New to saltwater and have some questions.

[shua71]

Ohh also wanting to know.

1-how do you guys do water changes??

2-Is a mandraian goby okay for my tank??

3-And how about a TEAR DROP MAXIMA CLAM ??

I premix my salt with water in a 5 gallon bucket. Siphon water out of the tank then pour this water in. Remember to premix your salt. As for the mandarin not unless you get one that can be fed frozen foods which is rare. With a 10 gallon tank theres no way you get enough pods to feed it. Even with a fuge i'd say a 10 gallon isn't even close to big enough. I'd really not think about the clams until you get a bigger tank and metal halides. You'll have to start testing for many trace elements with clams. Also I would suggest you get a sponge in your filter if you already haven't so your water gets polished.

 

[ninjastar]

I premix my salt with water in a 5 gallon bucket. Siphon water out of the tank then pour this water in. Remember to premix your salt. As for the mandarin not unless you get one that can be fed frozen foods which is rare. With a 10 gallon tank theres no way you get enough pods to feed it. Even with a fuge i'd say a 10 gallon isn't even close to big enough. I'd really not think about the clams until you get a bigger tank and metal halides. You'll have to start testing for many trace elements with clams. Also I would suggest you get a sponge in your filter if you already haven't so your water gets polished.

1-I see so is it okay if my snails and hermits are out of water for a while then??

2-And no to the mandrain goby????But if I pore that bottle that contains 2000 live pods, wouldnt that be good??

3-Do I really need a sponge, idk cause my water is like crystal clear.

4-So no to clam with my light??

 

[monsterberry]

Thanks

1- So your combination is the best ration?? So what do you recommend for the star fish??

Ohh also wanting to know.

1-how do you guys do water changes??

2-Is a mandraian goby okay for my tank??

3-And how about a TEAR DROP MAXIMA CLAM ??

1-I see so is it okay if my snails and hermits are out of water for a while then??

2-And no to the mandrain goby????But if I pore that bottle that contains 2000 live pods, wouldnt that be good??

3-Do I really need a sponge, idk cause my water is like crystal clear.

4-So no to clam with my light??

i personaly like brittle stars but most stars are perfectly fine

i get my saltwater ready mixed in the shop they can either do you ro water or rosalt water i get the ready mixed ro salt water as i find its actually cheaper to get it ready mixed then the water change part is just like a freshwater aquarium vac the gravel, clean the glass ect i would do 10% weekly

a mandarin their really hard to keep and as already said they sometimes can get onto frozen but pods in most cases are needed i personally no people that have succesfuly kept mandarins in 10g tanks but just be prepared that the mandarin could die if you added the full bottle of 2000 pods yes that would get everything rolling but you would need to add the pods very often like 2000 once a week

a clam not impossible but it could very well die under 50/50s and keeping a clam in a 10g any way isnt an easy job as you will need to check all the traces every week like all the metals ect

no its deff not ok to have hermits or any sea creature out of water for a while treat them as thou their fish

how about having a cleaner shrimp ???

i dont add sponges to my set ups because i do weekly 10% water changes which catch most debris

 

[ninjastar]

i personaly like brittle stars but most stars are perfectly fine

i get my saltwater ready mixed in the shop they can either do you ro water or rosalt water i get the ready mixed ro salt water as i find its actually cheaper to get it ready mixed then the water change part is just like a freshwater aquarium vac the gravel, clean the glass ect i would do 10% weekly

a mandarin their really hard to keep and as already said they sometimes can get onto frozen but pods in most cases are needed i personally no people that have succesfuly kept mandarins in 10g tanks but just be prepared that the mandarin could die if you added the full bottle of 2000 pods yes that would get everything rolling but you would need to add the pods very often like 2000 once a week

a clam not impossible but it could very well die under 50/50s and keeping a clam in a 10g any way isnt an easy job as you will need to check all the traces every week like all the metals ect

no its deff not ok to have hermits or any sea creature out of water for a while treat them as thou their fish

how about having a cleaner shrimp ???

i dont add sponges to my set ups because i do weekly 10% water changes which catch most debris

1-Say what adding 2000 pods every week?? But I thought they repoduce and what not. And if thats so then f.... thats 30 bucks a week to feed one fish.

2-But I heard that some times its hard to tell what brittle star fish is what and they might not be reef safe.

3-I was told that a cleaner shrimp wont do much in a small tank with small fish, is this true??

4-How do I check for other elements? And I check my water like everyday well ever since I got the tank xP So what are the chances of me keeping a tear drop clam if I do get it??

5-So I dont need a skimmer right??

Perameters are good and my hermits and snails are doing great and I just added my clowns and they seem to be doing great and eating well. (UPDATE)

 

[monsterberry]

1-Say what adding 2000 pods every week?? But I thought they repoduce and what not. And if thats so then f.... thats 30 bucks a week to feed one fish.

you decided not to do the refugium mod so the pods wouldnt have a place to reproduce and in a 10g they would have a very little chance of reproducing and almost 0% chance with no refugium


2-But I heard that some times its hard to tell what brittle star fish is what and they might not be reef safe.

brittle stars are reef safe


3-I was told that a cleaner shrimp wont do much in a small tank with small fish, is this true??

not a chance have you not seen the loads of vids on youtube of cleaner shrimp in a 60 litre biorb with a pair of clowns

its a fact cleaner shrimp will clean parasites of small fish or large fish such as groupers that could easily eat them also their very nice inhabitants for a 10g tank as they grow big and always provide activity for a nano also they dont need lots of space so perfect for a nano


4-How do I check for other elements? And I check my water like everyday well ever since I got the tank xP So what are the chances of me keeping a tear drop clam if I do get it??

to check for elements you can buy a test kit that covers them all and also if you take your water sample to an aquarium shop they will check all the elements for you and in most cases for free


5-So I dont need a skimmer right??

you dont need a skimmer deffenatly not on a 10g nano as i have mentioned in other threads it does more harm than good it removes everything from the water even the benerficeal things that your reef will benerfit from


Perameters are good and my hermits and snails are doing great and I just added my clowns and they seem to be doing great and eating well. (UPDATE)

cool glad everythings going well it would be nice to see a pic of the 10g with the clowns

 

[ninjastar]

But if I have 35lbs of live rock in the tank, isnt their alot of places for them to go in?? Also I heard if I stack rocks in the corners they can reproduce because the fish cant get to it.

But let say I put chaeto under my live rocks in my filter without doing the mod. Is that okay???

 

[ninjastar]

 

[monsterberry]

But if I have 35lbs of live rock in the tank, isnt their alot of places for them to go in?? Also I heard if I stack rocks in the corners they can reproduce because the fish cant get to it.

im was only being honest it may work but its a long shot you can give it ago but be prepared to replace the pods atleast every few months because you need plenty of pods for a mandarin but just remember if you add a mandarin you would be fully stocked for the fish

also it may look empty now but just think the clowns will grow 3" each so you have to look at the long term acomadation needs for the fish


But let say I put chaeto under my live rocks in my filter without doing the mod. Is that okay???

you see a refugium has a light and yes you could put chaeto under the rocks but it will soon die of no light it needs light to grow so maby get a cheap led flexi strip light to go over the filter then you could grow chaeto you can get flexi led strips off ebay for less than $15



nice pic by the way mate

 

[ninjastar]

you see a refugium has a light and yes you could put chaeto under the rocks but it will soon die of no light it needs light to grow so maby get a cheap led flexi strip light to go over the filter then you could grow chaeto you can get flexi led strips off ebay for less than $15



nice pic by the way mate

1-If I take out half the rocks out and I put the chaeto onto, will that be okay?? Also I think I dont need a light cause my light fixture already goes over the filter and puts light in.

2-Also if I stack rocks in at the 2 end corners of my tank that fish cant get at, would the pods be able to produce and supply a good amount of pods for my goby??

3-Okay now can you explain to me how corals work, like what people mean when they say $10/pp??

4-Okay with my tank progessing nicely when is the right time to add zoas??

5-Is thier a certain way to feed zoas and places zoas on a rock?? Like do I really need to take out my rocks, then glue it, and then put it back?? Because if I do that then I wont remeber how I set my rocks xP

(UPDATE) Everyone is doing fine and great, my nemos are eatting like pigs, water parameters are all at 0.

6-Is their anythign else I can put in here??

Here is my stock list of whats in.
-2 nemos
-5 hermits
-2 sand snail(One is acting funny, hes out of the sand with something out,idk if its dead.
-3 arias snail
-1 sand star
-1 cleaner shrimp

 

[monsterberry]

1-If I take out half the rocks out and I put the chaeto onto, will that be okay?? Also I think I dont need a light cause my light fixture already goes over the filter and puts light in.

2-Also if I stack rocks in at the 2 end corners of my tank that fish cant get at, would the pods be able to produce and supply a good amount of pods for my goby??

3-Okay now can you explain to me how corals work, like what people mean when they say $10/pp??

4-Okay with my tank progessing nicely when is the right time to add zoas??

5-Is thier a certain way to feed zoas and places zoas on a rock?? Like do I really need to take out my rocks, then glue it, and then put it back?? Because if I do that then I wont remeber how I set my rocks xP

(UPDATE) Everyone is doing fine and great, my nemos are eatting like pigs, water parameters are all at 0.

6-Is their anythign else I can put in here??

Here is my stock list of whats in.
-2 nemos
-5 hermits
-2 sand snail(One is acting funny, hes out of the sand with something out,idk if its dead.
-3 arias snail
-1 sand star
-1 cleaner shrimp

its been my mums birthday so not been on here much and been mad bussy so sorry for the late reply

if a decent amount of light goes into the filter then you shouldnt need a light and you should be fine putting some cheato in their the only thing that worrys me is that the cheato could get loose in the tank because theirs no grid to stop it which a refugium would have


if you do stack rocks in the corners the pods would have a much better chance of reproducing so it might work but keep a close eye on the pods and make shore theirs a constant suply if not replace them so you could give the mandarin ago it would be hard but you could give it ago

how corals work well http://www.petplace.com/fish/corals-what-you-need-to-know-to-keep-them-in-your-tank/page1.aspx

yes you can add the zoas just get the water checked before you add the zoas

no you dont need to glue your rocks and as long as their placed in a place where they get plenty of light not in a shady place for feeding refear to the coral link

anything else you can put in their well as i said a third fish are you thinking of experimenting with the mandarin ??? acept for that maby a few more stars an urchin ect

hope this helps