Stocking a 20high

[willmsbrg]

Morning,

 

I was curious about stocking thoughts for a 20high.

 

Currently I have 5 hermits, 2 asteria snails and 2 peppermints. I wouldn't mind a pair of clowns.. But I would be interested in finding out what my options might be..

 

I don't have any soft corals or anything else at this point but 30lbs of live rock and sand...

 

Thanks

[hhasty79]

I have a 20high up and running for a year now. Currently...

 

Fish: 2 false percs, 1 neon goby

Snails: 7 astrea, 1 bumblebee, 1 nass, many tiny unidentified.

Hermits: 3 dwarf zebras, 2 bluelegs

Other inverts: 1 serpent star, 1 peppermint shrimp, 1 queen conch, 2 big (7") bristleworms and a few babies, many many spaghetti worms.

Corals: 2 pulsing xenia, 2 xenia elongata, 1 toadstool leather, 1 finger leather, 3 or 4 shrooms, 1 lemnalia.

 

I have a little too much of the fuzzy green algae and will be adding something to munch that soon. Other than that i think i'm about maxed out.

 

-heather

[willmsbrg]

Can I ask what type of lights you are running there.. I have Formosa DX running 2-55watt 10,000k day and 7100 actinic.

[hhasty79]

I currently have 1 55watt retro PC smartlite. I wanted to upgrade lighting this christmas but the point is moot since I will be upgrading my whole tank :-)

 

I'm using 1 of those powersweep powerheads, and while the thing is noisy, it totally destroyed the last of my red slime. Other equipment - heater, cheap red sea airlift skimmer. Yes it's cheap. Yes it's not the most efficient. But it does skim, and it's my safety net.

 

4" sand, 18lbs LR

[Caesar]

I have a 20g high and I currently have 1 watchman goby and plan to add 2 perc's by the end of the year

[willmsbrg]

again thanks for the reply..

 

I have about 25lbs of rock and 3"live sand.. 2 maxijet 600's Remora C skimmer with the 1200 on it... and a heater.. I really want to get some type of overflow box.. to help cut the microbubbles.. that part drives me nuts.....

[Brianc_4]

I have a 20H, with 2x55w pcs(10k/o3 actinic), bakpak skimmer, 4 powerheads(2 rios, and 2 minis). 2 false percs, 6 astreas, 3 bumblebees, 6 nassaurius, 2 trochus, 3 ceriths, 2 queen conchs, 1 red hermit, bubble coral, branching hammer, yellow polyps, red open brain, various zoos and a couple of hitchiker brownish shrooms.

I'm not sure about reducing micro bubbles in the remora, but I just stuff some fairly fine sponge in the output column of the bakpak, it seems to work. It takes a day or so to really reduce it, just be sure to clean the sponge once every couple of weeks.

 

Good luck;)

[UofAHog]

I find that my remora needs to be perfectly level to not get any microbubbles. Also when I turn off the tank to work in it the Remora will make bubbles for about 3 hours after I turn it back on. One last thing, make sure to clean it the best you can. How long have you had it running?

[willmsbrg]

I bought it used.. it was used for approx 4months prior to my getting it.. I myself have had it running for about 3 weeks myself now.. initially there were many bubbles.. then it settles down and there are less.. but never does it run without very small albeit few bubbles.. I do have it level.. and keep it pretty clean.. I was considering the attachment overflow box for it... and still may.. although I am not sure I may still try to go with a sump...

[willmsbrg]

Brianc,

 

I have considered doing the sponge thing actually. There is enough room to perhaps add a small piece of some sort of sponge and try to eliminate those bubbles.. What type of sponge do you use.. I don't want to use any that may introduce and anti-bacterial agents or chemicals...

[Brianc_4]

I just use the finest sponge that I can find in a LFS thats for filters, cut it down to the right size and pop it in.

[willmsbrg]

ok excellant... sort of figured it was a filter sponge type..

 

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