Hello all,
It has been abut 10 years since I had a saltwater tank. That tank was a 125 fish only. I have recently gotten back into the hobby and have started a 40 gallon hex tank. I will be using an aquaclear 70 power filter, 2 circulation pumps, 2 heaters (to guard against failure) using an external temperature controller. I have "dead"rock for aquascaping and and crushed coral for substrate. I will be using RO water (I have a 100 GPD unit so water changes will be frequent) and instant ocean salt. I will also be using seachems Stability to help my bio grow quickly. I recently upgraded my lighting from florescent to LED lights.
My plan is to start with a mated pair of ocellaris clowns and a host anemone. Eventually (after tank matures) I hope to add some soft corals, a Falco hawkfish, a yellow tang and a few others like cleaner shrimp, maybe a crab or 2. I do plan to add livestock slowly to allow the tank to respond to increases in bio load.
I am very open to opinions and would like to hear from experienced reefers on what they think of my plans.
I also have a friend who has some ocellaris clowns that have started spawning and hope to get some of those fry to grow for him. I do have experience rearing fry as I had a freshwater discus hatchery with 35 tanks and 10 breeding pairs. The process for rearing clownfish seems similar, although more delicate for the first 2 weeks with the need for rotifers to get past metamorphosis . I have used BBS for years and and familiar with hatching them to finish out the fry.
Any and all opinions and help is appreciated.
Thanks
Troy
It has been abut 10 years since I had a saltwater tank. That tank was a 125 fish only. I have recently gotten back into the hobby and have started a 40 gallon hex tank. I will be using an aquaclear 70 power filter, 2 circulation pumps, 2 heaters (to guard against failure) using an external temperature controller. I have "dead"rock for aquascaping and and crushed coral for substrate. I will be using RO water (I have a 100 GPD unit so water changes will be frequent) and instant ocean salt. I will also be using seachems Stability to help my bio grow quickly. I recently upgraded my lighting from florescent to LED lights.
My plan is to start with a mated pair of ocellaris clowns and a host anemone. Eventually (after tank matures) I hope to add some soft corals, a Falco hawkfish, a yellow tang and a few others like cleaner shrimp, maybe a crab or 2. I do plan to add livestock slowly to allow the tank to respond to increases in bio load.
I am very open to opinions and would like to hear from experienced reefers on what they think of my plans.
I also have a friend who has some ocellaris clowns that have started spawning and hope to get some of those fry to grow for him. I do have experience rearing fry as I had a freshwater discus hatchery with 35 tanks and 10 breeding pairs. The process for rearing clownfish seems similar, although more delicate for the first 2 weeks with the need for rotifers to get past metamorphosis . I have used BBS for years and and familiar with hatching them to finish out the fry.
Any and all opinions and help is appreciated.
Thanks
Troy
