b4life Posted December 22, 2011 Share Posted December 22, 2011 I'm thinking of setting up a 1.5ft cube marine tank with just LR, corals and 2 harlequin shrimps. Anyone can suggest what kind of saltmix i should be using? Lightings? Where can i get the above and LR? Want to cycle the tank before putting in corals and harlequin shrimps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member Underwater Posted December 22, 2011 SRC Member Share Posted December 22, 2011 Why harlequin shrimps? You got to feed them with life starfish which is their only food. Are you prepare to sustain them with such diet? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b4life Posted December 22, 2011 Author Share Posted December 22, 2011 Yap, blue starfish their usual diet. a bit cruel but they are a beauti... Why harlequin shrimps? You got to feed them with life starfish which is their only food. Are you prepare to sustain them with such diet? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Supporter Harlequinmania Posted December 22, 2011 SRC Supporter Share Posted December 22, 2011 If you would wish to setup a dedicated species tank for a Harlequin shrimp, i would suggest the following; - Salt mix brand ( Any brand should do, but choosing a good brand will helps ) - Filter : A good bio filter to take care of the waste especially from the star fish when they feed with a good skimmer. - Parameter which you should take note, sg 1.023 ~ 1.025, PH 8.1 - 8.4, dKH 8 -12 and temperature ( ideally 26 - 28 degree ) - Lighting - since you would not be keeping any corals, maybe using a Atlantic or blue led would be enough since it will also prevent algae bloom. - rock scaping, ideally you could keep it in pair with some hiding space . It would be very interesting to see the pair wresting the star fish . If you want to increase the coloration of your Harlequin shrimp, feed them with blue lukin star . The Hawaii variant of the shrimp is most beautiful i feel due to it;s strong coloration. Do remember to share some pics of your setup with us .. Quote 1000 Gallon Tank in the Hole http://www.sgreefclub.com/forum/topic/120957-1000-gallon-3d-hole-in-the-wall/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b4life Posted December 22, 2011 Author Share Posted December 22, 2011 Thanks bro for all the nice pointers, just came back from madpetz, but some live sand and salt mix. Will cycle my tank and do more reading... How do u suggest to lower the bio load? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b4life Posted December 23, 2011 Author Share Posted December 23, 2011 Performing water cycle now... connected to Ehiem and resun... now was wondering how to take care of the bio load? Do i need a protein skimmer? Can dymax XP-30 do the trick? Or should i go for others? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Supporter Harlequinmania Posted December 23, 2011 SRC Supporter Share Posted December 23, 2011 Performing water cycle now... connected to Ehiem and resun... now was wondering how to take care of the bio load? Do i need a protein skimmer? Can dymax XP-30 do the trick? Or should i go for others? regular small water change and keeping a low bio load should be enough to take care of it. Yes, skimmer is a must cos it can get messy when the starfish die inside the water. i am not sure about Dymax skimmer, and are you planing to run a chiller ? If not, try to opt for a good hang over skimmer instead since it doesn't give off extra heat into the water. Quote 1000 Gallon Tank in the Hole http://www.sgreefclub.com/forum/topic/120957-1000-gallon-3d-hole-in-the-wall/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b4life Posted December 23, 2011 Author Share Posted December 23, 2011 regular small water change and keeping a low bio load should be enough to take care of it. Yes, skimmer is a must cos it can get messy when the starfish die inside the water. i am not sure about Dymax skimmer, and are you planing to run a chiller ? If not, try to opt for a good hang over skimmer instead since it does not give off extra heat into the water. No fish for sure. just Harlequin, rocks, some corals & of cos starfish... Ya running Resun 280 will keep the temp at 26 degrees (will that be ok for Harlequin?) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Supporter Harlequinmania Posted December 23, 2011 SRC Supporter Share Posted December 23, 2011 28 degree would be significant , but 26 will be better . Quote 1000 Gallon Tank in the Hole http://www.sgreefclub.com/forum/topic/120957-1000-gallon-3d-hole-in-the-wall/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b4life Posted January 19, 2012 Author Share Posted January 19, 2012 Can anyone suggest where i can get blue lukin star rather then coral farm? Prefer West side? Please advice... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RushAct Posted January 24, 2012 Share Posted January 24, 2012 ML but you gotta call n check. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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