SeaSerpants Dual Hills 20g ONE MONTH!!!

[SeaSerpant]

Asmodeus
Thanks for the great comment!!!

Marlin65
I'll be sure to keep a good lookout on them!
MERRY BELATED CHRISTMAS :P !!!!
IT'S BOXING DAY !!!
Well today i went down to the lfs and "splurged"!!! Well i bought 2 Clownfish (one has a partly missing fin, will it grow back) and a Yasha Hase goby, which hasn't shown itself onece it was put in the tank and one more try at a peppermint shrimp!!! As for corals i bought a real nice looking toadstool (can anyone tell me what exact kind?) a ricordia, Clove polups, and some more zoos!!!
Since my parents were along my dad saw the scooter blenny and he, REALLY, wants one, and he kept going on about how nice it was! Now i know the problem with sandsifters in a nano, but i want to get one for my dad! If i do get it will their be many problems in the long run :huh: ?
My duncans haven't opened up since i did all the additions, hopefully it will open up! There has been no problems since i set up the tank other than the few aptasia and the still unknown shrimp death! I guess i'll post my Lists:

FISH
2 Occelaris Clownfish
Yasha Haze Goby (about 1")

CUC
Peppermint Shrimp
2 Astrea Snails
2 Turbo Snails
5 Hermit Crabs
2 Bumblebee Snails

NOW FOR THE PICS!!!











COMMENTS ARE REQUIRED

THANKS
SeaSerpant

I would slow down for a bit now. I would also not add the skooter blennie for a while maybe a couple of months as they manly eat co-pod and such you should buy zoo plankton also for the corals spot feed with a turky baster or pipet. the corals will start taking off with spot feeding. looks like you have some lps which you should be adding Ca for they use it to build there skeliton corals like hammer, galixy, frogspawn coral. so you have digressed a bit away from softies only. But that is ok you can get away with doing regular water changes even softies do better with extra Ca in the tank.

Bill

[SeaSerpant]

Thanks Bvlester
I wasn't planning on putting the skooter blenny in for a while, but thanks for the heads up :thumbsup: If i do spot feed should i shut off all the powerheads and everything?
I am dosing Ultra Min s and Ultra Organic, will these be good enough?

Thanks Again
SeaSerpant
PS
Haven't seen the Yasha goby since i put it in... grrr

[karazy]

looking good.
i would put the elegance coral (the one on the far left) much closer to the light, as they require good lighting and over to the shaded side might not be the best for it.
dont worry about the yashia. they are known for hiding for long periods of time when first put into a tank.

[SeaSerpant]

Hey Karazy,
Thanks for the input, i do understand that they need good light but they are also aggressive in that they can really pack a punch with their stings. I will definitely move it if i see any problems with its growth!

Thanks
SeaSerpant

I do my spot feeding about 1 hour after lights out as I have a candy cane and a trumpet which feed in the dark they have little tenticals they extend after dark for feeding. My self I do not turn off my power heads but I do know people that do and thier carals may grow a bit faster than mine. The way I see it in the wild the ocean does not spot moving so I don't stop mine either.

Ultra Min s and Ultra Organic should be ok it is just a preferance as to what product you use. I spot feed zoo plankton and rotifers the rest of the food and nutrence the corals get for what is in the tank already and left over food from feeding.

Bill

[SeaSerpant]

Thanks Bvlester,
Does spot feeding enhance good growth or just keeps the coral healthy, or both? Lol, i guess it should be kind of obvious but i just don't know

Just a quick update for today, I saw my little yasha goby come out from inbetween the rocks i tried to snap a quick pic but it was blurry. I hope this little goby doesn't turn out to be shy, but just as outgoing as all the others!!!
And the clowns are doing good, they like swimming across the top and going down to have a nice little dive, is this normal??? One of them is also doing a nice spasm dance for the other to show dominance... how nice?
Thanks
SeaSerpant

[Skimmerking]

Originally Posted by SeaSerpant

Thanks Bvlester,
Does spot feeding enhance good growth or just keeps the coral healthy, or both? Lol, i guess it should be kind of obvious but i just don't know

Just a quick update for today, I saw my little yasha goby come out from inbetween the rocks i tried to snap a quick pic but it was blurry. I hope this little goby doesn't turn out to be shy, but just as outgoing as all the others!!!
And the clowns are doing good, they like swimming across the top and going down to have a nice little dive, is this normal??? One of them is also doing a nice spasm dance for the other to show dominance... how nice?
Thanks
SeaSerpant

people spot feed to ensure that the coral is getting fed in the wild the lps use there tenticles to grab food from the ocean, however the ocean has a lot of huge food to feed the corals, our tanks dont that is why we spot feed. If you dont mind taking some advice if you can split the rock and have the elegance coral in the middle to grab the direct light and food in the middle.

THe Mh light try having it hook on the side then you can have direct light over the tank. or try running 2 smaller ones one on each side and the light in the middle. other then that , the tank is going slick........


blood shrimp are a great add to a tank like the smaller ones 2 blood shrimp
well done

asmodeus you beet me to the punch with your explination thank you.

SeaSerpant your tank is looking nice.

Bill