New 46 Gal Saltwater!

matt dean said:
Thanks for the heads up. I thought I heard something about the urchins. My rock is NOT glued together, so I will be careful there.

I am looking at the chromis and the anthias, however, I thought the Tang needed a bigger tank. It would be nice.

Cheers!
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I would not add any tang to a 46gal tank...
 
Yeah, after some more reading, I see that it is not a good decision. So...no tang for me!:thumbsdown:

So, what inverts (cleaner crew) would you guys suggest? How many - and what kind of shrimp can I get. They are by far my favorites
 
Most shrimp will be fine to have in the tank ( besides mantis )..Cleanup crew wise, i would start off small and go with 5 or snails, 5 or so hermits, and a few shrimp...The main thing with a cleanup crew is making sure there is adequate food for them..Its common for people to bang in loads of hermits and snails, only for them to start dying off because there is not a big enough food source of algae and detritus in the tank...Start off small, add more if you deem it neccesary...
 
Excellent Reefscape. this was my concern. I knew overstocking would lead to starvation, but wasn't sure exactly what would be considered too much, or not enough.

Cheers!
 
As for the urchins, I have had a tuxedo urchin in my 125 and it is just fine. Will push frags that are not secured and sometimes makes a mess of the frag racks, but haven't had a rock tumble yet and mine are not glued. If you get a long spine or pencil urchin they do seem to wedge and tumble the rocks. Any urchin will make a meal of the coraline algae in your system...it is part of ther cleaning activity and it is apparently a favored food source. I would recommend against a pencil or longspine and shoot for a tuxedo.

Your aquascape looks nice. I would make one suggestion and that the rock on the far left in your picture appears to be leaning on the glass. I would change that, best not to have any rock against the glass.

What lighting do your have? Sorry if I missed it in your earlier post. Becuase you mentioned your wife wants to keep corals but you don't want a full blown reef tank. What corals were you wanting to keep in the tank? Your lighting will have a lot to do with that.

Matt - I forgot the most important thing. WELCOME TO AQUARIACENTRAL!!!!
 
Hey Almondsaz,

thanks for the info and advice. I am away from home for another week, so can't say exactly what lighting I have, but I intended to upgrade the bulbs once I knew what I was getting. No sense in buying until i know what I need!

I'm not sure if I can move that rock without changing the layout. I REALLY like that rock there. Why is it unwise to have the rock against the glass? If it's a big deal I will try to move it.

As for the urchin, it sounds like I may want - or need - to hold off and reconsider it.

Thanks again. Cheers!
 
Matt: as for the rock on the glass it is typically because one tries to avoid scratches on the inside glass because the coraline gets into it and is a bit of a pain to get out, it adds a stress point to the glass it is leaning on so if the rock structures move it helps avoid the glass failing. I agree it looks good, I just wouldn't chance the glass failing. While remote...still a possibility. I would think you would have to have more pressure on the glass than just a couple of pounds of rock.
 
Cool. I'll see what I can do to sure it up. as for scratvhing the glass, over the years, the glass has been plenty scratched up. I considered buying a new tank, but cheaped out :)

Cheers
 
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