Trenton Henderson

I am going to get the Hydor Smart Level ATO. It will be placed in a 20 gallon reef tank. Will an Aqualifter pump be fast enough, or will I need a bigger pump?

Thanks,

Trenton

Thanks. That's what I thought was probably going to be the best route.

I was just curious about what fish I could put in this aquarium. I know it is very limited. I am planning on a pair of clowns, a pair of firefish, possibly a tailspot blenny, and a goby and pistol shrimp pair. I would really like a six line wrasse, but they can be a pain in the you know where. I had one in my 55 that was super peaceful though. What are some other options?

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Trenton

I was curious of these fish would be compatible: antenna lionfish, mobasa lionfish, snowflake eel, and a flame angel or coral beauty angel. What else may be compatible?

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Trenton

Thanks everyone!

Do you hand dose? If so, what do you dose?

I'm planning on getting an Innovative Marine NUVO Fusion 20. I already have a Kessel for it, and I am getting the new Vortech MP10QD. I am planning on getting SPS, and I wasn't sure if I need to dose supplements in that small of a tank. If I did bimonthly water changes, would that be enough to replace the calcium, magnesium, and other important elements? If I would need to dose, what would be the easiest and most effective way to do it?

Thanks, 

Trenton

I don't have coral, so that is ruled out.

This morning I was doing my daily feeding; I didn't notice my tang as he is usually a feeding hog. I looked behind my rock work and saw that it was dead and being eaten by my hermit crabs and two skunk cleaner shrimp. Yesterday it was just fine. It fed as normal and acted no different than usual. No disease is within the aquarium. All this to say I believe it was killed by my livestock. Here is a list of fish and inverts that might have had something to do with it:

Male/ female pair ocellaris clowns

Red firefish

Gold head sleeper goby

Tiger jawfish

Bangaii Cardinal

Yellow watchman with pistol shrimp

Pair of skunk cleaner shrimp

Hermit crabs (small)

If any of these could have gone rogue, please let me know.

Thanks,

Trenton

My yellow eye kole is being aggressive towards my gold head sleeper goby. His burrow is in the tangs territory, but always has been. The tang's aggression started about 2 weeks ago. Sometimes he won't bother him when he is swimming in the middle of the tank. Will this stop? They were both quarantined together.

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Trenton

Thanks

My tang is settling it's territory. It would be helpful to add a couple I think. It's three to one too.

I have one red firefish, and I am planning on adding another red and two purples. Will this make my current firefish be more brave and stay out more? He can be reclusive at times. No worries about food though. He does great with feeding.

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Trenton

It's a 55 gallon. It's not a big tang, so there isn't a problem with room. The goby had his own hole, and the tang never hides, he's everywhere. There is almost wall to wall rock. There is one place where there isn't rock, but the goby isn't over there. Will all of this end?

In the last couple of days, my yellow eye kole tang started chasing my gold head sleeper goby. I introduced both of them simultaneously about a month ago. He isn't always chased around, but he has been frequently. The tang nipped at his rear fin and the dorsal fin. The tang has a nipped spot on his tail, and a couple of skin abrasions. Is this all of a sudden a territorial dispute that will go away, or should I be concerned?

Thanks,

Trenton

It's a 55 gallon tank and it seems like there has been enough food. It was just kind of sudden. How do I keep them fed

I top off the tank by pouring water straight in. I remember topping off and the water poured over him. Could that have been it? And also, if I were to feed another one with pellets, how would I do it?

Can someone help me out with this one? I have had a blue tuxedo urchin for a while, but then all of a sudden he started to lose color, tissue started coming off, arms dying, and spikes falling off. What is this? I have no clue.

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Trenton

Nice! I might eventually add a refugium.

Thank you all so very much for your help!

I thought about one, but I don't want this to become hugely expensive. I'm already buying a Kessil 160. I was looking at those nano koralias; I have the wave maker already. If I were to do the smallest ones, how many would do? Two, three?

But would I need two is the question?

I'm planning on putting together a nano reef tank of 10 gallons. I have everything down but flow. How much flow will I need on the tank and what should I use? There will be acropora and other hard corals as well as soft corals such as a few zoas.

Thanks,

Trenton

Yeah, it's all kind of a pain!

Why don't people not cover their circulation pumps? I've learned the hard way multiple times with sea stars and a Hawaiian sea cucumber. I decided to cover mine because of this. It's an MP40. Do I have worse luck beacause it's a small 55 gallon aquarium? If it were a bigger aquarium would this problem occur?

If you cover your pumps let me know and why. If you don't, let me know why as well.

Thanks,

Trenton