So this summer I bought a nuvo 16, this is my first reef tank. Got some LR from redcoral in edmonton. Everything was going well (minus some aipstasia that I managed to kill) so I bought 10 hermit crabs kind of as a test and they did very well.
Well summer ended and fall came and due to a couple busy months at work, weddings, etc. that's all that I got accomplished with my tank.
So I've had the tank up and running since then, all 10 hermit crabs are still alive and well. Since I was so busy I did not keep up with water changes etc. and I got some hair algae. Today I took all the rock out and scrubbed it with a toothbrush to remove the algae. It looks nice and clean now. Checked the water parameters and everything looks good.
So I am thinking I'm ready to add some more life. So I have a few questions I'm hoping you guys can answer.
-What should come first, fish or coral?
-I wan't to keep my tank as clean as I can, is there a good maintenance schedule published out there that you guys use? Water changes, sand cleaning etc.?
- When I got the hermits the store sold me some Prodibio Bioptin and Biodigest, I bought it because he said I should, is this stuff good to run in your tank, what exactly am I getting from its use??? I didn't ask much for questions and have been putting it in every 14 days...(when I remember)
-My Original filter media that came with the tank is obviously long gone, I've just been running white stuff from the local pet store. I've got three chambers, what kind of media should I put in each chamber?
-My All-in-one tank is stock everything except I added a small powerhead, is there anything else you reccomend?
Here's my tank!
Look forward to your responses.
Kyle.
