falling in love...

[Bill19]

carpenters flasher wrasse!

would Paracheilinus carpenteri be ok in a 75 litre tank as they grow to about 8cm, and then it would have 6.25 swimming length, and it has LR it can swim through and behind? it will be a reef? and when it was in the LFS it was just swimming still in the current, it was so ellegant. can i have one?

thanks Bill

[boxfish]

They will be fine provided you're not overstock with the rest of the fish you have.

[Bill19]

gosh my stocklist is changing all the time! lol thanks mate. obviousley i have to sort the ammonia problem, i am still pretty confused with the while thing realey my test kit still says its a bit high, and my shrimp was dead this morning, its quite confusing but my lfs says on there tests its a little high but if i cut down on feeding for a bit then it should be fine.

[Bill19]

oh and will it will be OK with gravel or does it need sand?

[boxfish]

It live in the rocks so it does'nt bury in the sand so there is no prob. Now you have given me a thought about the ammonia problem you are having. You have gravel not sand. It more likely you have a lot of debris stuck in and deep in the gravel which is probably what causing your problem. What make you go for gravel and not sand? You'll probably will have to do a good hoovering the gravel.

[Bill19]

I do siphon the gravel every water change, but i would love to change it, i aitn a cliue why a choses it tbh, i think i thought the sand would get all dirty, lol god i was nieve those 2 years ago! i would love to change it to sand, and then i could have a litttle shrimp goby. mmmm... as atm i have a clown, and then a flasher wrasse, and maybe a igh fin red banded goby (Stonogobiops nematodes) , and maybe a clown goby, would that be over stocked?

[Shawn]

I would defo change it for live sand mate !

As Tony said gravel could be your culprit !!

What are your other readings ??

[Bill19]

Last time i checked all fine, but i'm sure its contributing towards nitrates , at about 25-30 and once i have replaced the sand and get my mini fuge ion place my perams should be pretty good! rigth changing to sand is on the to do list! thanks guys

[Bill19]

I swear my mum thinks your all untrust worthy lol. when ever i prepose some thing like this (i have to get the nod lol) she always says 'Well we'll see what the fish place says', even though the aquatics is absaloutly brilliant for advice they would only agree with me! and i trust you guys more, so how much live sand do i neeed? how many kg, considering i would like a small shrimp goby?

[Shawn]

Tell your mum to sign up, we will talk some sense into her :)

You have to remember, although you can get some good advice from LFS at the end of the day they are out to make ?????? and they will always look at a sale 1st ;)

[Bill19]

yeh i know, she believese there gods lol, but they usually agree with things like this. i dowt she would be able to work it, she would get confuesed she is terrible with computers lol

[Bill19]

oh and to that post up (number 9) there i was ment to put, that 'i still wouldn't trust them with everything and there to make money'. i didn't realise i didn't, i duno when i am out of school i switch of lol

[Pete]

With the sand put a very fine layer only about 1cm max but first put the live rock in then put the sand around the rock at the front, other wise you carn't clean the sand at the back and it gets dirty and will have more nitrates and so on. Also if you don't want the rock sitting on the glass bottom put it on the egg crate stuff like white plastic squares, then water can flow under the rock so there is no dirt sitting under the rock, it might possibly help with the ammonia a bit.

[Bill19]

yeh i shall do just that , hopfully thelfs with have egg crate. i think i shall just get ordinary coral sand, asz eventually it will be seeded by the LR,

[boxfish]

THink a cm of sand is a bit thin especially if you are having gobies that like to be buried in. one inch is sufficient and like Pete say, egg crates at the back for live rocks to rest on and sand at the front around the rocks. Bag comes in 10lbs I think so 2 should be enough for your tank. Tip when putting sand in, first cut off the top of the bag, then roll it up so the sand can't get out. Put the bag all the way in to the bottom of the tank and start from one end. Open up the roll and let the sand slide out and slide the bag along the bottom of the tank same time. That way the tank is'nt very cloudy and will clear up quickly. Don't pour the sand straight into the tank.

[Bill19]

K thanks for the advice Tony :)