Josh's Marine Adventure!

[TigerIssey]

They sell Nass vibex and Ceriths aswell as the other CUC you want. Worth a look to try saving on damn postage costs.

 

[JoshH]

Bought 3 turbos today from Maidenhead although, they're kinda not doing an awful lot, maybe they get to work @ night? Think I may need 2 or 3 more really T5's installed, quite proud of myself making a hood that fits and everything lol, looks so much better in the tank now!

Ordered 6 red legs and 6 cerith too(arriving tomorrow AM), will get some nass in a few days aswell!

I'll go for my 2 clowns next week some time, apart from that I quite fancy a bicolour psyeod or something like that it's name was front half purple, back yellow! Seen some damsels in LFS too, brilliant blue they were with a yellow stripe down their back, I'll be sure to find there names out and check with you guys

At what point down the line could I begin to add corals? Is there any certain ones good to start out with? Mushrooms & zoas?

Edit: think I got the name wrong lol. just seen one in PFK, a royal gramma...totally wrong then

 

[Truck]

bi colour pseudochromis? or other wise known as a dottyback.

you could add your first corals next week, just some soft corals though.

 

[JoshH]

Just googled it, yep thats the one nice one dude

Will take a look into softys then

 

[TigerIssey]

Toadstool / mushroom leathers are good starters, that is what I went with. If you go for a leather avoid the fiji yellow leather, all others ok. (I think it needs a more mature tank but someone will correct if I am wrong).

I then went for zoas, good and hardy aswell.

 

[JoshH]

Hey guys all stats are still fine Now have 8 hermits and 6 cerith and 1 turbo, found 2 lieing on there sides the day after putting them in, guess they fell, turned them back up and they didnt move for over a day and they were dead

Anyhoo think I'm going to get my clowns on Tuesday morning, I'll do a waterchange beforehand too, is the best method for acclimatising fish the drip method too? should I just get the 2 clowns or some other fish too?

Cheers

P.S. thanks for coral advice Tina

 

[TigerIssey]

I use drip method for everything I put in, inverts, corals and fish. It seems to have done them all good so sofar. I did snails and inverts for 2+ hrs, corals for at least 2 and fish for 1 1/2 hrs. Don't forget to have a small amount of salt water available to replace the amount you lost in dripping. It may not make much difference on yours but my water level drops.

 

[JoshH]

Thanks for replying Yea I acclimated the snails & hermits for 2 hours Will do the same with the fish then and have SW on standby incase levels start to drop!

Anyone could run me through fish I could have in here and numbers please? Deffo 2 clowns, just not sure on fish otherwise..

Cheers

 

[TigerIssey]

Gobies
Dottybacks
Firefish
Blenny
Wrasse (Reef safe - fairy and flasher very nice)
Blue / yellow assessor
Cardinalfish
Hawkfish (risky with crustaceans but seffie has flame hawk that is not bad at all - few snails only apparently)
Jawfish (if snadbed deep enough)
? Dwarf angel (think your tank is big enough)

 

[JoshH]

Thanks again I've written them down and will take the list with me tomorrow and see what LFS has!

Just came across this here would it be of any use to me? Think I could fit skimmer into that too?

Cheers
Josh

 

[TigerIssey]

Thats what I put on to mine. There are two, that one and the cleartides one, both are essentially the same. I managed to pick mine up 2nd hand for £9.99 including the pump. Price up the bits seperately just to make sure you cannot get it any cheaper by doing that as they sell the refugium on its own aswell.

It will give you roughly an extra 2g so will add to the stability of the tank and the macroalgae growth will help with nitrates, phosphates and dissolved organic compounds. In addition you will get a nice growth of copepods, amphipods etc that will be good for the tank.

Just make sure with some of the blennies that you are not buying ones that need copius amounts of copepods for survival, eg Scooter blenny, which nis in fact a dragonet. If there are books in the shop, just have a quick look at your selection to make sure it is suitable, some may outgrow your tank. I think truck is putting 5 small fish in there. Beware with your goby choice, some need to be added before the clownfish as they could get picked on by the clowns if added last.


What skimmer are you using, if its V2 Nano 120 it will fit.

 

[Truck]

im going for 5 fish and then maybe a 6th if i feel the tank can take it.

clown gobies are very nice, i had one a few years ago and im getting another on wednesday, look in the saltwater fish species index, i wrote an article on them.

 

[JoshH]

'yeeep its v20 nano hope the refuge will be with me tomorrw bit too watsted t o post right now, hmm onterestimg point about gobies il take that into consideration, is that a rule for all gobies?

Seen your page truck mate, nice fish

reply in mornin to make sense ofcn xx

 

[TigerIssey]

Oh dear, you do sound a little worse for wear Josh!!

The V2 120 Nano will fit brilliant, there is a modification you can make to it, not sure whether you have seen the post, its in saltwater hardware under V2 120 Nano skimmer started by me. Big C shows you how to put a small pice of airline tubing onto the skimmer air inlet that really quietens it down.

Speak when you make a little more sense anyway

 

[JoshH]

Eurgh feeling it today lol glad that it fits, speaking of fitting it'll be fun trying to fit the ref onto my tank, may need to hack @ the surround! No fish today, we're 9am tomorrow so I've really gotta make my mind up, I had my heart set on coming home with 2 clowns, but if they're likely to be aggressive to fish I add @ a later date I may have to change my plans!

How slowly is it advised to stock with marine? Just get say a couple at a time? My RO-Man 35gpd RO unit has arrived today (there was a delay as they were waiting on resin) just set it up and its flushing through at the mo

I'll do a WC tonight using my own RO for the first time right now to go check out some fish, I'll be back with suggestions ina bit

Cheers!

Oh btw, yeah i did see that mod, Think I'll have to silicone the pipe on or something as when I put the collection cup on it bends the tube too much and it pops off