the 24x24x12 road so far... with pics

[BiGPiNK]

So you have 5 clowns in the tank now?

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[Ryan Davis]

So you have 5 clowns in the tank now?

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no its blue and I. He has a pair and i have 3.

[Ryan Davis]

I have some different corals and some pulsing xenia now and i swear im gonna kill my urchins.

Its like oh hey he just set up something over there lets go knock it over.

[Ryan Davis]

oh and he just loves to roll around in the sea grass or whatever it is i have in the middle of my tank.
I honestly have no clue how he gets out of it.

[BiGPiNK]

Ok cool, just keep an eye on your fish, if you notice any split fins or bite marks you may need to remove one. It's generally recommended to only keep a pair (that's not related to tank size, even in a 200 gallon it's still recommended to only have a pair) that's not to say some people haven't had success keeping more. However, generally speaking, two of those fish will form a "pair" and start to become extremely aggressive toward the remaining fish. I would say especially so with maroon clowns as they are notorious for being absolute bung-holes ;-) if petco/petsmart told you it would be fine I would start ignoring their advice altogether, like I said before, most petco/petsmarts couldn't give a toss whether your fish live once they leave their store just as long as they make a sale. Once again though, I really must emphasize, research BEFORE you buy, and if you cannot be 100% sure...walk away. You may feel bad not being able to pick up that bargain, or not being able to get that beautiful fish...you'll feel a hundred times worse though when you know you're responsible for the death or injury to said beautiful fish.

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[Ryan Davis]

My 3 have been together since i got them about 6 months ago. 2 have already seemed to pair but all 3 protect there little corner in the front left and try nipping at me when i put my hand in.
the black one and one orange seem to be the pair and they waggle on a piece of live rock and have been for some time. (months) no eggs yet tho.

[Ryan Davis]

3.jpg

its an old pic.
The black clown face has gotten much darker. I assume its a maturity thing.

[Ryan Davis]

so a question i was thinking about was as far as coral placement in the tank high vs low.
In 9 or 10 inches of water is it going to make that much difference?

[bluemonkey]

Depends on light wattage and type of coral. I keep mine around the middle our higher but my tank is 24” tall. I could get away with the for since I have metal halides though but I don't run them for very long compared to my PC bulbs.

[Ryan Davis]

so when i was cleaning my tank i took out the pump on my protien skimmer and cleaned it. WOW is an understatment.
Like full speed ahead. night and day flow difference.

[Ryan Davis]

What im really looking to do now is to make a sump refigum type deal. I have a 18 gallon bio cube type tank.
I was thinking about this so i can relocate my protein skimmer and add some mechanical filtration. Not sure the best way to go about it. I have seen a few diy sumps but my "stand" isn't exactly typical.