Bsixxx;5054022; said:Awesome take over...
Sorry, I apologize brosef. Should have pm'ed that.
I figured I would throw it in as long as we were on tessies.
Starting an all eel tank... thoughts?
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Sorry, I apologize brosef. Should have pm'ed that.
I figured I would throw it in as long as we were on tessies.
FLESHY;5054606; said:
tottaly fine, Im very interested to see this project completed of yours.
And I have finaly came up with a stock list i see fit for my tank. any thoughts..
2x zebra moray
1x snowflake
1x Goldtail Moray
2x Volitan lionfish
1x dalmation puffer (dogface)
2x frogfish
overload?
thoughts are welcome.
You might want to cut it down to 1 lionfish... the issue you'll run into is water quality. With that much bioload you're going to need killer filtration (get a skimmer rated at 200 gallons) and do lots of water changes... if that works for you I think you're setup will too.
Usually when someone refers to a 'skimmer' or 'skimming' in marine terms they're talking about a protein skimmer, or foam fractioning, arguable the most important piece of equiptment in a predator tank. What you're talking about is surface skimming, which is important too, but the protein skimmer (see below) is a must. It mixes air and water to create foam, then skims off the foam, which contains a large amount of waste. This effectively removes waste completely from the water column before it enters the nitrogen cycle. Below are a couple links:
Skimming: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Protein_skimmer
More on Skimming: http://saltaquarium.about.com/od/proteinfiltersetups/ss/proteinskimmer1.htm
Just in case anyone needs it, the nitrogen cycle: http://www.americanaquariumproducts.com/Nitrogen_Cycle.html
Your next question is "what brand should I get"... everyone will have opinions on that. My only advice is don't get an aqua c model, because they're noisy and they suck.
Skimming: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Protein_skimmer
More on Skimming: http://saltaquarium.about.com/od/proteinfiltersetups/ss/proteinskimmer1.htm
Just in case anyone needs it, the nitrogen cycle: http://www.americanaquariumproducts.com/Nitrogen_Cycle.html
Your next question is "what brand should I get"... everyone will have opinions on that. My only advice is don't get an aqua c model, because they're noisy and they suck.
+1 to what has been said. I would cut out the duplicate eel, and the duplicate lion. No point really...these fish have so much personality, two would just be strange in one tank I think.
Eager to see this thing up and running.
Eager to see this thing up and running.
replace the duplicate with something not as common, like a skeletor eel since the eel stock is leaning towards crustacean eaters.
