20 gallon lacking "wow factor"

[Brandon5555]

I mean the inhabitants lol haha. Test your water, if your chemistry is good, and your calcium is above say 410 at the minimum, try those corals. just feed frozen brines, cyclopeeze, daphnia, mysis etc. etc.

[Nano]

I feed new life spectrum flakes with garlic. I'm not sure off the top of my head where my calcium is, I think its 380 or 400

[Brightwhite]

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Instead of a fish what about a nice long torch coral?

[Nano]

Originally Posted by Brightwhite

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Instead of a fish what about a nice long torch coral?

As I said earlier, I have thought about nems, but being my tank is so small and so young I'm a little nervous to take that step.

[Beverly]

When I'm not satisfied with my 10g, I re-aquascape it until I see something I like. It can take a several aquascaping sessions over the course of a few weeks to get the right balance of peaks and valleys, and caves and open areas with the rock. I removed over 3 lbs of rock from my tank the last time I aquascaped it because it felt too closed in. It's looking a little better without all that rock clogging up the open spaces. Now all I have to do is let my frags grow. And get a few more frags

[Nano]

Originally Posted by Brightwhite

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Instead of a fish what about a nice long torch coral?

I think I might have found some better settings I will post some picktures in my build thread shortly http://www.canreef.com/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=80010

[SeaHorse_Fanatic]

Yup, I would try reaquascaping and get away from the "rock wall" look. Maybe a couple of island. Then add a couple of colourful hardy corals, like bright green star polyps, some frogspawn/hammer/torch, maybe red open brain for the sand bed. I also use red macroalgaes in my tanks with no tangs to add a splash of colour (red halymenia & gracilaria) but these like regular dosing of iodine (Lugol's solution) to stay healthy I find.

[Nano]

Originally Posted by SeaHorse_Fanatic

Yup, I would try reaquascaping and get away from the "rock wall" look. Maybe a couple of island. Then add a couple of colourful hardy corals, like bright green star polyps, some frogspawn/hammer/torch, maybe red open brain for the sand bed. I also use red macroalgaes in my tanks with no tangs to add a splash of colour (red halymenia & gracilaria) but these like regular dosing of iodine (Lugol's solution) to stay healthy I find.

Thanks for the tip, I do have some Gsp, but again my tank is quite young. my params seem to be fine from my tests... But my Zoos havent started to spread yet after 7 weeks, anyone know if this is normal? they open, but is there something I should feed them? lol. I split my Aquascape into 2 Islands and will post pics in the morning, strangely, I can't find my two hermit crabs, I haven't looked under the base rocks, but I cant see them lol.. at any rate I will post some pictures tomorrow and go from there. also does anyone know how come I cant get my ph over 8.0-8.1? I'd like 8.2-.3 and I am dosing aragamilk but not sure its really doing the trick

[chef]

A couple of harlequin shrimp will give you immediate WOW if you have access to live starfish. A colorful frogspawn for the clown and a red spot Blenny for personality and voila, pimped out 20 g

[blacknife]

Zoas, and many other corals need to have a happy spot then be left there to spread. Seven weeks is not much at all. Some grow like weeds and others in the same spot will melt away.