crystalg228

i have a 30 gal with some fish and live rock, a few anemones. what kinda things should i look for now that it has been up for a few monthes?

atmmachine816

What type of fish do you have, and anenomes? How long has the tank been setup? What type of setup do you have? (what filter heater protein skimmer etc.)

crystalg228

baby bubble tip,long tentacle,rock anemones coralbeauty,blue and yellow tail damsels tomato clown fish, and 20lbs of live rock. its been up for 1.5 months, maybe 2.

crystalg228

i only have a hang on the tank filter right now but i do think better filtration is necessary, dont you. i just put in some mush. polyps and a green featherduster. so, what types of things should i look for?i see some green algea growin now that i have a 130 watt coralife light.should i have more light or is that sufficient? thanks for the help guys!!

crystalg228

question my coralife light is a 130 watt light,10,00k and true actinic 03 straight blue , what type of lighting is it?

atmmachine816

Ok from my limited knowledge so far on corals and fish as I'm still learning I would do a little research to see the specific care of your anenome, if it needs more light and target feeding. I am not sure on your fish compatibility as I do not know a lot about fish but I would definately research it.

130watt coralife fixture gives you little over 4wpg which isn't all that high, it would be best if you do some research on lighting and the various types such as t-5 and metal halide.

For filtration you can look into getting a skimmer, the brand aqua c are highly recommended and help remove more waste from the tank.

What are your test results, ammonia, nitrate, nitrite, pH, calcium, alkalinity?

Have you read the articles on saltwater on fishlore.com?

Hopefully somebody more knowledgeable than me will be along soon to help you out some more.

crystalg228

thank for the info! i havnt found anywhere that says a tomato clown is compatable with a long tenticle but he loves it.Its cool watchin him sleep in it. My brother in law has a bubble tip that cloned and i got the clone, its a little bitty than,pretty cool to.
HERES A PIC.

agsansoo

The Tomato clown (Amphiprion frenatus) has three natural anemone host. In this order.

1) Bubble Anemone (Entacmaea quadricolor)
2) Long Tentacle Anemone (Macrodactyla doreensis)
3) Sebae Anemone (Heteractis malu)


Andy

agsansoo

crystalg228,
I noticed you don't have any powerheads in your aquarium. These are very important for natural filtration !
(10x - 40x) So your 30 gallon should have 300gph to 1200gph water flow.

crystalg228

yea im pretty new at this so i dont really no what everything is but i am really liking this forum thing.its cool to get first hand info from yall that no what your doin,thanks alot!!
a powerhead does what? do i have to order them off-line or can i get it from a pet store? Is the filter i have now sufficent or should i be gettin something better?

agsansoo

Powerheads are little water pumps, for water movement in your display tank. You can get them at LFS and online vendor carry them also.

crystalg228

where exactly should i put the powerheads?maybe one on each side on the back side of the tank? again thank you for your help.
Also, 3 of my fish died out of nowhere 2 nites ago! i dont no why. i had 2 yellowtail damsils in there but they dissapered,my g/f moved all the rocks but didnt find them, could that be a reasone?i no if you have dead fish or to much uneaten food, it will make the nitrate leves go crazy so maybe thats why.what do u think?

crystalg228

will someone please post the corect levels of nitrite, nitrate, ammonia, ect. it will be much helpful.

sgould

Ammonia and nitrite should both be at 0. Nitrate should be 20 or less.

crystalg228

thanks,i just went and picked up some nitrate/nitrite test strips and eveything was ok exept the nitrate was almost 40, a little water change should bring it down to normal though.

agsansoo

One on each side would be good. Pointing upwards, to break the surface tension of the water at the top of the tank.

crystalg228

hey i have been reading on these t5 lights and it says that it comes with a 10,000k light and a actinic blue light, what is the differance from those to the light i have? mine has a 10,000k and actinic light too.and why does it sometimes look greasy on the surface of the water?
here is a picture of the light.

agsansoo

These look to be powercompact fluorescent lights and not T5's. Do you have a photo without the fixture lights on ?

crystalg228

here they are

agsansoo

Yeap ... They are powercompact fluorescent lights ! Your BTA (bubble tip anemone) Should be OK for a while. These lights (powercompact fluorescent lights) aren't idea for anemones. Just watch the color bleaching on your anemones. Later on look into (HO) T5's or Metal Halide lighting. Lighting in a saltwater tank can be the biggest expense. Hope this helps.

Andy

crystalg228

you have been a big help and i hope we can stay in contact. thank you.
johnny