Hello my fellow reefers,
I have had my biocube for a little over year now and only within the last few months have I been interested into venturing out into the reef keeping portion of this hobby. I have tried owning a few corals and have failed so now I think it's time to stop being a stubborn 22 year old male and actually ask for some help.
First question I have is am I starting to small? Through all the forums and articles I have read they suggest to go bigger. So I bought a 40 gallon breeder tank and have yet to set it up because I refuse to spend 300 dollars on a stand. I originally went with the 14 gallon because I was renting a room when I first moved to the area. I have since upgraded to an apartment and have a lot more space than I use to. The 14 gallon is sitting on a bookcase that holds it's perfectly in the center of my living room, but enough about looks. Let's talk tank chemistry.
Since I have been researching I have removed all the bio balls from the tank and added a skimmer, and that's about it so far. So I am here soliciting your help!!! Below is a list of current livestock, hardware and materials I have at the moment. Also I have attached pictures of how the tank looks. Please give me suggestions help me out.
LIVESTOCK
1. Two ocellaris clownfish
2. One Royal Gramma
3. One Lawmower Blenny
4. One Emerald Crab
5. Five Snails
6. 2" live sand bed
7. Man made reef rock
CORALS
1. I thinks it's a purple forgspawn- has completely belched out in the past 2 months