Any ideas please? Need an idea.

Jonleda · 03/22/2016, 04:54 PM

I am alone over Easter and I need to ensure that what you see is a reasonable Marine Aquarium. To be honest I feel it needs a re model hahaha, such a newbie saltie has to meddle.

It is a 100Litres/25 Gallon tank. The livestock are very happy as are the corals, I would like to landscape this aquarium better than it is currently shown. How would you do it, what corals etc would you return or remove.

I am a marine newbie but not an aquatic newbie, many years of happy tropical aquaria, breeding etc I used to breed and show freshwater esp. Lake Malawi Chiclids etc.

I am open for criticism (plse be kind) and suggestions. All the rock you can is live rock.

The Aquarium is an Askoll XL 100Ltr 25 gallon tank. in built filter 300ltr pr hour, I have a Nano Hydro filter.

My HYDRO pumps out 800litres Per Hour, the nano pump turns over 300litres per hour. So overall a turn over of 1400 litres per hr (hope thats enough)

billdogg · 03/22/2016, 05:08 PM

I would try to take your existing rocks and make a couple different islands, one on each side, perhaps one a little bigger/taller/further back. Try to give yourself enough room all around for good circulation and so that you can easily scrape algae from the three viewable sides.

I AM NOT THE TANG POLICE!!!! However, that Sailfin has to go. It is certainly already stressed out, an ich outbreak is almost guaranteed to occur. They require, at a minimum, a 6' tank, preferably 24" or wider.

Otherwise, if you are running carbon, there is no reason you can't keep all the corals, although mixing soft and stony corals, especially in a small tank, can lead to issues with Allelopathy (chemical warfare) between the different types.

What are you using for lighting, and could you give us a better idea of any other hardware (skimmer, reactors, etc.) That will allow us a better understanding of what you are working with.

hth

reefbroao · 03/22/2016, 05:20 PM

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Yes I agree that sailfin wants to off itself.

03/22/2016, 05:08 PM	#2
billdogg Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Grove City, Ohio Posts: 10,806	I would try to take your existing rocks and make a couple different islands, one on each side, perhaps one a little bigger/taller/further back. Try to give yourself enough room all around for good circulation and so that you can easily scrape algae from the three viewable sides. I AM NOT THE TANG POLICE!!!! However, that Sailfin has to go. It is certainly already stressed out, an ich outbreak is almost guaranteed to occur. They require, at a minimum, a 6' tank, preferably 24" or wider. Otherwise, if you are running carbon, there is no reason you can't keep all the corals, although mixing soft and stony corals, especially in a small tank, can lead to issues with Allelopathy (chemical warfare) between the different types. What are you using for lighting, and could you give us a better idea of any other hardware (skimmer, reactors, etc.) That will allow us a better understanding of what you are working with. hth __________________ I'll try to be nice if you try to be smarter! I can't help that I grow older, but you can't make me grow up! Current Tank Info: 120 mixed reef with 40b sump, RO 150 skimmer, AI Sol Blue x 2, and a 60g Frag Tank with 100g rubbermaid sump. 2 x Kessil A360w lights, BM curve 5 skimmer

03/22/2016, 05:20 PM	#3
reefbroao Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2015 Location: Seattle Posts: 747	WEEEWOOOWEEEWOOOO!!!!! Yes I agree that sailfin wants to off itself. __________________ Reefer 170 E series.