What Reefcleaners.org said to get for my CuC

20 Dwarf Ceriths - small effective cleaners
3 Nassarius
9 Florida Ceriths
4 Large Nerite and 3 Small to medium Nerites


What do you think?


Thanks,
clownfish14

I still need help with this I would like to order them today.

Thanks,
clownfish14

i need help with this i would like to order them today but i need to know if thats ok

might be a tad heavy on the ceriths. Ask on the reefcleaner site for suggestions, they'll give you fantastic advice.

I think that CUC is pretty good. John at ReefCleaners really knows his stuff, and his customer service is second to none!

ok thanks for the replys i will order them tonight they should get here by tuesday of next week.
long wait but i think its worth it.

Thanks,
clownfish14

Don't forget to add the one penny macro to your order! That's how I got the cool macro in my tank.

But wont the cheato work better in my sump in the back of my tank that i am going to set up?

Cheato is great, but I think John usually sends a display macro for the one penny pieces.

what is macro and do you put it in the desplay or the sump

sounds like a good cuc. my cerith seemed very reclusive, until recently. I think he went under the sand a lot? I would maybe get a sand tiger conch too, i love mine. great sand stirrer and keeps the sand clean. I have had good experiences with astreas, ceriths and nerites.

ok cool thanks do you think i should get the macro alage or not and does it go in the desplay tank or sump?

Hey guys i ordered my CuC it should be here next Tuesday!!!!
Now my cycle has finished i have been thinking about the protein skimmer and so today i went out and bought a better pump and some tubing and a stone. I got home and noticed that the stone in the PS (protein skimmer) is wood mine is just normal stone will it be ok? The pump i got is good for up to 40 gal.

Any replies to this problem will be useful.

Thanks,
clownfish14

i still need help with this

i need help with this i want to get it running

Hm.... you might want to post this question in the equipment forum. Unfortunately, I don't know anything about airstone protein skimmers.

Thank you for the reply i will do that later today

I am intrested in getting a bubble tip or a long tenticle anneiome which one do you guys like better and why?

Thanks,
clownfish14

Hey Guys


I got my clean up crew today and they are doing great. My fish scooby is also doing great he loves the snails I think . I am thinking about getting a clownfish and a bubble tip let me know what you think about that.
First i will post my weekly water test results then some pics enjoy and let me know what you think

Ph: 8.2
Ammonia: .25 ppm
Nitrite: 0 ppm
Nitrate: 10 ppm

Now some pics
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clownfish14

Some of my snails dont seem to be moving is that normal or are they dead?

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clownfish14

What type af anemone would be best for a clownfish?


Please let me know as soon as possible


Thanks,
clownfish14

PICS

I wanted to mess around with my camera so I thought I would take some pics hope you like them.



















































































Sorry there are so many I got carried away.
Hoped you like them though let me know what you think

Looks like you've got a bit of aiptasia. You might want to nuke them before they start multiplying! They are evil once they start spreading.

Hey thanks for the reply what exactly is aiptasia and how do i get rid of it thanks for the great help

-clownfish14

My Clownfish

Well I just went to my LFS and bought a clownfish its a ocellaris clownfish he is awsome along with this came the sebae anemone which is awsome here are some pics let me know what you think.

Hey Guys

Great news my clownfish is hosting the sebae anemone it so cool I will see if I can get some pictures of it tonight. Also I still need help with this alge problem do I just wait for my CUC to get rid of it or do I do somthing?


Thanks for your help in advance,
clownfish14

hey what is aiptasia is it the thing that almost looks like a feather duster please hurry and let me know so that i can get rid of it and try to find the pic that you see it in so i know that we are talking about the same thing

thanks and please help,
clownfish14

Bump

I really hate to put it bluntly but, that anemone is going to die.

Do some research on them, and maybe you can take it back to the fish store... I promise it will die, and it may kill the rest of your tank in the process.

I agree with the last post. I think you are moving too fast, before you even consider a anemone you need to take care of the algae problem, which means you need to take care of your water parameter problems. Get rid of the aptasia, and if you do the research you will find out how. A Sebae Anemone is one of the more difficult anemones to attempt especially with a new tank. I am not trying to offend you or your efforts, but SW aquariums are a work in progress and you need to do the work. Don't sacrifice inhabitants for a awsome tank, KEEP IT SIMPLE, give soft corals a try. A couple of cool colt corals, mushrooms and hardy fish and shrimp would be a good start.

I literally when I saw the anemone. I can understand the fish during cycle and all, but to quote the article on anemones her on nanoreef...

Hey Guys

Thank your for your great concern about my sebae when I bought him I already sorta knew that they were hard to keep and that most only live about a year so I talked to my LFS where I bought it and they said that they have had people keep them in nano tanks successively. I asked him what he thought about my water parameters and said that they were also fine. He also said that it was very healthy. Please let me know what you think so that I can decide what to do. In my opinion he looks great and healthy. I also think that if I keep up my water quality and feed and take care of him my clownfish can have a nice home for a long long time. Again please let me know what you think and please give some sort of backup to help your opinion.


Thanks so much,
clownfish14

First piece of advice most LFS will tell you and sell you anything and everything. If your water quality was within the parameters that an anemone requires, you would not have so much algae. I would return the anemone if possible, work on your algae problem. Read The Reef Aquarium volumes 1,2 and 3. Do not add any more fish, and let your tank age, once again go slow otherwise I promise you that will only have problem after problem. If you need some back up to preivous advise just look at the Members Aquarium form, they did not get like that in 2 months. Good luck.

Your LFS may be like that but mine doesn't care what money they make they are veary helpful people that i dont think would just sell to sell. The reason i have algae is because my clean up crew is kinda slow i just did my water check 5 minutes ago and here are the results
ph 8.4
ammonia 0
nitrite 0
nitrate 15

i think toes are very good as far as water goes but i still have the algae so if the water has anything to do with the algae then why is there still algae.

Algae feeds off nitrates, phosphates and other stuff. It isn't a sign that anything is wrong, it is a sign that the tank has not yet matured and stabilized properly.

so then how do i tell when it has stabilized. and if i do get rid of it what about my clownfish he is hosting it right now would i have to give him back to.

The sebae anemone is also going to get way too big for that tank and sting just about anything you add.
I feel like you really started this thread just so you could pretend to ask for advice.
You really need to let the tank stabilize. I get it, adding stuff is what you really want to do, but if you want to succeed in this hobby you have to master a stable system first. It doesn't take 5 pages to sum up the experience you're having. I don't mean this to be mean, but if anyone disagrees with you, which quite a few have, you immediately discredit them simply out of a confirmation bias.

That is not what i am trying to do i think this thread has been loads of help without it i wouldent even know which live rock and sand to get and i also would not have known to use ro water instead of tap water. i am very sorry for any hurt feelings and the reason i dont want to get rid of it is because im not shure my lfs will take it back and i dont know what to do about my clownfish. i know the thread is kinda long but to me it is the history of my tank and when i look back in 2 years i will be able to see how far my tank has come and how much smarter i have become.


thank you so much for your great help,

clownfish14

THE POINT IS YOU DO NOT USE MARINE INHABITANTS TO TEST YOUR TANKS STABILITY.

Clownfish do not need anemones in captivity.

if the nem does die while your gone or even if your there its the biggest pita i would trade it for something else i have done the same thing kept a nem for a long time then you come home one day and there is a white cloud of death in your tank and your screwed, just from my experience its really not worth it there are tons of other stuff that clowns will host if your worried about.

thanks guys i think you might be right and i am staring to agree i think i should get rid of it. i have been doing reserch on them and found like you said they get big and they only last like a year. you said that my clown could host some other things. what would thoes be and would they work in my tank?

thanks,
clownfish14

I've not had clowns, but I've heard from many people that frogspawn makes for a great host!

ok cool i will look into them.

I've had clowns host in frogspawn, torch corals, and green star polyps.

my clown even used my toadstool for a bit......nems are fragile and you need a very stable tank with excellent lighting and extremely clean water......Do your HOMEWORK before just diving in and buying things......rookie mistake #1

ya i know it was a mistake that was the first thing that i bought that i actually did not do my homework on. I will do my homework next time and think before i just buy the things that look cool.

there a certain larger mushrooms that clowns will host too i cannot remember the exact type but if i come across it i will post it

ok cool thanks. I need some help though the seabe is on a rock how do i get him out in some of the pics that i posted you can see how his stem is not showing that is because there is a large hole that he is in can i just pull him out or will that hurt him?