Seano's 29G Reef

Looking good 8)
Do you have a final stocking list yet?

 

Not final, but an approximate list is on page 28. I would like to have 1 or 2 more fish aside from the clowns.

Thanks!

 

I cleaned around the aquarium today. It looks much cleaner. lol. I had test kits and miscellaneous supplies around the tank. Pictures up later this evening.

Also, I cleaned the protein skimmer...I took it apart as much as I could and cleaned the pump and everything. But I can't get the inside of the skimmer body clean...there is both algae and diatoms in there? How should I go about cleaning it? ...maybe a bath in white distilled vinegar?

 

Final Stocking List

fish:
mated pair of pink skunk clownfish
zebra-barred dartfish
four line wrasse

inverts:
2 pacific cleaner shrimp
2 pederson shrimp
3 or 5 sexy shrimp
squamosa clam
maxima clam
tube anemone
BTA

 

Ok, I hate to be a downer but just saying. I have heard 4line wrasses to be aggressive and may pester some inverts like shrimp. Also, i have seen full grown zebra-barred dartfish and honestly they look pretty big and arent as colorful as some online sources show them to be (this was at a LFS and they may not have been showing there true color) If I were you, I would switch the 4line for maybe a flasher wrasse and the zebra barred for a helfrichi or purple firefish. This is just advice, I won't be offended if you don't take it

 

lol. I wasn't certain about the dartfish. I love the coloring(from what I have seen, never in person), but it's kind of big...4"

The four line wrasse was suggested to me instead of a sixline wrasse, as it 'would be less aggressive'. I like flasher wrasses, but I want to get a avriety of colored fish in the tank...most of the flashers are red/orange. :-/ I may reconsider the dartfish though because of size. But if the wrasse will pester my shrimp then perhaps I should reconsider it as well? :-/ I would rather have shrimp than a mean fish.

I can't have sand gobies because I have sugar-fine sand and I do not want a constant sand storm inn my tank.

 

Mccosker's flasher wrasses have awesome color, I have seen one in person and he was stunning. The main body color is orange with a yellow belly and they have iridescent blue stripes. Their bottom fin is a deep red color, with their top fin is gold with 2 blue stripes with one elongated dorsal fin. Also when they swim, their top fin almost flutters in the water flow which looks super cool IMO They have a very inquisitive nature from what I have seen which I really like in a fish...heres a pic http://www.liveaquaria.com/images/categories/product/p-39306-mckoskers-flasher-.jpg

 

The McCosker's does look pretty cool. I just saw a short clip on Live Aquaria where the colors don't seem to be as exaggerated as their photos are lol. I'll keep that one in mind.

 

Ya I noticed that too, most of their videos don't do the fish justice...you really ought to see one in person ;D

 

I really love the Helfrichi firefish, but it is kind of expensive.

Saltwater Aquarium Fish for Marine Aquariums: Firefish, Helfrichi