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Ganomish · 02-23-2007, 11:59 PM

Nice Start,
Keep the fish population way down. In a mature tank, the recomendation for Nanos are 1-2 SMALL fish for a 12gal and 3-4 SMALL fish for a 24 gal.
Recom, Clown Gobies, some jawfish, smaller clowns, etc... MUST stay relatively small, and watch Nitrates closely.
Note: any tank less than a year old is NOT mature. Keep the fish population low. You can be a little more liberal with corals since their metabolism is small compared to fish, but the same goes, keep the population low, and try smaller frags of corals. Let them grow into the tank. Mushrooms, GSP, zoas, etc... will spread nicely after established. Don't try to fill up the tank with them. In 4 months a pair of 'shrooms will split into 6, and GSPs can triple in coverage easily.
Everyone wants a full tank right away.
PATIENCE.
Good Luck.

My 2 cents.
Cheers
Fred

02-23-2007, 11:59 PM	#6 (permalink)
Ganomish Tubeworm Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 37 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: My 24 gallon aquapod Nice Start, Keep the fish population way down. In a mature tank, the recomendation for Nanos are 1-2 SMALL fish for a 12gal and 3-4 SMALL fish for a 24 gal. Recom, Clown Gobies, some jawfish, smaller clowns, etc... MUST stay relatively small, and watch Nitrates closely. Note: any tank less than a year old is NOT mature. Keep the fish population low. You can be a little more liberal with corals since their metabolism is small compared to fish, but the same goes, keep the population low, and try smaller frags of corals. Let them grow into the tank. Mushrooms, GSP, zoas, etc... will spread nicely after established. Don't try to fill up the tank with them. In 4 months a pair of 'shrooms will split into 6, and GSPs can triple in coverage easily. Everyone wants a full tank right away. PATIENCE. Good Luck. My 2 cents. Cheers Fred