New to saltwater and reef aqauariums

MrsPossum92 · Oct 25, 2023

Myname is Tracy and I'm live in Northcentral Ohio.

So, I was given a Biocube32 with 3 clowns, a goby, a starfishand3 red and 1 blue hermits. Some corals leathers, mushrooms and a couple others.

None of the live rock has been glued. It's just kind of stacked. I would like to add a couple of shelves and remove a couple of the live rocks.

Suggestions?

Peace River · Oct 25, 2023

Welcome to Reef2Reef!!!

Keko21 · Oct 25, 2023

907_Reefer · Oct 25, 2023

Welcome aboard, nice tank!

I'm a fan of stacking rock myself - if you need to move the tank later, or move some rocks for maintenance, it has some benefits there.

I always hesitate to remove any completely though, unless needed, as that rock is a nice home for your beneficial bacteria. Or, use it as an excuse to start a second tank with some of the extra LR

BubblesandSqueak · Oct 25, 2023

what are you using in the sump? maybe you can squeeze a rock in there. I have the same tank. split the sump with the intank baskets but never set up the fuge. Just made a screen feeder for it since I have a jumper in there now but makes weekend travel easier.

MrsPossum92 · Oct 25, 2023

907_Reefer said:
Welcome aboard, nice tank!

I'm a fan of stacking rock myself - if you need to move the tank later, or move some rocks for maintenance, it has some benefits there.

I always hesitate to remove any completely though, unless needed, as that rock is a nice home for your beneficial bacteria. Or, use it as an excuse to start a second tank with some of the extra LR

The third clown fish is in the back of the tank. She was put there because she was very aggressive with the orange clown. So if I removed any rock it would be to start a new tank for her.