Somethingsfishy Posted July 22, 2003 Share Posted July 22, 2003 Hi Everyone nice to meet you all..Im starting a 10g Nano-reef or something this is my first time with saltwater. My setup I have includes...a whisper power filter a 10g glass tank...a new 10,000 light bulb(soon as I get one) and the tank is cycled in freshwater. Do you think i should dump all the water out then start over but keep the filter media in the whisper to help is cycle? I also don't have much money on my hands So I was looking for some cheaper corals and shrimp and other stuff...Is there any recommendations on some corals that are cheap and grow fast and are peaceful..I also could use a coral compadability list because I don't want the corals going offf and killing each other..lol What invedabrates should i avoid? plus what shrimp should I avoid? Well I guess that's all the questions for now Thanks for answering my questions! Link to comment
Crakeur Posted July 22, 2003 Share Posted July 22, 2003 something is most definitely fishy here Link to comment
chufa Posted July 22, 2003 Share Posted July 22, 2003 Freshwater nitrogen cycle bacteria are not compatible with saltwater and vice versa. Start over. Cycle your tank with some live rock first, then worry about the livestock. Link to comment
Jandree22 Posted July 22, 2003 Share Posted July 22, 2003 and READ A LOT OF CRAP! Get a beginners book for saltwater aquariums... saltwater isn't difficult, but it's a completely different realm than freshwater Link to comment
Somethingsfishy Posted July 22, 2003 Author Share Posted July 22, 2003 Ok I'll find me some good saltwater books... Link to comment
JohnnyMTB Posted July 22, 2003 Share Posted July 22, 2003 Also, if you've ever used any medication in your freshwater tank I would not use it for saltwater. New 10g is $8.00 at Petsmart. At the top of this web page you'll see a link for "Information." Use it. It'll save you a lot down the road. I've been researching for over a month now, am somewhat experienced in saltwater, and will just be starting my cycling this weekend. Link to comment
Jandree22 Posted July 22, 2003 Share Posted July 22, 2003 http://www.nano-reef.com/articles/?article=1 - Click that... it's a good starting place for beginners. Make sure to click the link in that article and read the natural filtration method article as well. Johnny made a very good point. ESPECIALLY if you used any copper based medications for freshwater ICH. Invertebrates can NOT tollerate any levels of copper, even very very low levels will cause them stress. Link to comment
Jandree22 Posted July 22, 2003 Share Posted July 22, 2003 oh, and one more thing.... your first coral, when you're ready, should probably be a mushroom rock. very hardy and not too expensive, usually. Link to comment
Somethingsfishy Posted July 22, 2003 Author Share Posted July 22, 2003 Well I happen to have a 10g tank that is not even being used it was home to two wild species of betta but they died so I put the tank up never used medication in it so it should be safe. Link to comment
Somethingsfishy Posted July 22, 2003 Author Share Posted July 22, 2003 And as far as medications in the otehr tank with the freshwater in it..I used the following medications: Maracyn 2 MarOxy Methylene blue Aquari-Sol I Don't know if any of those medications have copper in them but just to be safe I will use the other 10g Link to comment
Somethingsfishy Posted July 22, 2003 Author Share Posted July 22, 2003 When i buy the live rock and sand what do I do about the mantis shrimp and all that other stuff? and what will I do about little anenomes and bristleworms? ****edited by me I was playing a little joke : Link to comment
JohnnyMTB Posted July 22, 2003 Share Posted July 22, 2003 Anyone have their flamethrower loaded????? Link to comment
Somethingsfishy Posted July 22, 2003 Author Share Posted July 22, 2003 That might be going a little overboard Link to comment
Crakeur Posted July 22, 2003 Share Posted July 22, 2003 am I the only one who thinks this is a joke? ornaments? squishing mantis and other pests? ESPI is that you? Link to comment
Somethingsfishy Posted July 22, 2003 Author Share Posted July 22, 2003 I was kidding well anyways.. Yup it was a joke now for real how do I get rid of mantis shrimp without getting clipped in the hand X) Link to comment
kennerd Posted July 22, 2003 Share Posted July 22, 2003 Use your teeth to remove them. Link to comment
Somethingsfishy Posted July 22, 2003 Author Share Posted July 22, 2003 I think not lol Maybe a net? To net them out? Link to comment
Somethingsfishy Posted July 22, 2003 Author Share Posted July 22, 2003 Ok I found the article about removing pests...So lets see when I set the aquarium up I should mix the salt properly then add the live sand and the live rock then wait till it's cycled correct? Link to comment
fishbabies Posted July 22, 2003 Share Posted July 22, 2003 ask your LFS if the rock has been cured(sprayed with high salinity water and then sitting in saltwater for so long that bad crabs and shrimp die of starvation).....then your chances of getting a mantis are much much lower. LR can survive for up to 24 hours out of water as long as it remains wet.......so take some time to inspect the rock. gently slide a straw or coffee stirrer into holes in the rock to see if you can feel anything move. if some ugly crab thing with a longa$$ tail wraps itself around your neck and impregnates you with an alien baby.....then don't put that piece in your tank. my LR came with one of the freakiest looking crabs i ever saw.....gave it to my LFS...blech ps....correct....mix the saltwater to the correct sg and then add rock first then sand....if you put sand in first, it might shift and cause your lr to fall into/and crack the glass Link to comment
fishbabies Posted July 22, 2003 Share Posted July 22, 2003 thanks.......and some say that an aquarium can help relieve anxiety....did they mean owning one?.....or just looking at one? Link to comment
kennerd Posted July 22, 2003 Share Posted July 22, 2003 your avatar looks like you're STANDING in one.....that is also home to a handy, plugged-in pop-up toaster... Link to comment
fishbabies Posted July 22, 2003 Share Posted July 22, 2003 or maybe a baby mantis shrimp is exploding out of my chest!!! Link to comment
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