.Newman. Posted March 13, 2010 Share Posted March 13, 2010 haha, that sucks then...they're the red kind too aren't they (saw your post in the ID section) Link to comment
RedMan25xl Posted March 13, 2010 Author Share Posted March 13, 2010 they are more brownish green than red. the top of them looks spotted sort of. they are just so small its hard to see them Link to comment
RedMan25xl Posted March 13, 2010 Author Share Posted March 13, 2010 Ok. I pulled all lr out and attempted to syphon as many as I could.( about 10) leveled sandbed. rearranged lr ( more room once again) added 4 drops of FWE turned flow up as much as possible. using turkey baster to stir up any little stragglers Link to comment
badfish816 Posted March 13, 2010 Share Posted March 13, 2010 now do a huge water change. good to get them now as opposed to later when you have to worry about nuking the corals. Link to comment
RedMan25xl Posted March 13, 2010 Author Share Posted March 13, 2010 I agree badfish Looks like FWE did the trick I just quaded dose and left it overnight. No more fw's Link to comment
badfish816 Posted March 13, 2010 Share Posted March 13, 2010 nice. i thougth that bio warefare was against the Geneva Convention...lol Link to comment
RedMan25xl Posted March 14, 2010 Author Share Posted March 14, 2010 only on large scale lol ok tested water params first time since 3/5/10 Temp - 77.2 Specific Gravity - 1.025 Ammonia - 0 Nitrite - 0 Nitrate - 0 I have seen no diatoms on sand or rock. I wondered if I would have a noticeable cycle at all, got my rock from lfs and had it in the tank within 45 mins. getting anxious for livestock. 3/14/10 FTS Top Down Desk Shot Link to comment
.Newman. Posted March 15, 2010 Share Posted March 15, 2010 reminded me of how great such a small tank looks! But you're GONNA have a diatom bloom lol. I thought that I would avoid one too since nothing showed up during cycling. once all params finally reached 0, over the next few days I got hit with brown diatoms badly... to this day idk why Link to comment
RedMan25xl Posted March 15, 2010 Author Share Posted March 15, 2010 Thanks Newman I wish it looked better. Yeah I expect some algae some time lol. Im at day 16, its bound to happen soon. Link to comment
ihatesears18 Posted March 15, 2010 Share Posted March 15, 2010 the tank will look 100x better without that ugly yellow sticker....just sayin... Link to comment
RedMan25xl Posted March 15, 2010 Author Share Posted March 15, 2010 cycle has started Link to comment
RedMan25xl Posted March 23, 2010 Author Share Posted March 23, 2010 cycle is almost done. FTS 3/22/2010 I rigged up the petco bottle ATO Link to comment
lovelandbmxrider Posted March 27, 2010 Share Posted March 27, 2010 were did you get the par20? Link to comment
RedMan25xl Posted March 27, 2010 Author Share Posted March 27, 2010 were did you get the par20? I got it used because they dont make them anymore. PAR38 would have been a little much Link to comment
RedMan25xl Posted March 27, 2010 Author Share Posted March 27, 2010 yes very. makes maintenance a breeze Link to comment
RedMan25xl Posted March 27, 2010 Author Share Posted March 27, 2010 went to go pick up a few little blue legs and some shells. got 3 hermits and 6 shells. came home and had 6 hermits and 3 shells. Link to comment
.Newman. Posted March 28, 2010 Share Posted March 28, 2010 thats a lot of hermits for such a small tank! o_o Link to comment
RedMan25xl Posted March 29, 2010 Author Share Posted March 29, 2010 cute, yes its very manly ha yes i got twice as many as I thought I had, I will return some next time I go back also redid scape again. I just couldn't appreciate 3 large rocks so broke one up. 3/28 FTS Link to comment
RedMan25xl Posted April 17, 2010 Author Share Posted April 17, 2010 ill give an update soon. my rics from GB should be added shortly. Link to comment
RedMan25xl Posted May 4, 2010 Author Share Posted May 4, 2010 2 month FTS hermit dropping in only one of five rics survived. it was light green when i got it but now is light blue. I am wondering if it is changing colors or bleaching? Link to comment
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