Hello new to reef tanks have had a 60 gallon cichlid tank running for 2 years and want to get into reef tanks.
I have set up a Coralife Biocube 14 it has cycled and has 14 lbs of live rock and about 10-15 lbs of live sand (fiji pink). And plan on using the stock lighting.
Right now the only livestock in the tank are 4 black turbo snails and 3 scarlet hermit crabs. Would like to add 2-3 fish and a cleaner shrimp.
Right now my filter set up is in the first chamber I have the biocube protein skimmer running and a bag of the seachem matrixcarbon. Second chamber I have the stock bioballs and the stock sponge and pump. I have but the heater in chamber 3 by the pump.
A few questions.
What fish are recommended and how many? I have read about damsels, cardinal fish (pj cardinal fish), dwarf sea basses, and dwarf wrasses.
I've read a lot that the bioballs are nitrate factories and to remove them. I was thinking about removing them and replacing them with Seachem matrix. What are some good alternatives I thought the media basket by inTank but I dont want to remove the tab between chamber 1 and 2 because I want to keep the protein skimmer there. What are some recommended mods to the filter?
I want to add coral but unsure of what to add. I'm currently reading "The Nano-Reef Handbook" by Chris Brithwell. But want some names of corals that people have succesfully housed in the biocube 14. Also do I add the fish or the coral first.
Sorry for the long post just really want some answers I want to do this the right way.
Thanks
I've attached a picture of the tank.
I have set up a Coralife Biocube 14 it has cycled and has 14 lbs of live rock and about 10-15 lbs of live sand (fiji pink). And plan on using the stock lighting.
Right now the only livestock in the tank are 4 black turbo snails and 3 scarlet hermit crabs. Would like to add 2-3 fish and a cleaner shrimp.
Right now my filter set up is in the first chamber I have the biocube protein skimmer running and a bag of the seachem matrixcarbon. Second chamber I have the stock bioballs and the stock sponge and pump. I have but the heater in chamber 3 by the pump.
A few questions.
What fish are recommended and how many? I have read about damsels, cardinal fish (pj cardinal fish), dwarf sea basses, and dwarf wrasses.
I've read a lot that the bioballs are nitrate factories and to remove them. I was thinking about removing them and replacing them with Seachem matrix. What are some good alternatives I thought the media basket by inTank but I dont want to remove the tab between chamber 1 and 2 because I want to keep the protein skimmer there. What are some recommended mods to the filter?
I want to add coral but unsure of what to add. I'm currently reading "The Nano-Reef Handbook" by Chris Brithwell. But want some names of corals that people have succesfully housed in the biocube 14. Also do I add the fish or the coral first.
Sorry for the long post just really want some answers I want to do this the right way.
Thanks
I've attached a picture of the tank.
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