ZUSKA's 65 gallon thread

[marki24]

u a brave soul going into SPS. I personally dont like them they are very boring i like my corals to move. But good luck with your new corals.

 

[Zuska]

updated pics

some new pics with my new sand bed 60lbs of sand by the way its ok... checked up that calcium its 450 is that bad or good???

 

[Deanos]

is that bad or good???

Calcium

Tell us what you think once you've read it.

 

[EmilyT]

is your ric on that branch sticking up in your tank? if so you might want to lower it. they don't like too much light.

 

[Zuska]

my ric? on the rigt side? they dont like alot of light? its doing really good up there... but i could lower it...

 

[hippotangs]

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the 210 will be a challanging upgrade... Good luck.

 

[Zuska]

...??? yo hippo whats up? whats .... supposed to mean?

 

[jhale]

yea i know im updating to a 210 in 4months so thay can wait

why in four months? why not now?

I ask because many people who plan to upgrade never get to, then the fish are stuck in a small tank.

This is very important!
Don't plan your tank occupants around a future tank, only get what the present tank can hold. You can always get larger fish when the new tank is set up.

 

[ellebelle]

...??? yo hippo whats up? whats .... supposed to mean?

It means that it can be challenging to keep a tank that large - expensive equipment, big water changes, careful maintenance.

 

[Zuska]

no well since im 19 and my sis is 18 she is moving out the house for another college so her room connects to mine... so a 210 wall unit for me sounds great. right in my room so all the equipment and everything would be in her room and i would just be getting a nice view and more room in the bedroom also

 

[Chiefmcfuz]

Isn't she going to come back at some point? I don't think she will be happy to find that her room has been turned into a fish room.

 

[EmilyT]

i don't think you should upgrade quite yet. you need to focus on how to balance your system. Like jhale said, buy fish for your current system not your future system. Didn't you put in alot of hard work and money into this tank? I would be devastated to have to do away with it in such short a time. If you keep upgrading and buying and upgrading and buying, you don't really get to enjoy the hobby to its full potential.

 

[Zuska]

true... i will upgrade some other time.. who else has a 65 gallon like minE? am i the only one wit a 65g on this thread i know deanos used to have one like me

 

[jhale]

:banghead: :arg: this was my point

now what happens to the tangs in your tank?

they will need a bigger tank :fish:

 

[Awibrandy]

Hi Zuska, been a long time since we've talked! Congratulations on learning to take some advice, and your new tank. The tank looks very nice! I won't get redundant on the fish problem, others have already spoken on..... My only concern other then the fish is the anthelia & gsp placement. Unless you do want them to overtake your tank by spreading all over your rocks, I would place them in their own little island. Other then that your tank is looking real nice.
By the way, how much sun does your tank gets from that window?

 

[Zuska]

not much sun at all... lol and the anthelia??? is all the way on ontop and the gsp i have on a rock on the sand bed and the neon gsp in on a frag dish on a bigger rock... i want it to grow on the whole rock.

 

[Zuska]

I will be getting rid of the tangs the biggest fish i want in the tank would maybe be a clown fish

 

[Zuska]

some new close ups

new pics

 

[h20 freak]

I want a pair of clowns to be this color these 2 pics and check the 5th fish out i dunno if its hardy and if its ok check out these fish

That first wrasse is a red coris.Ever since I saw one on the front cover of a book I bought Ive wanted one,when I found out what it was I researched it thoroughly and was disapointed. Another name for them is clown wrasse because when there little they look like a long "nemo" and when there like this they can be kept in a reef but they get quite large and destructive as adults and are finicky eaters.If you ever decide to make that 210 a FOWLR or FO instead of reef then one would be perfect for that and I would love to see some pictures of it.Also I have a 60 thats 4ft long,1 ft wide and 2 ft tall because you where asking if someone has a similer tank but I wont feel comfortable adding much live until after the holidays because I just started recycling it on Thanksgiving.

 

[EmilyT]

I will be getting rid of the tangs the biggest fish i want in the tank would maybe be a clown fish

YAY :party: you've learned so much, but still so much to learn.
P.S. you ARE getting rid of the tangs. not you WILL BE getting rid of the tangs.
like others have said, when you plan to do things sometimes the plan gets off track. when you speak in the present, it shows you are really going to follow through with that plan. just a tip