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SomethingIsFishy

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SomethingIsFishy

Ok good, the pic worked ?

 

So I have a standard 29 gallon tank. Some dry rock, some live rock. 2 koralia 240's and one koralia 425 for flow. Current orbit light.

 

Picked up a few zoa and paly frags so far... They threw in what I beleive is a Kenya tree for free... Staying softy/ "low light".

 

Probably will do a pair of of occellaris for fish... (My wife wants a clown and I like them too...)

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Thinking of going open top... No fish to jump (yet), better light penetration vs the glass top, better gas exchange. only downside I see is higher evaporation... Your thoughts?

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Take off the glass top, you need the gas exchange. If your worried about evaporation, get an ATO. It's going to happen and is needed. Also get a net/screen top for any fish you fear might be jumpers.

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Probably a dumb question, but should I be concerned about dumping saltwater from water changes down the drain?

Nah, it won't hurt anything. I serviced tanks for a lfs and we always dumped the water down the drain. I guess if every person in your municipality had huge tanks and did that a problem could arise...but I'm sure that is not the case.

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Don't go hog wild. Usually you don't need as big a crew as the suppliers suggest. Nassarius snails are nice and maybe a hermit or 2. I love cleaner shrimp too. They have personality.

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I have about 15 snails (mostly stomatella) and 6 or 7 hermits in my 29gal. I only have a little bubble algae but it stays on one rock in front so I feel they are doing a good job keeping everything under control.

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