new to salt water

[Genghis Mongol]

hi all

I am a first time salt water tank guy ... I have a 55 gal w 3 clowns and a blue tang and damsel . also sharing the space are a fire scallop and sand sifting star fish with about dozen snails and hermits .. I have had good and bad luck w soft corals and zoa's some have grown and spread and my zoas have died ..so im still learning .

hope to learn what i need here to keep my tank going

thanks Chris

 

[nautical_nathaniel]

Good luck and welcome to R2R!

 

[Radman73]

hi all

I am a first time salt water tank guy ... I have a 55 gal w 3 clowns and a blue tang and damsel . also sharing the space are a fire scallop and sand sifting star fish with about dozen snails and hermits .. I have had good and bad luck w soft corals and zoa's some have grown and spread and my zoas have died ..so im still learning .

hope to learn what i need here to keep my tank going

thanks Chris

Welcome! Watch the blue tang closely as 55 gallons are likely not enough for him. Do you know what kind of star fish it is?

 

[Mr.Rocc]

hi all

I am a first time salt water tank guy ... I have a 55 gal w 3 clowns and a blue tang and damsel . also sharing the space are a fire scallop and sand sifting star fish with about dozen snails and hermits .. I have had good and bad luck w soft corals and zoa's some have grown and spread and my zoas have died ..so im still learning .

hope to learn what i need here to keep my tank going

thanks Chris

Welcom to R2R did your local fish store just tell the new guy to help you out? Fire scallops are rough in a mature environment with a seasoned veteran. Also that blue tang will growout of your 55 eventually but you probably have some time. Lets start with how long your tank has been up for and what some of your parameteres are so we can dial down why your corals are dying. What is your acclimation process?

 

[Genghis Mongol]

Welcome! Watch the blue tang closely as 55 gallons are likely not enough for him. Do you know what kind of star fish it is?

sand sifter

 

[Daddy-o]

Welcome,
You will need to be feeding Phyto plankton and pods or the scallop will be dead inside of 6 months from starvation.
Cheers! Mark

 

[KJ]

Welcome to R2R Chris.

 

[dbl]

Welcome to R2R and thanks for joining.

 

[Greybeard]

Welcome!

Steep learning curve, at first. The flame scallop is going to be tough, they seldom thrive in captivity. Keep learning... and the key is stability. I've seen tanks with awful water quality do just fine, as long as that awful water quality was STABLE. Nothing good happens fast.

 

[Mr.Rocc]

Welcome!

Steep learning curve, at first. The flame scallop is going to be tough, they seldom thrive in captivity. Keep learning... and the key is stability. I've seen tanks with awful water quality do just fine, as long as that awful water quality was STABLE. Nothing good happens fast.

Except for Pizza!

 

[Jason mack]

Welcome too R2R , happy reefing !

 

[rubin88]

Welcome to R2R like new reef members.

 

[Greybeard]

Except for Pizza!

Not in my town. Rural and delivery don't go together

 

[Mr.Rocc]

Not in my town. Rural and delivery don't go together

Aww!

 

[jsker]

Chris, Welcome to R2R

 

[haanstang]

Welcome Chris
And you came to the right place. There is enormous amounts of information on this forum and if you can find the answers to questions then just ask. Members will be more than willing to help you.
Congratulations on your newly found SEA of knowledge

 

[Genghis Mongol]

bad butt ..thanks for all the welcomes yall .. i really appreciate it .