Stocking a 29 gallon ... to much ? - Page 2

twintrades · 04/03/2010, 04:03 PM

What do you mean Very high maintainance ?

travis32 · 04/03/2010, 04:18 PM

OP mentioned getting more than 45 pounds of LR, How much more are you thinking about.. 45 to 50 lbs seems like a good stock of a 29g tank. I know up to 2 X is the rule for under 100g, but, if you want a lot of fish they'll need some room to swim too.. Depends how it looks though and is aquascaped. Best personal preference and judgement on how much looks like too much or not enough.

easydoesit · 04/03/2010, 05:30 PM

A year before I joined this hobby I read The New Marine Aquarium by Paletta. He recommends a 1:5 ratio inch of fish per gallon. I have two ocellaris in my 50 gallon and a frimandi pseudochromis in quarantine right now. I don't plan on adding any more fish until I get a sump or upgrade. I will have 9 inches of fish in my tank when they're all fully grown.

twintrades · 04/03/2010, 06:43 PM

The rock we would add would be just basicly visual. Makeing our tank look more diverse. Right now we have standerd figi. IN a seperate tank we have 20 + lbs of dead sps and tonga branch coverd with coraline. Awsome looking stuff. Just has a aiptaisa problem now. ( pepermints are taking care of it)

travis32 · 04/03/2010, 06:49 PM

Cool on the rock twintrades! Sounds like a good idea!

new2salt09 · 04/03/2010, 07:00 PM

what size sea clone do you have??
they are a entery level skimmer but they do work, I have 1 that i still use to this day on small tanks a sea clone 150, there some mod you can do it I sure there is a thread on it
as for the angles its a roll of the dise I have a coral beuity & a flame in the same tank with sps & zoa's neather of them nip at corals nor do the fight
if you go with your plan add your fish slowley over time

twintrades · 04/03/2010, 10:39 PM

I think my skimmer is working fine. I get some really funky stuff outa the tank. We aranged the rocks and added some coral puddy to hold some rock work together and it went nutz. Foaming like mad.

The skimmer is a sea clone 100

mcginnisandrew · 04/04/2010, 01:38 AM

i used to have a seaclone 100 on my 29 gallon. I hated it haha. I had to get the venturi thing set just right to get any collection at all, and even then it was just light brown liquid. Then a day later I would have to adjust the venturi again, because it would move or something like that.
Now i have an aqua c remora and it works MUCH better, but its still not the best skimmer in the world.

bertoni · 04/04/2010, 06:13 PM

By high maintenance, I mean a lot of water changes and refugium work, at the very least.

04/03/2010, 05:30 PM	#28
easydoesit Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: West Branch, MI Posts: 46	A year before I joined this hobby I read The New Marine Aquarium by Paletta. He recommends a 1:5 ratio inch of fish per gallon. I have two ocellaris in my 50 gallon and a frimandi pseudochromis in quarantine right now. I don't plan on adding any more fish until I get a sump or upgrade. I will have 9 inches of fish in my tank when they're all fully grown. __________________ Enjoy the simple things Current Tank Info: 50g starter reef

04/04/2010, 06:13 PM	#34
bertoni RC Mod Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Mountain View, CA, USA Posts: 88,616	By high maintenance, I mean a lot of water changes and refugium work, at the very least. __________________ Jonathan Bertoni

04/03/2010, 04:03 PM	#26
twintrades Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Posts: 671	What do you mean Very high maintainance ?

04/03/2010, 04:18 PM	#27
travis32 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: West Fargo, ND Posts: 2,161	OP mentioned getting more than 45 pounds of LR, How much more are you thinking about.. 45 to 50 lbs seems like a good stock of a 29g tank. I know up to 2 X is the rule for under 100g, but, if you want a lot of fish they'll need some room to swim too.. Depends how it looks though and is aquascaped. Best personal preference and judgement on how much looks like too much or not enough.

04/03/2010, 06:43 PM	#29
twintrades Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Posts: 671	The rock we would add would be just basicly visual. Makeing our tank look more diverse. Right now we have standerd figi. IN a seperate tank we have 20 + lbs of dead sps and tonga branch coverd with coraline. Awsome looking stuff. Just has a aiptaisa problem now. ( pepermints are taking care of it)

04/03/2010, 06:49 PM	#30
travis32 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: West Fargo, ND Posts: 2,161	Cool on the rock twintrades! Sounds like a good idea!

04/03/2010, 07:00 PM	#31
new2salt09 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: mt. morris mi Posts: 90	what size sea clone do you have?? they are a entery level skimmer but they do work, I have 1 that i still use to this day on small tanks a sea clone 150, there some mod you can do it I sure there is a thread on it as for the angles its a roll of the dise I have a coral beuity & a flame in the same tank with sps & zoa's neather of them nip at corals nor do the fight if you go with your plan add your fish slowley over time

04/03/2010, 10:39 PM	#32
twintrades Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Posts: 671	I think my skimmer is working fine. I get some really funky stuff outa the tank. We aranged the rocks and added some coral puddy to hold some rock work together and it went nutz. Foaming like mad. The skimmer is a sea clone 100

04/04/2010, 01:38 AM	#33
mcginnisandrew Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 286	i used to have a seaclone 100 on my 29 gallon. I hated it haha. I had to get the venturi thing set just right to get any collection at all, and even then it was just light brown liquid. Then a day later I would have to adjust the venturi again, because it would move or something like that. Now i have an aqua c remora and it works MUCH better, but its still not the best skimmer in the world.