My new 29 gallon Reef

yea, usually a difference more than that between the 2.

I'd posted a link to someone who was selling both a refractometer and hydrometer for $10 and I believe both were brand new too and would ship.

I received your pm about the paramters and replied already.

 

True (Bolder in appearance imo and usually more expensive):
•Typically orange in color with three white bars, with the middle bar having a forward-projecting bulge.
•Has 10 (rarely 9) dorsal spines.
•Usually has jet black margins of varied widths around its white bars, often of which can be rather thick.
•Distribution of this species in nature: Northern Queensland and Melanesia (New Guinea, New Britain, New Ireland, Solomon Islands, and Vanuatu)

False:
•Typically orange in color with three white bars, with the middle bar having a forward-projecting bulge.
•Has 11 (rarely 10) dorsal spines.
•The spinous (anterior) part of the dorsal fin is taller.
•May have no black margins present, but most often has thin, never thick black margins around its white bars.
•Distribution of this species in nature: Andaman and Nicobar Islands (Andaman Sea), Indo-Malayan Archipelago, Philippines, northwestern Australia; coast of Southeast Asia northwards to the Ryukyu Islands.

 

yep, either a orange striped, bangaii, or pajama (but from my readings the pajamas are more of a grouper fish and aren't said to do well solitary..and your 29 simply won't have the room for a grouping). Same issue with the bangaii..needs 30g minimum, but you could get away with one being they WILL do okay solitary.

 

my brother has 5 goldfish in his 29 gallon and they have been healthy and happy and very active for about 3 years now(the same fish that he purchased from the very beginning). I tried to check it on the AqAdvisor and I put 4 goldfish and it already says that the tank is overstocked by 179%. What would this mean?
hahah Does this mean that I can have a bicolor angel in my tank? lol


and here is the link about Pajama Cardinal fish, which says 20+ gallon tank....
I am confused, I dont know where to get the right information.[/quote]
everywhere will vary slightly...I like DK books. Simply use common sense..the smaller the fish the better it will do in a 29g and the more peaceful the species...the easier it will be on you with starting out. Also bare in mind that rockwork takes up quite a bit of volume within a tank..so your 29g isn't actually 29g by the time you add the substrate and rockwork.

 

I don't know which questions you got answers for yet, but I'll still try to help :'D

About them goldfish: The Comet and Shubunkin are two longer varieties of goldfish and they need far more space for swimming that the egg shaped ones. And these different kinds shouldn't be kept together as bullying may occur, but still, if them fish are happy this way, I don't mind!

About the rest: Your cycling seems to be getting somewhere! But by now I wouldn't add any more ammonia, but simply let it take its course in peace. Now just do small waterchanges of 10% or so, and DON'T change 90% of it right before you add the new fish, this would disturb the bacteria in your tank. Rather deal with small and frequent water changes instead before you add your fish. And when you do, you should test the water every day for the first weeks to make sure that the parameters are good for your fish and inverts, do small water changes of about 20%-30% whenever needed.

 

I can't see why not! Just look carefully at the fish and make sure that they are healthy!

 

Yep, just diatoms. They'll go away eventually. Shrimp and lots of snails will take care of it.

 

Buyer beware! Sometime less expensive is not the way to go. In aquarium supplies to many fly-by-night made in china products out there. (Not just in China either)