A Newcomer's 75g In-Wall Build (1 Viewer)

[Llama]

Do you have a window unit in the fish room? I can't remember.

 

[evolution159th]

No I have a 8x4" ac vent from my house a/c... It runs 80 degrees no prob without the lights. after about 6 hrs its up to 83.5 or higher. I have seen it at 86.3 but I had the door open alot.

 

[evolution159th]

Walmart has a window unit for 98.00 brand new and with the two ac's together that should be enough you'd think.

 

[evolution159th]

I dont know if I want to do that yet but its much cheaper than a chiller... If i insulate and sheetrock the other two walls in the fish room it will be even better.

 

[Llama]

Oh you still have some bare frame? That would be my first step for sure.

We just finished drywall on an extension to the ranch house and you could feel the room temp drop with every section added. Get the room sealed, then see if you need to take additional steps. My .02

 

[Llama]

Then I'd look to the window unit if that didn't do the job. Be sure to get one with the energy saver feature so that it doesn't run and run and run.

 

[evolution159th]

Makes sense.

I've decided I am only going to run my pc lights for the time being, and leave the halides for later when I start to add corals. That will give me time to work on getting the room into shape and seeing whether I will really need a chiller or not.

 

[Llama]

Good thinking! This will also help the coroline algae take off. In my experience my coroline grew much faster in lower light.

 

[evolution159th]

sweet. I definitely need it to cover up. I have a lot of surfaces that need to get blended for my tank to look right. Still I find myself standing in front of it inspecting every day for hitch hikers and critters. I havent added any fish yet but plan to tomorrow. Went by Global Leader Aquatics today and they arent open on Monday. Go figure. I will add my first 2 or 3 tomorrow. Will be a bi color blenny, a royal gramma, and maybe something else but probably just a CUC after that for a few days to a week. Next week I will introduce the clowns if everything goes well.

 

[Llama]

May want to do a little research on that royal gramma for a first fish. They are supposed to be pretty mean. You want to add more docile fish first generally. Check it out.

 

[AquaNerd]

May want to do a little research on that royal gramma for a first fish. They are supposed to be pretty mean. You want to add more docile fish first generally. Check it out.

yeah, they can get quite fiesty. mine was docile to most other fish, but it got into it with my orange back fairy wrasse (which was also purple) all the time. i loved the gramma though.

 

[evolution159th]

i got a firefish today.

Acclimating now.

Generally speaking is it okay to acclimate multiple fish/organisms at once in a single bucket or should each be acclimated in its own bucket?

How long should I drip before putting them in the tank?

 

[evolution159th]

im thinking of adding a bi color blenny tomorrow...

is that too soon?

I will be adding more critters tomorrow as well...

Today I added 3 blue leg hermits and 3 turbo snails along with my firefish. if the turbos get wild I will toss them in the fuge, but dennis suggested them so I picked a few up.

 

[evolution159th]

Resurrecting this old thread.

Thought of starting a new one but, wth, why not bring this one back from the dead.

Since blast off I have added a few more fish and a small list of coral as follows:

Fish:

Firefish
Yellow Watchman Goby
2 juvi Ocellaris clowns
Hippo Tang
Neon Dottyback (just added today)

Corals etc.:

Pink BN
Pulsing Xenia
Pocillopora
about 8 dif zoas a lot yet to be id'd.
some palys
Orange Montipora
Green Hammer
Blue Ric
Blue Rhodactis shroom
Bali green slimer
Fire coral

EDIT: Aiptasia! lol (Thx Mike)

most are scrap frags from cliners move, but ntl they are in there and loving it.

Next additions fish wise will probably be a lemonpeel mimic tang and yellow eyed kole.

Would love to add a gbta before i get too much stuff in there for it to piss off when it moves around but not sure if I will or not. I may post pics later...

 

[Llama]

Post pics post pics!!!!

 

[evolution159th]

Immmm Baaaacccckkkkkkk!!!!

Heres pics I promised of the tank.

Orange Monti Cap is loving life!

Ill get some more pics up. Such a pain in the ********* to upload to pc then to photobucket then to marsh... lol!


Inhabitant List:

Tri Color acro from Naka
Acro Lovelli "Naka"
Purple Slimer "Naka"
Torch coral
Org Monti Cap
Tangerine BTA
Xenia
Zo's
Aussie Acan
Blue Hammer
Frogspawn
Fire coral
Blue birdsnest


Fish:

Blue Hippo Tang
Sailfin Tang
Kole Tang
School of Chromis
6-line
Yellow Watchman
Ocellaris Pair (I think they paired up. How do you know? They wont host tho)
Peppermint Shrimp (Aiptasia busters! They took out my Aiptasia in a couple days.)

 

[Llama]

Looking good!

How's the fish room looking these days?