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Hey everyone, I have a few questions.
Right now I have a 125g aquarium with overflows and a sump. It is currently a FW planted aquarium with a sand substrate (play sand). It has never been treated with any kind of medication other than a little bit of salt.
I am probably going to be moving in a year or two, and rather than deal with trying to break down, transport, and immediately set back up my planted tank, I was thinking I might just re-home all of the livestock, break it down, and set it back up at the new place as a Saltwater Reef aquarium.
Does this sound like a plausible idea? If so, I've got a wish list of fish I'd like some feedback on if you've got the time. This isn't an all-inclusive list, its just a list of possibles. If you could tell me which ones would be good, and how many I could keep of each, that would be awesome.
Also, any suggestions for coral/inverts would be greatly appreciated, as I don't really know what needs what. I am thinking I will probably use metal halide lighting if I do switch it to a reef setup.
Right now the sump is a wet/dry trickle sump combo. Would this basically work for SW if I took out the trickle filter and bioballs, and replaced them with a live sand bed and live rock?
Here's the list:
125g Reef Conversion (currently FW)
Ocellaris/Percula/Maroon Clownfish (pair) (Tank Bred)
Swissguard Basslet (1-2)
Yellow-headed Jawfish (1)
Spotted Cardinalfish (5-7)
AND/OR Blue/Green Chromis (5-7)
Court Jester Goby (2)
Falco Hawkfish (1)
Six-Line Wrasse (1)
Firefish (2)
Fridmani Pseudochromis (Orchid Dottyback) (T/B) (1-2)
Sailfin/Lawnmower Blenny (1)
Green Mandarin (added after tank is well established) (1)
Tang (Blue, Yellow, or Sailfin) (1)
*Emerald Crabs!
*Astraea Conehead Snails
*Banded Trochus Snails
*Banded Coral Shrimp
Nerite Snails
Nassarius Snails
Brittle Stars
Red or Blue tip Dwarf Hermit Crabs (maybe)
Thanks in advance for any help you can give me!
Conner
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10g Heavily Planted - Betta, Cory's, Oto's
20L - Kuhli Loaches, Banjo Cat, Singapore Flower Shrimp, Thick-Lipped Gourami pair
125g Planted - South American Biotope - with a reticulated stingray!!!
20H - Breeding Angelfish
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You can use your current sump with the modification you already mentioned.
A 125 would make an awesome reef tank.
I'll let others answer as to stocking since I have never kept a tank that large.
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Any comments or opinions on the stocking ideas? I'm really looking to go with mostly smaller (6 inches or less) fish, other than maybe a tang, and possible one other larger fish if I can find a nice, peaceful, reef-safe one. I think that will create more points of interest in the tank, and still not take away from the beautiful reef I would want to create.
I found a website that sells metal halide lighting for about half what I've seen anywhere else (at least any website that sells aquarium supplies), so I will have access to pretty much any level of lighting I need. If you want to check the website out, pm me and I'll send you the address.
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10g Heavily Planted - Betta, Cory's, Oto's
20L - Kuhli Loaches, Banjo Cat, Singapore Flower Shrimp, Thick-Lipped Gourami pair
125g Planted - South American Biotope - with a reticulated stingray!!!
20H - Breeding Angelfish
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If it is aquatraders I would be carefull. I have read some peoples items caught on fire from there. :w00t:
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Nope. Its a plant growers website. Designed for hydroponic use, mostly, so should be adequately moisture protected. They're not cheap, by any means, but they are cheaper than what I've found elsewhere.
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10g Heavily Planted - Betta, Cory's, Oto's
20L - Kuhli Loaches, Banjo Cat, Singapore Flower Shrimp, Thick-Lipped Gourami pair
125g Planted - South American Biotope - with a reticulated stingray!!!
20H - Breeding Angelfish
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The stocking ideas sound pretty good to me, except that it is a bit too much. Figure about one fish per ten gallons, and the smaller fish (three inches or less) can go maybe one per five gallons. Otherwise it sounds like you are on the right track. Just take your time...let the tank really mature before adding more than a few fish. And do lots of research (which I know you do anyway, but it bears mentioning). Wetwebmedia is a fantastic resource for saltwater.
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