SeaSerpants Dual Hills 20g ONE MONTH!!!

[SeaSerpant]

Wow thanks Gobytron thats really helpful! :thumbsup:
The wattage of the light is 150w! yay!!
For the filter it is rated for a 75g tank so the aquarium has a good overall turnout!

And i have an interesting tid bit. On the middle rock on the left side, there looks like there is a tube there, i just realized when i turned the light on, a feather duster head popped out! It looked like the top one in this:


Any ideas?
Thanks
SeaSerpant

[elitesurfer]

Originally Posted by SeaSerpant

Wow thanks Gobytron thats really helpful! :thumbsup:
The wattage of the light is 150w! yay!!
For the filter it is rated for a 75g tank so the aquarium has a good overall turnout!

And i have an interesting tid bit. On the middle rock on the left side, there looks like there is a tube there, i just realized when i turned the light on, a feather duster head popped out! It looked like the top one in this:


Any ideas?
Thanks
SeaSerpant

Ya that looks like feather duster:


Has the water settled to the point its clear?

[SeaSerpant]

Elitesurfer
Thanks for confirming my suspicons. i'll try and take a picture of it tomorrow (pic was of one off the web). The water has cleared to being crystal! lol! I'll take a pic of it tomorrow too!

Thanks
SeaSerpant

[elitesurfer]

Originally Posted by SeaSerpant

Elitesurfer
Thanks for confirming my suspicons. i'll try and take a picture of it tomorrow (pic was of one off the web). The water has cleared to being crystal! lol! I'll take a pic of it tomorrow too!

Thanks
SeaSerpant

Hehe sit back and let it cycle now.

[SeaSerpant]

I know this is a very quick update but... i gotta keep busy!
I took a bunch of tests and i think my cycles started!
Ph-8
Nitrite-0
Nitrate-5
Ammonia-.5
SG-1.025
Temp-27

And i noticed that i have a small thing of aiptasia, it's about a penny in size, should i worry about it? I'm thinking i'm just going to get a peppermint shrimp!(when the cycle is done!)

And i have heard from many people that a HOB filter doesn't do much for filtration (live rock and sand does most!) so i'm thinking about getting a nano remora, hopefully it will make the flow better too!

Ok and just a few pics since it's clear now!

Aiptasia




Feather Duster








Comments Welcome
SeaSerpant

[dsaundry]

Looking good so far! I would suggest after confirming tank cycle, that you start with either a chromis or a yellow tail blue damsel and see how they do before you invest in the other things on your list. I would advise against a seahorse especially for the other things you want. Clownfish are good but stick to the smaller variety, perc's etc. maybe a nice anemone as well, but make sure you put sponge over filter intakes to prevent it from being sucked in, peppermint shrimps are good for aptasia most of the time and a cleaner shrimp is nice as well. stick to softies and mushrooms etc, I will see if I have any pics of my 27g tank at work, easiest tank I have got to take care of and I abuse it regularly{maybe thats the secret}, With small tanks I believe the secret is the K.I.S.S. theory, Keep It Simple Silly. I have customers who come in and stare at my tank for ages, so it works well. You are doing great so far though.

[SeaSerpant]

Dsaundry,
Thanks for the reply! I like the look of a yellow tail blue damsel, but is there a nicer fish for that? (lol, just like asthetics, tis all)
I do like the idea of an anemone, except for the part of it killing other corals/fish and growing to large! I expect to keep it to soft corals, i don't very much like the look of hard corals

Now another question, i have looked at a bunch of different sites and i get totally mixed results, i have a HOB filter, should i get rid of it? Almost all say take out the biowheel (can cause bad things in the long run) and some say that just some filterfloss and carbon is good in it! Is this true?

Thanks
SeaSerpant

Ps
Don't worry, i'm doing my homework!