Six weeks into this endeavor.

[markrj]

I am hooked. A friend's roommate was tearing down a 90 gallon reef tank and he sold me all of the live rock and corals and a 48" Aquatic Life light fixture. I am keeping my Marineland 48" LED fixture as well.

My 75 gallon tank looks like it has been setup for years vs 6 weeks!

Some pics and a video. Any help on species IDs would be most appreciated.

A YouTube tour of the tank. The audio track is me playing a Chopin Prelude on the piano.

SaltwaterReefTank75 - YouTube

Mushrooms.

More shrooms.

Hermit Crab

Blue Chromis

Kenya Tree (w/Xenia and shrooms in the background).

A plant. Can't remember what he said it was.

 

[ErinCahir]

Looks good! Your macro algae is halimeda.

 

[MikeG]

Wow, your tank looks great. Easy to get hooked, isn't it. I think your Blue Chromis is actually a Blue Damsel. Very minor difference, but damsels are a bit more aggressive than chromis.

 

[markrj]

Well, the guy at the lfs told me they were Chromis. :roll:

I have 3 of them.

I know they are similar.

Will I have any issues when I introduce my mated pair of Ocellaris Clowns in a week or two?

 

[viperbjd]

Probably...and the damsels will get bigger than the clowns most likely pick on them...you should see if you can get store credit for them and trade them for the clowns...

 

[little_fish]

Clowns are part of the damsel family, so they might be able to hang in there, but I would be worried about any other fish you add in there.

Personally, I would pull them out now.

 

[markrj]

Crap. I really like them. Oh well, I hope the lfs will take them back.

 

[markrj]

They took them back and I got a store credit.

Nice people but the one guy really confused me about the whole Damsel/Chromis thing.

Looking for suggestions for compatible tank mates for the clowns.

Thank you for the heads up on this one.

 

[little_fish]

There are tons of great fish that will work well with the clowns and fit in your tank. I would check this site out:

Saltwater Fish: Marine Aquarium Fish for Saltwater Aquariums

 

[AmberSunrise]

I love my midas blenny and my sandsifting gobies they are friendly and the gobies will keep your sand super clean.