New Tank! :)

[donny7]

10g FOWLR. For about 145, I got...

Hydrometer
180gph Powerhead
20g filter with extra carbon and floss
One damsel fish
10G of premade ocean water
10lb of cultured live rock (It was 10 per pound or something, bought it from the petco I work out, the extra cost of the rock basically balanced out shipping on the net)
One turbo snail
10G tank
18w florescent light and hood with glass protector
Three blue leg hermit crabs

Pretty good deal.

Should I add more live rock? I kind of want it to pile to near the top of the tank, but dunno how much weight a 10g can support.

Just wondering, my damselfish hides a lot, and won't eat. The tank is going through a mini-cycle, parameters are fine though. I don't want to overfeed due to it being a nano, so I dropped some flakes in there. They sink eventually, I think the crabs are going to just forage and find them, leaving him hungry.

What should I do?

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[woody88]

you'll need around 5kg of live rock in there minimum but you can add more if you like. Just remember you will be reducing swimming space and you'll need to make sure you get plenty of flow around the rock. You need to aim fir 20x turnover ie a 10g would require a 200gph powerhead to achieve 20 x.

I would get rid of the damsel if were you, especially if the tank is going through some sort of cycle.
Is the live rock cured?
If you decide to keep the damsel then try some brine shrimp as fish go crazy for it.

I would Ditch the hydrometer also as they're inaccurate and grab yourself a refractometer.

What type of filter is it? Internal/ external?

Your live rock is your main source of filtration. A protein skimmer might be a wise purchase as this would collect and waste/debris floating around and might be worth you running phosphate remover to reduce the risk of algae growth.

Unfortunately tho the tank is too small to house a number of fish. You might just squeeze another small fish in there providing you do regular water changes but beware that damsels are aggressive in nature.

 

[lewiss]

Try a different food - maybe some frozen?

 

[seffieuk]

to the salty side of the hobby

Seffie x