Saltwater Newbie

[jayngem]

ok i have recently bought a 45L saltwater setup i have the tank running cycles at the moment with live sand im not to sure when is best to introduce live rock and how much? its a small tank but ive heard thats harder to do so wanted to jump straight in the deep end

me and my other half have succesfully established a over 200L tropical aquarium with all sorts inhabiting it so are quite excited about the prospect of marine fish!

another thing we wanted to know is what fish/inverts are best together in a small area so idealy wont grow over 3". can any one suggest a small group that would make a nice community?

cheers jay and gem

 

[simonas]

Hi Jay and Gem

I;m a marine newbie myself setting up my little reef in March.

You should put the live rock in as soon as as its once thats in the tank will cycle

Once thats in you need to leave it a short while and test the water to see whether it cycles then.

With a tank as small as that you are going to be limited as to what you can keep. My tanks 94 litres which is too small realistically so your going to find it hard to maintain steady params.

Maybe a couple of shrimps and a goby in there and perhaps a damsel for the top half?

 

[jayngem]

cheers mate got the rock in there now n its looking good! decided on seahorses so the next problem i have is finding a perch for them! i cant find any sites that sell artificial tree sponge or anything similar know any sites?