20H stocking.

Themaniac19
  • #1
So I did a post earlier about stocking questions for a 10gal, but I've just moved some things around and now I have an open 20gal hanging around. I'm planning on doing a 25% WC every week to every other week. I'll be having a protein skimmer eventually (don't know what type) without a sump (no space). Is this a good stocking list? If not what would you suggest? I already have the clown goby in my 10gal.

Fish:
Occelaris clown x1
Yellow clown goby x1
Red/purple firefish x1
BangaiI cardinalfish x1
Green chromis x1 (if I have space for it)

Inverts:
Blue leg hermits x6
Porcelain crab x1
Tuxedo urchin x1 (I think it will eat the coralline algae, right?)
Skunk cleaner shrimp x1
Peppermint shrimp x2 (if I have space and if they'll get along with the skunk and corals)

I'm planning on turning it into a reef setup later on down the road. I actually got two zoas on some live rock.

[Edit]
Also, is it okay to use play sand for a sand bed, or would that cause a diatom explosion from too much silicon? If so, is there something that will readily eat the diatoms?
 

Advertisement
Coradee
  • #2
Bumping this up for you
 

Advertisement
Themaniac19
  • Thread Starter
  • #3
Bumping this up.
 
Themaniac19
  • Thread Starter
  • #4
Bumping this up, again.
 
oscarmk
  • #5
I would suggest getting a 20 L instead of 20 H, fish much rather have length than height, from the fish list I would just drop the chromis. The inverts look good to me. I would definitely not use play sand for it, just use live sand that is meant to be used for reef aquaria, or you could even go bare bottom. I think if you keep up the water changes, you will probably be ok without a sump, but a sump is really a nice way to hide all the equipment, including the protein skimmer, and possibly carbon or GFO.

Cerith snails eat diatoms, but I wouldn't be too concerned about them, as long as you use ro/dI water, and let the tank stablish itself, they will disappear in the first 6 months.
 

Similar Aquarium Threads

Replies
17
Views
2K
norcals14
Replies
6
Views
1K
fishboy367
Replies
27
Views
3K
oOturquoiseOo
Replies
4
Views
748
MuskieCatcher
Replies
11
Views
1K
allaboutfish
Advertisement







Advertisement



Top Bottom