Need help with water parameters!

[hafer12]

Nothing good in this hobby, happens overnight!

 

[Trevyn]

Always support your LFS and buy local when you can

Yeah really the only place I can go, and I mean petco has a very small sw section, but I also have a juvenile blue tang coming and 2 harlequins, would you suggest more cover for the tang?

 

[Trevyn]

Nothing good in this hobby, happens overnight!

Yeah for sure, any suggestion on when I can start adding corals?

 

[hafer12]

but I also have a juvenile blue tang coming and 2 harlequins, would you suggest more cover for the tang?

I wouldn't say that outloud around here, he really has no business going on that tank.... I did the same thing in a 29g

 

[Trevyn]

I wouldn't say that outloud around here, he really has no business going on that tank.... I did the same thing in a 29g

Oh yeah I know the tang police I’ve heard of em lol, he’ll be fine for a little while, got a 150g he can end up going into

 

[hafer12]

I would start with a leather or softie of some sort and maybe a few zoas.

 

[Trevyn]

I would start with a leather or softie of some sort and maybe a few zoas.

Got any pics of what those look like

 

[Trevyn]

Got any pics of what those look like

I saw some will they outgrow my tank fast?

 

[Trevyn]

I saw some will they outgrow my tank fast?

Specifically the pulsing Xenia is what I like, my nitrates being around 80 would that kill the coral or will it be fine?

 

[hafer12]

This is my first tank few years back, 29 gallon. I never dosed any mag cal or alk in that tank. 20% water canges every Other week covered that tanks demands

 

[hafer12]

Pulsing xenia will over run the tank

 

[hafer12]

U know ur going to have to buy a chocolate chip starfish weekly to feed the harlequins

 

[Trevyn]

U know ur going to have to buy a chocolate chip starfish weekly to feed the harlequins

Yeah I do haha, they said for the most part they’ll eat 1 starfish each for 3-4 weeks

 

[hafer12]

I don't suggest u add anything else to ur tank untill u get your No3 down, I think a couple 30% or 40% w/c should happen first

 

[Trevyn]

Pulsing xenia will over run the tank

Great looking tank is that the Xenia in there?

 

[Trevyn]

I don't suggest u add anything else to ur tank untill u get your No3 down, I think a couple 30% or 40% w/c should happen first

Yeah for sure, I think I’m going to do a 40 percent tomorrow as the tang and harlequins are coming Wednesday

 

[hafer12]

Great looking tank is that the Xenia in there?

Thanks man! I was very proud of that tank back then!
Yes thats xenia everywhere in that tank

 

[Trevyn]

Thanks man! I was very proud of that tank back then!
Yes thats xenia everywhere in that tank

So will the soft coral and like zoanthids and stuff try to kill each other like the frogs and hammers do?

 

[hafer12]

I just want you to have the best chance for your tank to be successful. If u start with high nitrates before u even stock the tank, just doesnt seem fair lol

 

[hafer12]

So will the soft coral and like zoanthids and stuff try to kill each other like the frogs and hammers do?

every coral has fight to survive in the ocean. The euphillyas will do damage to just about anything. Ideally u want to give a coral its own space, u can alike coral next to each other