fraggle Posted August 19, 2003 Share Posted August 19, 2003 All- Thanks to all of you I just got my first nano-reef going. I have kept a 55g, but I sold it due to having to move. I got a bit of a delay on my nano, since I had to go to Okinawa for almost a month, so my tank sat unstirred (not to my knowledge, my fiance turned it off) for almost a month, and I ordered my rock while I was in Japan to be delivered today, so that I could get started. Well, I got back, and my whole tank is covered in film (is it salt?), and my rock was delivered, so I got the film off as best as I could, and had to stir the southdown a bit (now my tank is a mess again), and put in my rock. The salinity is stable at 1.023, so hopefully I am not going to kill this rock. I also have my 1x96w coralife going. This is a 12g. 12lb's Marshall Island. I just hope I am not off to a bad start. How often should I do my water changes with this new rock in there? It was uncured rock, but I don't see hardly any die off.... Thanks!:*( EDIT: I will start posting some pictures also...And FYI, I got my rock from premium aquatics. Link to comment
ELGORDOINAVW Posted August 19, 2003 Share Posted August 19, 2003 why stir the sand? i would add about 6 more pounds of live rock. the film what did it look like?color? as for water changes i would say every two weeks. Link to comment
fraggle Posted August 19, 2003 Author Share Posted August 19, 2003 Originally posted by ELGORDOINAVW why stir the sand? i would add about 6 more pounds of live rock. the film what did it look like?color? as for water changes i would say every two weeks. I didn't really stir it, just kind of moved it around a bit since it sat for 2 weeks with no movement. I can't tell if the film was just settled sand, or salt...either way I wiped it off. Before I went back to work, the water was already clearing up. I am pretty excited. I will be adding more rock...With the 12 lbs, it seems like quite a bit in the tank...The Marshall Island has a lot of pores...I may add a few more pounds later. I just didn't want to overdo it. Link to comment
fraggle Posted August 19, 2003 Author Share Posted August 19, 2003 So....in other words....No worries? Link to comment
fraggle Posted August 20, 2003 Author Share Posted August 20, 2003 Just an update: The tank is crystal clear now, and the rock is starting to look a bit more alive, I noticed some tubes in the sand this morning after the lights had been out all night. Exciting! Hopefully, since there was little die off, this will cycle quickly... Link to comment
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