15g STOCK

Robert04

Robert04

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If I wanted to have a smaller clownfish in a 15g tank is it possible and would it be adequit? What kind of liverock or reef will do? can I use fake.. could anyone give me any advice on how or if I can do this in a 15g.. Do I need a powerhead some sort of current? or would a large filter do fine? do I need a sump system? or can I use a bacterial sponge filter and marine salt..?
 
an occelaris clownfish or two should be fine as your only fish.

if you wanted to, you could put fake coral in. but i must warn you, you would get tired of artificial really fast :D

live rock is more of a neccesity though, it helps cleanse the water.

a good sized filter should suffice for current, unless you do decide on real coral.

and you dont need a sump, but it never hurts.

if this is your first saltwater setups than be sure to read some stickys about stating up a marine tank
 
I have two close friends willing to coach me along but told me I had to come here and ask some questions.. Ive been here for a week and I still have a zillion questions :)
One of them is a busy guy and dosnt want to waste his time and the other is in the states and we do everything over webcam and skype hehe
 
Also I would like to use real reef for the nenimi or however it is spelled. but my friend said be careful because it will move around my tank till it is happy killing most of what is left behind.. anyways I would be willing to purchase a power head.. and yes this my first salt.. probably my 8th establishment.. I didn't know much about over stocking(till i came here) and I. had to spread out the load.. had a few tanks donated and givin back these passed few days.. **** my friend donated a 90g to me... been prepping for much fun.. but for pets that have already outgrown there habitat.. plus I want this tank for my room since I put together a sweet little stand for it.. welded it up and painted her with my buddy at the gokart track.. always more fun when its a big project.
 
Hey I was reading on those clown fish and it said I could have 1 per 20g tank.. Do you guys agree with this and is there a specific type of clown fish.. because most of the ones I have seen were only 1 inch or 2 inches in length and the ones I am seeing on the web are much larger.. aswell I have seen larger ones in the big reef tanks at the aquarium shop. Is there a small clown fish?
 
occ clowns are are about the avarage size for most species, and anything else is larger. i personally think two would be fine in that tank, but im sure there are tons of other recommendations

but i would not recommend any type of anemone for a tank that small, not to mention they all need pretty strong lighting

if you have questions, start a thread called "lots of questions" and put all of them in it. with that name it should get a good amount of replys

btw, what is real reef?
 
I would recommend only putting 1 or 2 clownfish in your setup. I would also recommend 10-15 pounds of live rock and a layer of live sand on top of whatever substrate is in the tank. As far as a power head goes I would reccomend using a Maxijet 600 (about 160gph) in addition to a power filter. This will keep the water moving and allows you to change the direction of the flow.
 
firstlight10 said:
I would recommend only putting 1 or 2 clownfish in your setup. I would also recommend 10-15 pounds of live rock and a layer of live sand on top of whatever substrate is in the tank. As far as a power head goes I would reccomend using a Maxijet 600 (about 160gph) in addition to a power filter. This will keep the water moving and allows you to change the direction of the flow.
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Today I went out and lew 450$ on stuff havent got a powerful light yet but something ok to start my live rock.. I got a Koralia (3 flow rate 3200 l/h 850gph) power head and oceanic natural sea salt mix.. and a master test kit from api... saltwater version... so now I need to know what ph levels I need and nitrite nitrate and.. ammonia aswell..

BTW I'm getting the live rock tomorrow.. it dosnt need to be cycled so It shouldnt be so difficult...
 
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