New 75g/Predator ?'s

[lnelms2]

So I changed my setup a bit. I added the AC110 and removed one of the Emporers, I also removed the Koralia 1 and put in my 2 Koralia 4's, my tank looks like a whirlpool now, the 2 fish that my friend gave me seem like they're using the rocks for protection from the current. Is that okay?

 

[TheCanuck]

maybe to much current

They should be able to swim side to side.

 

[lnelms2]

ok thanks

 

[FLESHY]

Try adjusting your flow...my tank has AWESOME flow, but it is pretty intense.

Heres my secret. I position my powerheads pretty much as low as I can go without disturbing the substrate, and then I angle them up towards the surface. I want to pick as much stuff up of the bottom, while keeping the whole surface agitated. There are other things that come into play with me placement wise, but those are the basic rules. Good luck, it takes some tinkering to get right.

 

[lnelms2]

Try adjusting your flow...my tank has AWESOME flow, but it is pretty intense.

Heres my secret. I position my powerheads pretty much as low as I can go without disturbing the substrate, and then I angle them up towards the surface. I want to pick as much stuff up of the bottom, while keeping the whole surface agitated. There are other things that come into play with me placement wise, but those are the basic rules. Good luck, it takes some tinkering to get right.

When I get home today I'm gonna try to adjust it a little.

 

[lnelms2]

So an old coworker of mine decided to sell me his protein skimmer since he tore down his 75 reef tank last year. He also decided to throw in everything else aquarium wise since he was no longer continuing in the hobby. So for $80 I just got:
Coralife 125 Needler Protein Skimmer
Fluval 305 w/extra hoses and surface skimmer attachment
20g Tank w/stand, also has about 3" of live sand and about 15lbs. of live rock
10g tank
Box of Instant Ocean Salt (3 bags)
Garbage bag full of bioballs
5 various cans of fish food
Hydrometer
Whisper 40i, Penguin 150, and a Topfin 10
Wizard Pro glass scraper
Normal Aquarium Salt
Brine Shrimp Hatchery with 2 bags of Mix
New tube of 25 test strips
Kent Marine Microvert
Various water conditioners
UV Sterilizer w/ extra bulb
Pack of Julians Sea Veggies
Random mix of fake coral decorations
ZooMed R-Type lamp
No more Algae tank buddies
Can of Phos-Zorb

 

[FLESHY]

Im not even going to ask what he was keeping in a 10g aquarium that needed sea veggies. Im really just not going to ask. Ha ha...are u planning on setting that little one up to? You could use it as a QT?

 

[lnelms2]

Im not even going to ask what he was keeping in a 10g aquarium that needed sea veggies. Im really just not going to ask. Ha ha...are u planning on setting that little one up to? You could use it as a QT?

Lol, he had a 75. I setup the 20, but I put the 10 in my closet.
What type of fish is a good/easy breeder? I may breed some feeders for my preds in this 20 gallon.
I stopped by my lfs to see what kind of preds they had in stock. I decided I'm going to do a trigger with the blue spotted puffer and the jeweled moray. I didn't know there were so many types of trigger... They had a Luluna Trigger around 10" that they wanted $800 for, they also had blue lines, starry, white tail, bursa, and a couple labeled as "ungulate" but I thought it was spelled undulate. Will any of these triggers work with a jeweled moray and blue spotted puffer? They also had a blue spotted toby puffer, is that the same as a blue spotted puffer?

Thanks.

 

[lnelms2]

nevermind about the blue spot puffer/toby, I looked it up.

 

[TheCanuck]

It should be the same, but i have seen lfs sell many things as different names.

Undulated triggers are very secretive fish, but if they decide to they can kill your whole tank. Other than that great trigger that stays small but is mean as hell.