anothermix Posted February 29, 2012 Share Posted February 29, 2012 Hi all! My marine tank is finally up and running. As u can see by the pic, it's a 2x2x1.5 tank. Let me know what u guys think about it! Also, could any experienced bros here give me some suggestions of corals that is suitable for my tank? My lighting is a 2x24w t5. Many thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member spkentchai Posted February 29, 2012 SRC Member Share Posted February 29, 2012 Great....cant wait to do up mine.... Quote -5x1.5x2ft Tank 5x2.5x2 Full Height Tank Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member kueytoc Posted February 29, 2012 SRC Member Share Posted February 29, 2012 Care to share your equipments list & what kind of livestocks U intend to keep ? Quote WRASSEY REEF PARADISE 4ftx2.5ftx2.5ft SRC Site: Welcome to My World of WRASSEYS !!! CHUISUI Site: WRASSEY World of REEF Paradise !!! mio CAN-REEF Site: Wrassey World !!! SiamReefClub Site: WRASSEY MASTER Hyper ไฮเปà¸à¸£à¹Œ ; Silly Fools ; Labanoon ; I-Nam ไà¸à¸™à¹‰à¸³ ; Modern Dog ; Sirasak Ittipolpanish ; Annita - Nisita Pongsong Twin-CAMs Power Module ! ; MIO Dream Car ! ; MIO Alter-EGO ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anothermix Posted February 29, 2012 Author Share Posted February 29, 2012 hi! my livestocks will probably have a pair of yellow tailed damsels, blue tang, pair of clowns and harlequin shrimps, blue legged hermit, peppermint shrimps and maybe a tuxedo urchin. my equips are currently dymax ph2500, dymax ph1200, aquazonic 9w uv sterilizer, aquaC remora hang on skimmer, maxi-jet 1200. (just reserved a cl650 chiller from a bro pending collection). any advices or suggestions on what LPS or soft corals i can keep for my tank? Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anothermix Posted February 29, 2012 Author Share Posted February 29, 2012 maybe thinking of a few wrasses too, but not to sure which species to keep. haha! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
huntingforfish Posted February 29, 2012 Share Posted February 29, 2012 hi those look like azure damsels rather than yellow tails. blue tangs prob need more space (but prob can get small specimen and upgrade tank later) watch out for aggression from damsels. blue tangs get big, maybe consider a smaller tang like zebrasoma or bristletooth genus? ie. yellow, scopas or kole tang? harlequin shrimps need special diet (starfishes) so must be prepared to feed these regularly. tuxedo urchin good for this size tank. clowns stick to smaller species rather than maroon or tomato as these can get quite large. your lighting prob can keep mushrooms and zoas. (place them higher up if you see them reaching for light) other more demanding corals (lps) i not too sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
huntingforfish Posted February 29, 2012 Share Posted February 29, 2012 maybe thinking of a few wrasses too, but not to sure which species to keep. haha! six-line, yellow corris or flasher wrasses would be good. (don't get cleaner wrasses) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anothermix Posted March 1, 2012 Author Share Posted March 1, 2012 I'm aware of harlequin shrimp's diet, but they are too hard to resist! hmm in any case regarding coral issues, how about bubble coral or sun corals? since they dont require strong lighting. also any goby species that could do well in my tank? was thinking of the mandarin goby Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
huntingforfish Posted March 1, 2012 Share Posted March 1, 2012 sun corals don't depend on light for food, so should be ok. But must be prepared to feed them regularly. mandarins need a good supply of pods, so cannot put in fishes that compete with them for this food (ie wrasses). make sure tank is mature enough (websites recommend at least 1 year) so that there are enough pods. Best is have a refugium connected to tank so pods have safe place to breed. alternately you can also go looking around for mandarins that are trained to eat prepared foods. Easier gobies would be the watchman gobies, firefish. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anothermix Posted March 1, 2012 Author Share Posted March 1, 2012 hmm alright thanks for the great advice! would it be possible to feed them pellets? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
huntingforfish Posted March 4, 2012 Share Posted March 4, 2012 most fish in your list (except for mandarin) should take to pellets quite easily. look for good quality pellets like nls. gd luck with your tank. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anothermix Posted March 25, 2012 Author Share Posted March 25, 2012 Some updates on my tank! Finally got a few corals and livestocks to liven up the tank! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anothermix Posted March 25, 2012 Author Share Posted March 25, 2012 Just got myself a Hawaiian yellow tang today. Process of acclimating it now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 25, 2012 Share Posted March 25, 2012 Yellow tang would help to control algae in your tank, but the cauliflower is not easy to keep since it require constant feeding .. You can try keeping softie or some LPS corals as well. Happy reefing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member KELVINx3 Posted March 25, 2012 SRC Member Share Posted March 25, 2012 cauliflower is not an easy coral like what harlequin mania mentioned. constant feeding. failed mine twice and i gaved up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anothermix Posted March 25, 2012 Author Share Posted March 25, 2012 Hmm. My red cauliflower seems to be doing well. Except for my orange one. It's like detaching itself from the rock piece. Any advice on why it's happening? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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