Dancingmad
Well-Known Member
Just recently finished a tank upgrade from 65 to 150g (both tall/wide). I would call my setup a "mixed reef". Looking for some inspiration for the first addition, post upgrade! Add more coral? Maybe a wrasse? Blenny? Macro Algea? More/different nems?! Arg, So many choices! May I please have some suggestions that might go w/ my setup? 
Fish:
3 Green Chromis
2 PJ Cardinals
1 Yellow Tang
1 Marine Beta / Comet Fish, Est 8" long
1 Yellow Tail Damsel
2 Pink Skunk Clownfish
1 Engineer Goby, Est 12" long
Inverts:
Various snails/hermits
Reef safe starfish (not a brittle)
Several rBTAs (had 17, but traded 10 in; 7 remain)
2 Tiger Conchs
Corals:
Leathers, Zoas, and gorgonians
Habits and Gear:
Feeding/food - I typically do one large broadcast feeding daily. I feed about 10+ varieties of food rotating between dry and frozen. (Dry foods one day, Frozen foods next). I occasionally introduce ornamental shrimp like peppermints, or small fish for the marine beta to hunt in the evening. Tang gets some seaweed several times a week. Nems are rarely target fed.
I have access to live foods if needed, and a have stocked 'fuge
Water Changes - 20% every other week
Lighting - 4 x t5 (3 actinic, 1 purple) 2 x MH (14K phoenix)
Noteworthy Mentions/Tank Conditions:
-Prefer nothing small enough for the Beta/Goby to snack on. 65G is still setup to act as a grow out/quarantine.
-Prefer no poisonous and/or venomous critters
-Clownfish are not aggressive to anyone except other clownfish(thus far).
-Since this was a significant tank size upgrade + rock treatment described below I'm getting some cyno/hair/diatom/etc. Confident It'll pass with some patience/care.
-Aquascape is a WIP. I'm adding 10-20lbs of cured rock every other week slowly (Salifert Soak, RO Soak, drying out, scrubbing, and recycling rock to help guarantee a defeated flatworm infestation doesn't resurface and carry over. Think you get rid of them, but it just takes one to creep back after months/years of no sightings...They're manageable but would prefer not to mess with 'em at all...Lets see how they do after unleashing the powa of the Sun and my fans!!!!!!!111one). Last batch of rock will happen in 2 weeks.
-Open to Subtract ABC, Add XYZ suggestions.
-Open to picky eaters. I will get them on the program!
Picture from today's feeding:
Fish:
3 Green Chromis
2 PJ Cardinals
1 Yellow Tang
1 Marine Beta / Comet Fish, Est 8" long
1 Yellow Tail Damsel
2 Pink Skunk Clownfish
1 Engineer Goby, Est 12" long
Inverts:
Various snails/hermits
Reef safe starfish (not a brittle)
Several rBTAs (had 17, but traded 10 in; 7 remain)
2 Tiger Conchs
Corals:
Leathers, Zoas, and gorgonians
Habits and Gear:
Feeding/food - I typically do one large broadcast feeding daily. I feed about 10+ varieties of food rotating between dry and frozen. (Dry foods one day, Frozen foods next). I occasionally introduce ornamental shrimp like peppermints, or small fish for the marine beta to hunt in the evening. Tang gets some seaweed several times a week. Nems are rarely target fed.
I have access to live foods if needed, and a have stocked 'fuge
Water Changes - 20% every other week
Lighting - 4 x t5 (3 actinic, 1 purple) 2 x MH (14K phoenix)
Noteworthy Mentions/Tank Conditions:
-Prefer nothing small enough for the Beta/Goby to snack on. 65G is still setup to act as a grow out/quarantine.
-Prefer no poisonous and/or venomous critters
-Clownfish are not aggressive to anyone except other clownfish(thus far).
-Since this was a significant tank size upgrade + rock treatment described below I'm getting some cyno/hair/diatom/etc. Confident It'll pass with some patience/care.
-Aquascape is a WIP. I'm adding 10-20lbs of cured rock every other week slowly (Salifert Soak, RO Soak, drying out, scrubbing, and recycling rock to help guarantee a defeated flatworm infestation doesn't resurface and carry over. Think you get rid of them, but it just takes one to creep back after months/years of no sightings...They're manageable but would prefer not to mess with 'em at all...Lets see how they do after unleashing the powa of the Sun and my fans!!!!!!!111one). Last batch of rock will happen in 2 weeks.
-Open to Subtract ABC, Add XYZ suggestions.
-Open to picky eaters. I will get them on the program!
Picture from today's feeding:
