stream... and nice scape too. Sorry about the bleach incident... people can be so horrible at times.

I'd hook you up with a frag but you are quite far from me... I was born in TN though...

Only the one in the middle<-- the shelf and right side bottom are from the creek and the whole creek is nothing but limestone including the bottom is one huuuge span of rock.

And ty i like the scape i see something i want to change already lol

On a plus note the new girl im talking to is getting interested in reefing!!!!!!

solar · Nov 6, 2012

Question need advice on fish stocking
i want 4 more fish need some suggestions please

solar · Nov 15, 2012

ibbennyb · Nov 15, 2012

is say get ones that swim...

as for stocking.. honestly your best bet is to go to liveaquaria or similiar site.. look at hte max size of the fish and look at tank requirments. obviously with corals you are limited with fish that will nip at them. its all preference and what your tank will handle..

z1107 · Nov 15, 2012

I'd suggest a neon goby, not much to look at but mine is constantly zipping around cleaning the other fish. Fun to watch.

solar · Nov 20, 2012

New additions!!!
And a pic of zeus he is getting big!!!
Also ordered a cleaner pack from reefcleaners, i went with a bigger one than my tank ordered the 50 gallon one instead of the 40.

Anyone know a id on the polyps?

solar · Nov 24, 2012

Understand not much interest for my tank but can anyone help me id the zoas please!

Dixie_reefer · Nov 27, 2012

Idk what they are called but they look really cool! I sent you a pic of the new red ones that I got last week. Check out coralpedia.com, maybe you can find them on there?