Given my recent issues with bad advice from the LFS, any advice is welcome.
I have two biocubes - one 29, one 14. Both are stocked with quite a bit of nice Fiji LR and LS and have decent lighting setups for basic beginner coral (which is all I'm going to attempt for now).
I'm hoping to stock the 29 (pic below) with the Chromis (current resident), a six-stripe wrasse, a yellow goby, and one or a pair of Ocellaris. Plus an emerald crab and some hermits and snails. I've set up the LR so there's a ton of hiding places, but most have flow-through to keep the dead spots down. I have an extra powerhead but haven't yet acquired a skimmer (it's on the priority list). Maybe one day I can add an anemone, but I've been told to wait at least 6 months before even trying it.
The 14g is going to be almost strictly coral and invert, though we might put a pseudochromis or a blue damsel in, since they won't have anything to fight with.
I'd like to add a fire shrimp and an arrow crab, but not till it's better established.
Coral is down the road, though I've got what looks like a volunteer polyp and a couple of other oddities on the rock. NO aiptasia, thank goodness. Any recs for easy beginner species would be very welcome.
The 29g water is in fantastic shape. Testing the 14g water today. Can't wait to see how it's looking.
I have two biocubes - one 29, one 14. Both are stocked with quite a bit of nice Fiji LR and LS and have decent lighting setups for basic beginner coral (which is all I'm going to attempt for now).
I'm hoping to stock the 29 (pic below) with the Chromis (current resident), a six-stripe wrasse, a yellow goby, and one or a pair of Ocellaris. Plus an emerald crab and some hermits and snails. I've set up the LR so there's a ton of hiding places, but most have flow-through to keep the dead spots down. I have an extra powerhead but haven't yet acquired a skimmer (it's on the priority list). Maybe one day I can add an anemone, but I've been told to wait at least 6 months before even trying it.
The 14g is going to be almost strictly coral and invert, though we might put a pseudochromis or a blue damsel in, since they won't have anything to fight with.
Coral is down the road, though I've got what looks like a volunteer polyp and a couple of other oddities on the rock. NO aiptasia, thank goodness. Any recs for easy beginner species would be very welcome.
The 29g water is in fantastic shape. Testing the 14g water today. Can't wait to see how it's looking.
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