MarineMadness
New Member
Hey everyone, I'm a 23 year-old recent college grad living in Michigan. I'm a new SW enthusiast and just started stocking my first tank - How exciting!!
I have a 29 gallon eclipse system with dual 24" flouresant lights (I know this will not support all corals and anemones, but I feel i can still do enough to be plenty happy). It has a biowheel and a carbon filter with good surface agitation. I use 2 nano Koralia powerheads for water flow. I have a QT tank with equipment that will be setup when needed.
I've had the tank cycled for a couple weeks now using 35 lbs of fully cured LR and 2 good-sized damsels (as the LFS reccomended... NOTE-I wouldn't do it again). I returned the 2 damsels a few days ago and brought home 2 Ocellaris Clowns (1 a little bigger for easy pairing) and a small Banggai Cardinal. The bigger clown was showing signs of brookynella, or possibly a parasite porblem. I gave her 5 minute freshwater baths with formaline the last 2 days and she seems a lot better. The clowns have been goofy at night, but seem ok. The banggai is always chillin out in the open and is very tolerant of the clowns swimming all over him - I love these fish.
There was my 'not so brief' introduction. I know that when giving advice, SW experts want to know a lot of details and information, so there it is. Any comments, suggestions, and advice is welcomed.
Water Parameters
-Temp: 78
-Alkalinity: 4
-Ph: 8.2
-Ammonia: 0
-Nitrites: 0
-Nitrates: 0
I have a 29 gallon eclipse system with dual 24" flouresant lights (I know this will not support all corals and anemones, but I feel i can still do enough to be plenty happy). It has a biowheel and a carbon filter with good surface agitation. I use 2 nano Koralia powerheads for water flow. I have a QT tank with equipment that will be setup when needed.
I've had the tank cycled for a couple weeks now using 35 lbs of fully cured LR and 2 good-sized damsels (as the LFS reccomended... NOTE-I wouldn't do it again). I returned the 2 damsels a few days ago and brought home 2 Ocellaris Clowns (1 a little bigger for easy pairing) and a small Banggai Cardinal. The bigger clown was showing signs of brookynella, or possibly a parasite porblem. I gave her 5 minute freshwater baths with formaline the last 2 days and she seems a lot better. The clowns have been goofy at night, but seem ok. The banggai is always chillin out in the open and is very tolerant of the clowns swimming all over him - I love these fish.
There was my 'not so brief' introduction. I know that when giving advice, SW experts want to know a lot of details and information, so there it is. Any comments, suggestions, and advice is welcomed.
Water Parameters
-Temp: 78
-Alkalinity: 4
-Ph: 8.2
-Ammonia: 0
-Nitrites: 0
-Nitrates: 0