30G Setup.

[Ansphire]

You know how much I read about the reverse flow created when you shut off your pump.... Well... I forgot!!!!

I set up the overflow system on a bucket to make sure everything works and then said.. ok.. it works.. and left....

When I came back I had 2" or salt water in my living room!!!!

 

[Ansphire]

How can I tell the Sex of my false percula?

 

[Brian5000]

I think clowns choose their sex for you, so you don't have to worry about it. They are all female as juvinals, and when they reach maturity, half of a given population will become male. They then pair off and become a "couple" for life.
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chocolate chunk pics

 

[Ansphire]

Yeah.. I search and found out that they are all males and the dominant turns into female... Pretty cool

What other fish do you recommend for my tank, I'm looking for cute fish that my wife would like... colorfull and nice... reef compatible...(I wan't shrimp and a star)

 

[Brian5000]

Shrimps are terrific, you'll love having one. Get the skunk cleaner shrimp, the rest tend to hide all the time (and the coral banded shrimp is vicious as I understand).

Stars are difficult to keep just because they live on natural prey. You need a big tank or they exhaust their food source and starve pretty quick.

As for fish, there are lots of blennies and gobbies you can keep. I had good luck with a yellow clown goby. Dottybacks are nice if you have good rockwork and lots of little caves. Some are more territorial than others, but that mostly only refers to the small area immediately in front of it's chosen home. Firefish are good if you have a lid. Any cardinal fish is nice too.

I had marginal luck with flasher wrasses. I think they require good water conditions, so you may want to wait before you attempt one. Six and eight line wrasses seem nice and juveniles, but can destroy everything when they mature. And above all stay away from damsels! They will assume all of a 30 gallon volume is their own and stress everything else to death.
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great depression

 

[Ansphire]

I don't like gobies and blennies too much.. I will maybe have one or two..

I like the Cleaner shrimp...

Also I heard Mexican Turbo snails are good...

How about free good swimming fish, you know, the ones that hang out in the water column?

 

[Ansphire]

Nada?

 

[mr_X]

wrasses are interesting, but alot of them will eat shrimp, so make sure you research them and pick accordingly.
chromis and/or damsels are ok, but some damses are a bit fiesty at times.
basslets are cool for a smaller tank.
check out the yellow headed pearly jawfish. they are pretty interesting. they watch you when you watch them 8O
if you want to get a star, you might try one that stays small, like a red bali star, or some of the fromia stars. but this isn't something i would do for quite a while yet. stars are very sensitive, and will do best in a well established tank.

 

[Ansphire]

Got it..... Im not in a rush for fish, I'm just starting to read and make my list, so there is no rush!!

I'm going to buy another clown this week, thats it.

The Red Bali Star sounds good, I like her... so I'll get one in a couple of months...

Thanks peps.... next will be the coral questions!!!!.. be ready for me..

Someday I'll make it up to you guys. :wink:

 

[Ansphire]

Why didn't anyone tell me that Nemos are fiesty!

He bites my hand everytime I put it in the tank!

What benefit does a clown get from the anemone?... and vise-versa?

 

[cindre2000]

Clowns do not need the anemone except in the wild (for protection). The anemone does need a clown in the wild (for protection and food). However, in the home aquarium having a clown is not a necessity for a healthy anemone.

 

[Ansphire]

I don't understand how that skimmer works, the foam or bubbles never reach the top of the skimmer, yet that nasty stuff accumulates in the colection cup... How??...Evaporation?

 

[Brian5000]

If you have gunk in you collection cup, then the foam is getting up there. Your tank is still new and there isn't a lot to skim, so it probably doesn't get up there all the time. You either haven't noticed it, or it's happening when your away/asleep/etc. The skimmer should get more consistent as time passes.
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Lupus Forum

 

[Ansphire]

I have 20+ snails in my tank, and to be honest I don't like them too much, How do I control their population? any predator out there?

 

[shavo]

hey you don't want anything that is feeding on snails in your tank. I have predator worms that i am trying to rid myself of. If something is going to be eating snails they most likely will eat something else meaty.

also I have never had an issue with a coral banded shrimp being aggressive but some people say it.

 

[Ansphire]

Hey Guys, someone is selling me a wave maker for 4 powerheads for $50 bucks.

should I get it for my 30g?

 

[Ansphire]

If I get A tiny blue tank, how long will it take before I have to get him into a bigger tank?

 

[mr_X]

Hey Guys, someone is selling me a wave maker for 4 powerheads for $50 bucks.

should I get it for my 30g?

it depends what kind of wavemaker it is.

 

[mr_X]

If I get A tiny blue tank, how long will it take before I have to get him into a bigger tank?

tiny blue tank?

 

[Ansphire]

lol..... TINY BLUE TANGGGGGG