What kinds of corals would be best in my 29 gallon tank. 0 ammonia, 0 nitrates, 0 nitrates and ph is 8.3 sg is 1.024. I have 195 watts of light. any suggestions? Thanks for the help.
Casey
Casey
What kind of corals can I have?
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bartender another round of skimmate
If your light is balanced (you don't say what kind it is), you should be able to keep zoas, shrooms, softies, even some LPS. For hair algae, do more aggressive skimming/waterchanges, and get a lawnmower blenny or some hermit crabs........ er somthin'
I'd say your light will be enough for almost anything, again depending on the type.
Hair algae can be a lot more persistent that other nuisances like cyano or diatoms. I agree that skimming and water changes are important, as well as addition of herbivores. Some hermits will go after it, but few others will touch it when it's long. My experience has been that you have to work to keep your water quality high, and wait for it to burn itself out.
Hair algae can be a lot more persistent that other nuisances like cyano or diatoms. I agree that skimming and water changes are important, as well as addition of herbivores. Some hermits will go after it, but few others will touch it when it's long. My experience has been that you have to work to keep your water quality high, and wait for it to burn itself out.
skimming?
Like protein skimmer? I have one. I use distilled water. I bought a lawnmower blenny an dhour ago. My lights are 1 65 watt 50/50 from satellite and 1 130 watt with a 65 watt 10,000k and 1 65 watt actinic 03 blue.
anything i need to tell you?
thanks for the help
casey
Like protein skimmer? I have one. I use distilled water. I bought a lawnmower blenny an dhour ago. My lights are 1 65 watt 50/50 from satellite and 1 130 watt with a 65 watt 10,000k and 1 65 watt actinic 03 blue.
anything i need to tell you?
thanks for the help
casey
Yep, a protein skimmer. Distilled water helps, but you still have to deal with fish waste from the food.
I have kept most everything except the most finicky sps corals under that much light. Soft coral, mushrooms, zoanthids, LPS, and "easy" SPS like pavona and montipora will do fine.
I have kept most everything except the most finicky sps corals under that much light. Soft coral, mushrooms, zoanthids, LPS, and "easy" SPS like pavona and montipora will do fine.
Just make sure the skimmer is adjusted to pull out lots of brown glop. I am not a big fan of mechanical filtration on reef tanks, because they can trap debris and allow it to break down to nitrate and phosphate. As long as you aren't having problems with nutrients or algae, it's probably OK.
I use a phosphate remover
I also have 7 hermits, 25 nassarius snails and 10 assorted algae eating snail, a sand sifter and an orange sea star. I appreciate the help. Can you please be specific on corals I have a few mushrooms, some yellow polyps. What else?
thanks
I also have 7 hermits, 25 nassarius snails and 10 assorted algae eating snail, a sand sifter and an orange sea star. I appreciate the help. Can you please be specific on corals I have a few mushrooms, some yellow polyps. What else?
thanks
It depends on where you want to go. If you want soft corals, Capnella (kenya tree), sarcophyton (toadstool leather), sinularia (finger leather), xenia, or anthelia are all good starters. Many kinds of zoanthids (button polyps), star polyps, and mushrooms will also thrive in your system.
If you want to take a stab at stony coral, then euphyllia (frogspawn, hammer coral), montipora digitata, monti capricornis, or pavona cactus would be good. Different kinds of brains will also work. You will have to keep a closer eye on you Ca and alk levels than you would with soft corals, though.
That's a start. You really have a lot of choices.
If you want to take a stab at stony coral, then euphyllia (frogspawn, hammer coral), montipora digitata, monti capricornis, or pavona cactus would be good. Different kinds of brains will also work. You will have to keep a closer eye on you Ca and alk levels than you would with soft corals, though.
That's a start. You really have a lot of choices.