donk Posted January 4, 2003 Share Posted January 4, 2003 This is my 29gal reef tank. It has been up for 5 weeks now and I am hooked. I am running a Seaclone skimmer, 2 powerheads and doing a 10% water change each week and adding Coral vital every day. I have 40 lbs of live rock, 2in of live sand, 1 clam, 1 "zoo", 1 avelapora, 2 pcs of mushroom rock (red, green & brown), long tenacled plate, 1 green open brain, 1 Percula clown, 1 purple tang, 1 emerald crab, snails and 3 stars (2 brittle 1 sand sifting). I plan to ask alot of questions. I've learned a ton in just the couple of days that I have been a member. I hope I dont bother the crap out of you too much. Donk Link to comment
cpreefguy Posted January 4, 2003 Share Posted January 4, 2003 Wow, looks really good. My 29 never looked good, : What kind of lighting do you have? Link to comment
cpreefguy Posted January 4, 2003 Share Posted January 4, 2003 Nevermind, it says......dohX) Link to comment
appstateguy Posted January 4, 2003 Share Posted January 4, 2003 5 week old tank with a clam and a tang... X) Link to comment
donk Posted January 4, 2003 Author Share Posted January 4, 2003 Both seem to be doing fine. Clam is wide open all day. The tang hides alot but comes out to eat and when there is no one by the tank. Not good so soon? Link to comment
cal3v Posted January 4, 2003 Share Posted January 4, 2003 Then main problem people have with tangs in nanos is the size, that tangs quickly get large, and that tangs are very active and need a lot of swimming space. Generally its best to wait until the tank stabilizes to add more touchy individuals such as a clam, and I think thats why people were kinda surprised you did that. Link to comment
donk Posted January 4, 2003 Author Share Posted January 4, 2003 Thanks, I'll keep a close eye on him. I guess if he starts getting much bigger I"ll have to take him back to the LFS. By the way I'm putting this pic of my clam on here. Do you know what these brown stripes are? There didnt seem to be that many of them when I bought him. Link to comment
jovis67 Posted January 8, 2003 Share Posted January 8, 2003 please get the tang out of a nano what part of ohio are you from Link to comment
LiQuiD Posted January 8, 2003 Share Posted January 8, 2003 I may be wrong, my screen resolution is set to 1600 X 1200 so everything on these post looks small, but are you sure that is a tang and not a yellow tailed damsel? Link to comment
LiQuiD Posted January 8, 2003 Share Posted January 8, 2003 Nevermind, I squinted and saw the tangish outline. It did look to be a damsel in front of a cave at first glance. Link to comment
donk Posted January 9, 2003 Author Share Posted January 9, 2003 Im west of Cleveland. I know this web site is for nano tanks but I have a 29gal which is small but I dont know if you would consider it "nano" Is 29 too small for a tang? Link to comment
FCLymond Posted February 6, 2003 Share Posted February 6, 2003 Donk, Is this the kind of light you've got on that 29? http://www.jbjlighting.com/sys_formosa_dx.html I'm thinking of setting up a 29, and am trying to figure out lighting, etc. Would love any thoughts you have, as well as more details about your specs (kind of tank, measurements, etc.) Feel free to PM. Thanks. Link to comment
donk Posted February 7, 2003 Author Share Posted February 7, 2003 Well.. I have the older model that doesnt flip up. It has 130w and the corals all open up great, it seems to be plenty of light. I'm very happy with it. Link to comment
The Unit Posted February 7, 2003 Share Posted February 7, 2003 is that a condylactus in the bottom right?...im a big fan of them Link to comment
SoS Posted February 7, 2003 Share Posted February 7, 2003 That clam could die under that lighting. It'd be better off with a MH pendant atleast 175W. I have almost the same setup 29 gal 130w JBJ Link to comment
donk Posted February 7, 2003 Author Share Posted February 7, 2003 That is a long tentacled plate coral. I've had that clam for 3 1/2 months now and he seems to be doing real good. I have 2 now. Link to comment
donk Posted February 7, 2003 Author Share Posted February 7, 2003 Have you tried a clam in your tank sos? Link to comment
el pez Posted February 7, 2003 Share Posted February 7, 2003 nice tank. ya im with the others. tangs deserve a 4 foot long tank minimum Link to comment
SoS Posted February 7, 2003 Share Posted February 7, 2003 Originally posted by donk Have you tried a clam in your tank sos? I've wanted too but I've worried my light wasn't strong enough for the more colorful clams. At this point I don't have much room for one. Maybe a small one on my substrate. Link to comment
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