Hello, newbie with a 55 gallon tank.

[jbaker]

Hi,I live in Lee's Summit Missouri. I just started a 55g with live sand, 1 used biowheel 1 new, and some live rock. I have 3 fish three strip damsel, blue velvet damsel and a designer clown(no sure what kind). I do have thin little red worms. Not sure if I want to keeps the worms because they will add to my bio load. Looking forward to talking with all of you.

 

[jbaker]

 

[Reefnman2]

Welcome to R2R!

 

[jbaker]

What kinda clown is it? How much will my worms add to my bio load? And I am looking forward to going to the coral show this weekend in Kansas City, is anyone else on here going?

 

[Sailfin11]

My guess would be a caramel occelaris clownfish. At this point, the worms can't be removed so they will just be part of your clean up crew. If you're getting coral at the show, I would stick to soft corals like mushroom and zoas. Enjoy your tank!

 

[jbaker]

Thank you for the information. I'm not ready for any corals yet. I have T12 lighting. What would be a good clean up crew what would be a good clean up crew for my stacked rocks?

 

[Sailfin11]

Most types of hermit crabs and snails that you will find at a saltwater fish store will be great clean up crew members.

 

[Silverfish]

Hi and welcome! Looks good. Make sure your aquascape is secure. You won’t want them to fall later on when your tank is stocked with beautiful corals.
Enjoy the show!

 

[jordan10]

Welcome and like work work with all the swim throws

 

[NotFishyFishGuy]

Welcome to R2R! The aquascape looks cool, hwo long has the tank been set up?

 

[Jeto2004]

Welcome to R2R!!!

 

[jbaker]

About 6 weeks. With the fish only be in there for one week. I want to upgrade my Aquascape later on right now I just want a fowlr tank. The blue damsel is quite aggressive he may be finding a new home.

 

[NotFishyFishGuy]

About 6 weeks. With the fish only be in there for one week. I want to upgrade my Aquascape later on right now I just want a fowlr tank. The blue damsel is quite aggressive he may be finding a new home.

The damsel will probably eventually be fine, he’s just protecting his territory

 

[Ruben's Reef]

!!! Welcome to R2R @jbaker !!! Nice looking tank.. Did you glue the rocks or just pile up?

 

[NotFishyFishGuy]

!!! Welcome to R2R @jbaker !!! Nice looking tank.. Did you glue the rocks or just pile up?

Looks like it was glued to me

 

[Bryce M.]

Welcome! 50-70 is a great range to get started into reefing IMO. big enough that small changes won't be as drastic and not so big that it will be tons of work

 

[NotFishyFishGuy]

Welcome! 50-70 is a great range to get started into reefing IMO. big enough that small changes won't be as drastic and not so big that it will be tons of work

Yeah i started with A 13 gallon...i would never recommend doing that. I would say a 40-60 is good for a beginner and a 70-125 is good for anyone who is looking to put more fish. Nano tanks should DEFINITELY be “expert only” lol

 

[jbaker]

My guess would be a caramel occelaris clownfish. At this point, the worms can't be removed so they will just be part of your clean up crew. If you're getting coral at the show, I would stick to soft corals like mushroom and zoas. Enjoy your tank!

My guess would be a caramel occelaris clownfish. At this point, the worms can't be removed so they will just be part of your clean up crew. If you're getting coral at the show, I would stick to soft corals like mushroom and zoas. Enjoy your tank!

Thanks for the information about the Clown. Looking up images of that one looks the closest to what I've seen. And the worms could always be removed one reason why I got into this Hobby, it's because I like the way fish tank look and will always be changed mine. I started this tank knowing that it would be a first run.

 

[The Aquatic Arsenal]

Reefcleaners.org is a great place for a cuc. They even have suggested cuc for about about every aquarium sizes as well.

 

[BeejReef]

Welcome!

You should get a lot of flow through that aquascape