My 60gallon tank

[aquaman3680]

Hi i recently, got a new 60 gallon tank. It wasn't planned because my old 30 gallon tank cracked and leaked everywhere. The tank has been up for about a week and a half, went through no cycle because i used all the old rock and all the old sand. I have about 40 pounds of live rock and about 30 of base rock. I have about 70-80 pounds of live sand. I also have a 10 gallon sump with an viaqua 2600, and an aqua c remora. as of right now i only have 2 maxijet 900s and one 400 but two more 900s are on the way. I have 260 watts of corallife power compacts
current live stock:
Coral beauty
2 clarkki clowns
Lawn mower blenny
cleaner shrimp
about 10 red hermets
2 turbos
10 austria snails
1 emerald crab
2 ceriths
2 nerite snails
here are pictures of my tank


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the frogspawn wasnt fully out and the green stars wernt out in this picture
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is that a ricordia?
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[reefwick]

Looking good. How much LR is in there?

[aquaman3680]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v260/flippin_idiots/DSC01452.jpg
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can someone tell me what that is?
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v260/flippin_idiots/DSC01421.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v260/flippin_idiots/DSC01202.jpg
R.I.P little buddy he is now doggy food.
Comments are much appreciated ill keep you posted with tank progress
thanks

[aquaman3680]

about 40 pounds live and 30 base i dont want that much rock because every coral i get will be on a rock and will add to how much is in it and i like the openness

[ILikeFish]

wih my tank looked that clear. Had a littel run in witht he algae recently
Bad bad algae

[aquaman3680]

thats not good im getting alot of hair algae but more flows coming tommorow so that should go away

[reefwick]

That picture is of GSP (green star polyps) Good call goin' light on the rcok then. It'll give you some play to go higher up. Should turn out real well.

[ILikeFish]

you should think about more snails. Astrea arent gonna go near the sand least mine havent left the glass.
Maybe a fighting conch or 2?

[reefwick]

I guess you meant the other yellow thing huh? My bad. I have no idea at all.

[aquaman3680]

no not of the green stars i know what those are the one thing above it it came on my ricordia and zoo rock i have no clue what it is but its alive

[ga_reefer_guy]

Nice looking tank Aquaman3680

What are your tank dimensions?

[aquaman3680]

48Lx15wx18H

[yamaha racer]

thats a 55g.

[aquaman3680]

oh i dont know maybe measured wrong but its 60 sure of it

[aquaman3680]

what do you guys think would be good fish to put in my tank?

[aquaman3680]

new power heads are in got 2 more 900s

[andycook]

Your plan for small amount of lr should work well in that 55. Looks nice. Very clean. I'll bet that the tank gets less clean looking as it gets older and algae, etc have a chance to take hold. Keep us updated with pictures.

[aquaman3680]

Yeah i know i have my first algae bloom right now and am getting more snails and probably a 6-line wrasse. How does this sound for fish: 6line wrasse, royal gramma, or black cap basslet, a midas blenny, later on a mandarin when i get my fuge set up, and maybe something else that do you think that sounds ok? thanks for the comments

[Ky_Yaker]

Good looking tank!

[aquaman3680]

thank you

[aquaman3680]

I thought i would give you guys an update, i have bought a 6-line wrasse and the local fish store gave me a button colony for free ill post a picture of it when it opens but in the mean time here are some fish pictures
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v260/flippin_idiots/DSC01484.jpg
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and thats it ill put some more pictures on later
thanks
matt

[sdbeazley]

That green thing that you don't know what it is, probably is the foot of a yuma after they melt. Mine did that.

[squier]

looking good.

[aquaman3680]

will it live and become nice looking? thanks squier

[sdbeazley]

some say it will turn into new babies, but mine has yet to do it.

[aquaman3680]

ok thanks well see what happens hopefully it loks good. what would be some fish suggestions you have?

[aquaman3680]

I took some new pictures and i was also wondering if you could keep a black cap basslet and a royal gramma in the same tank? is that possible?
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v260/flippin_idiots/DSC01544_edited.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v260/flippin_idiots/DSC01543_edited.jpg
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my free buttons,
thanks
Matt

[aquaman3680]

my lawnmower blenny ate mysis and prime reef today!!! arent they susposed to be herbavores?

[andycook]

I found my lawnmower blenny was an opportunistic feeder - if it was in front of him he would eat it.

[aquaman3680]

yeah thats how he is too.

[lessans]

Looks great. Keep it up.

[aquaman3680]

thanks, well for an update I ordered a black cap basslet, an orange ricordia, turbos, a fighting conch, and nerite snails from reeftopia, i couldnt believe it the black cap was only 16 bucks!! and they said that its eating and everything! how sweet is that?
anyways thanks for responding, if you guys have any suggestions that would be great
thanks matt

[aquaman3680]

Here is an update,
I have bought my black cap basslet it is one of the most awsome fish i have ever seen, ill show some pictures of it in a bit. I got about 45 astrea snails, 1 fighting conch, some blue hermets and some nerite snails
here are some pictures of the black cap
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v260/flippin_idiots/DSC01565.jpg
under actinic lighting
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v260/flippin_idiots/DSC01564.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v260/flippin_idiots/DSC01563_edited.jpg
daylights
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v260/flippin_idiots/DSC01562_edited.jpg
he is around 2.5 inches, he was such a steal, he was only $16
tell me what you think
matt

[aquaman3680]

Alright so i havent updated in a long time, the local fish store had a fire and my parents and I tried to save as much as we could. A lot of things have changed since i last updated. Here are some pictures. Oh and i just recently added rock so thats why they're so white.
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is this a horn?
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v260/flippin_idiots/DSC01827.jpg
if they touch will they sting eachother or are their stings even?
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torch or branching elegant?
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[aquaman3680]

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green leather
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v260/flippin_idiots/DSC01814.jpg
let me know what you think
Matt

[aquaman3680]

anyone?