wat are some corals and sponges that would do best in a tan k with a baby bamboo shark and an eel and some other preds?
best corals
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I think any coral that is stable would do well, sponges especially should be bought if they are grown on a heavy solid rock where none of the preds especially your eel may knock over. What kind of light/watts do you have for your tank?
i would not mix sharks and corals, you will find po4 and nitrate will be hard to keep within the required range leading to bryopsis outbreak, you fish and sharks may tolerate higher nitrate but corals will not. best to keep predators out of coral tanks
+1 to the above...lol I'm a dumnut forgot about phosphates and such..
Also Cudamaster, If you want you can pm Fleshy for guidance on corals that can handle nitrates at a certain degree. Stillnow that I think about it I've never seen sharks and rays in a coral tank....you could get away with one eel in a large reef tank however the tank mates (damsels/chromis/small wrasses/clowns) can and will be eaten sooner or later.
Also Cudamaster, If you want you can pm Fleshy for guidance on corals that can handle nitrates at a certain degree. Stillnow that I think about it I've never seen sharks and rays in a coral tank....you could get away with one eel in a large reef tank however the tank mates (damsels/chromis/small wrasses/clowns) can and will be eaten sooner or later.
There are eels that can do just fine in coral tanks. Look at your brackish/freshwater morays, all of which are actually primarily saltwater. They stay much smaller and are far more docile than the typical "saltwater" eels. I have kept a Echidna Rhodochilus "White Cheek Moray" in my reef forever with no issues.
Nitrates arent so much of an issue usually as phosphates. There are even high nitrate SPS tanks. (20-40ppm)
Vodka dosing will keep your nitrates at zero.
I would recommend softies, and LPS for large pred tanks.
Vodka dosing will keep your nitrates at zero.
I would recommend softies, and LPS for large pred tanks.
Would vodka dosing cause skimmers like my aqua C remora to collect large amounts of water instead of gunk? I woudn't want to go through the whole thing again...where 10 gallons of water was removed out of my tank... however it could have been because it was "breaking in" or because I had the cup at the lowest point possible.. I've always wondered about vodka dosing my tank lol
I do professional maintenance and I see nitrates that are quite high (up to 160ppm) in a lot of successful reef tanks. Phosphates between 2 and 3. They get that high because the customers want more fish, and service less often. By no means is it ideal, but I can tell you that if you go with the hardier corals (most soft and LPS as mentioned) they stand a decent chance. Just make sure to invest in good filtration and lighting.
I would recommend green star polyp, leather corals (seen some thrive in 300ppm nitrate), gorgonians, mushrooms, and some of the larger zoanthids (e.g. protopalythoa). For LPS you'd be best off with a frogspawn.
I would recommend green star polyp, leather corals (seen some thrive in 300ppm nitrate), gorgonians, mushrooms, and some of the larger zoanthids (e.g. protopalythoa). For LPS you'd be best off with a frogspawn.
I have heard that nps are fairly demanded h2o quality wise...but never been in a situation to tell.
It is amazing people got their nitrates that high and that they werent killing fish.
Vodka will make your skimmer collect more, but that is a good thing...you are pulling all that bacteria that took up the phosphates and nitrates.
It is amazing people got their nitrates that high and that they werent killing fish.
Vodka will make your skimmer collect more, but that is a good thing...you are pulling all that bacteria that took up the phosphates and nitrates.
Nitrates killing fish? I have never had that experience. When people call us it's usually because they aren't taking care of their tank and they finally decide they need a professional to do so. When we come in for that first visit you see nitrates up to about 800ppm. I think that's the highest I encountered in a FOWLR tank. Needless to say, it's difficult to do that without a tank full of fish.