prdoring Posted April 18, 2012 Author Share Posted April 18, 2012 Testing again tonight... hopefully there will be a slightly more sane reading. Link to comment
prdoring Posted April 18, 2012 Author Share Posted April 18, 2012 Might wanna think about making a cave and using that flat piece as the roof. Fish love caves and it's a good shelf for corals Tried this last night... It added a bit too much darkness in the tank (And GF didn't like it XD) So I'm sticking with this one for now... Link to comment
altolamprologus Posted April 18, 2012 Share Posted April 18, 2012 OK Did my first water test tonight... the results are strange. PH : 8.0 Amonia : 0 Nitrite : 0 Nitrate : 20ppm Why is my tank reading like it is cycled? Its way to early for this reading... any ideas? Did you buy cured rock? If so, it's expected to see those readings. Link to comment
prdoring Posted April 19, 2012 Author Share Posted April 19, 2012 Did you buy cured rock? If so, it's expected to see those readings. Its from my LFS and there is very little smell. So I am assuming it is cured or at-least semi cured. If it is cured, when can I expect algae bloom and add cuc? Link to comment
altolamprologus Posted April 19, 2012 Share Posted April 19, 2012 Its from my LFS and there is very little smell. So I am assuming it is cured or at-least semi cured. If it is cured, when can I expect algae bloom and add cuc? Algae blooms are a result of excess nutrients from the cycle so I wouldn't be expecting it. You will still see a little bit of diatoms, but probably nothing major. If your params stay the same for the next few days, do a 50% water change then get your cuc on the weekend. Link to comment
prdoring Posted April 19, 2012 Author Share Posted April 19, 2012 Ok Test #2 PH: 8.0 Ammonia: 0ppm Nitrite: 0ppm Nitrate: 20ppm Algae blooms are a result of excess nutrients from the cycle so I wouldn't be expecting it. You will still see a little bit of diatoms, but probably nothing major. If your params stay the same for the next few days, do a 50% water change then get your cuc on the weekend. AWESOME! Super pumped... and I thought I would have to flex my patience muscles... Link to comment
prdoring Posted April 22, 2012 Author Share Posted April 22, 2012 Well my tests are holding strong at 0-0-20 so I ordered my cuc and some chaeto from reef cleaners. I got their 15g quick crew and I will do a 50% h2o change when they get here. Also started work on my media rack for chamber 2 so I will post pics when done. Link to comment
altolamprologus Posted April 22, 2012 Share Posted April 22, 2012 Be prepared to be overrun by snails! Link to comment
prdoring Posted April 22, 2012 Author Share Posted April 22, 2012 Be prepared to be overrun by snails! Hopefully in a good way Link to comment
prdoring Posted April 23, 2012 Author Share Posted April 23, 2012 I also posted this on my identification thread but I thought I should post this here as well. Anyone have any idea? Ok time for a new one... I found this little guy while imploding some aiptasia. In person this is a bright pink/orangeish and is quite small... hence the kindof rough pictures. As far as behavior goes, I did not do much when I poked it with the edge of my baster. Link to comment
altolamprologus Posted April 23, 2012 Share Posted April 23, 2012 Looks like a colonial tunicate Link to comment
prdoring Posted April 23, 2012 Author Share Posted April 23, 2012 Im starting to think the third might be a young strawberry turnicate... see this link... what do you think? Maybe This? Link to comment
altolamprologus Posted April 23, 2012 Share Posted April 23, 2012 Yours looks different. Young tunicates almost always look like miniature replicas of adults Link to comment
prdoring Posted April 24, 2012 Author Share Posted April 24, 2012 Ok so when I got home today it seemed as though it was all stretched towards the light... Then awhile after the lights went out it was more closed in on itself in a little ball... Does that provide any insight? Link to comment
altolamprologus Posted April 24, 2012 Share Posted April 24, 2012 Ok so when I got home today it seemed as though it was all stretched towards the light... Then awhile after the lights went out it was more closed in on itself in a little ball... Does that provide any insight? Well that's odd. Can you get a pic with flash of it with the lights out? Link to comment
prdoring Posted April 24, 2012 Author Share Posted April 24, 2012 Well that's odd. Can you get a pic with flash of it with the lights out? Yes I will try to get a shot of it open, and closed this evening. Link to comment
prdoring Posted April 25, 2012 Author Share Posted April 25, 2012 Welp... Got home tonight and it was gone... poof... nowhere to be seen... but I found another new critter moving around shortly after I turned off my lights... any idea?... it is quite fast for somthing with a slug like appearance, and almost see through. About as long as the width of a baster nozzle... maybe smaller. The white part on the bottom seemed to be its head, feeling about and leading its way. Edit: I am thinking it may be an Amphiscolops which if it is is harmless and cool. think it could be any other type of flatworm? Link to comment
altolamprologus Posted April 25, 2012 Share Posted April 25, 2012 That's weird it disappeared. Snap some pics if it ever re-appears You nailed that ID. Indeed it is harmless. Link to comment
prdoring Posted April 25, 2012 Author Share Posted April 25, 2012 You nailed that ID. Indeed it is harmless. Wooo! Look at me getting all fancy and knowledgeable Link to comment
prdoring Posted April 25, 2012 Author Share Posted April 25, 2012 Order from John at reef-cleaners just arrived at the office! Cant Wait to get home and get these guys in the tank. Pictures will follow, highlighting Johns excellent counting skills Link to comment
prdoring Posted April 30, 2012 Author Share Posted April 30, 2012 EDIT: The pics were too huge and making the forum run slow, so I changed to strait links! OK Sorry It has been so long since last update... Crunch got escalated at work so 70hr weeks ahoy! Needless to say I haven't had much time to post about my tanks progress. Snails! So last wednsday I added my order from reefcleaners.org (Thanks John!) You can see below the modest and humble amount of snails sent my way. Fuge I created my media basket out of eggcrate and courogated plastic, unfortunately my camera was dead and I didn't take any pictures during construction. I also rigged up an Ikea dioder strip light for my fuge. The chaeto seems to like it. And I added chemipure/purigen to start scrubbing the water. Parameters My ammonia and nitrites are holding firm at 0, and I got my nitrates down to 7 with water changes. PH holding firm at 8.0. First Noob Mistake Before adding clean-up crew, I got my refractometer. I read the wrong side of the meter and proceded to dilute my water down to 1.018 salinity. Through water changes and toping with sw I managed to get up to 1.021 Scape I have been messing with the scape a bit, trying to add more platforms for coral. Tell me what you think. Mysterious Pink thing Its back! and I got a decent shot of it, any ideas? Pictures Snails! Fuge! Scape! Mysterious Pink Thing! Link to comment
prdoring Posted May 1, 2012 Author Share Posted May 1, 2012 Is anyone having terrible issues loading the pictures? If so... Let me know.... Link to comment
prdoring Posted May 5, 2012 Author Share Posted May 5, 2012 Welp CUC has been in for a week and a half, and I have been testing at 0-0-5 so today I got my first fish! But first, I need to show my filter feeders some love. Snail Barnacle! My Most Badass Featerduster And here is my first marine fish! I am yet to name it as my girlfriend away this weekend, expect a name when she gets back! Link to comment
prdoring Posted May 5, 2012 Author Share Posted May 5, 2012 So does anyone have any special advice for firefish? Link to comment
altolamprologus Posted May 6, 2012 Share Posted May 6, 2012 So does anyone have any special advice for firefish? Keep the lid on at all times. Don't even walk away with the feeding lid up. And if you don't have one already, get and InTank fish saver. It'll keep the firefish out of the back chambers. Link to comment
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