pos_user Posted March 21, 2004 Share Posted March 21, 2004 Posting the early stages of my 10 gallon FOWLR tank. So far I only have 3.5 lbs of Live Rock, but will be adding some soon, but slowly. This will be the mature and smooth tank, will take my time on this one, step by step and make sure everything is done right the first time...instead of making mistakes, and having to go back and fix them. Let me know what you guys think, I am open for any type of suggestion. And is is me or is this LR just blah, boring and no colors right? Link to comment
MGXsport Posted March 21, 2004 Share Posted March 21, 2004 Nice! what kind of sand is that? Looks like a really fine grain. Link to comment
pos_user Posted March 21, 2004 Author Share Posted March 21, 2004 yes, its fine grain freshwater and saltwater safe. Easy to handle and no mess at all. I plan to add about 1/4 cover with crushed coral to strenthen the system and for visual pleasure as well. Link to comment
Darrell Posted March 22, 2004 Share Posted March 22, 2004 Is that live rock or just dead coral? It looks really bare. I think you would be better off to add more and better quality LR to your tank as soon as you can so your tank only goes through only one cycle. Adding a little at a time could prolong your tanks cycle time. Link to comment
Nautica-db Posted March 22, 2004 Share Posted March 22, 2004 Yea lol I would take it back to them ask em what kinda scam they trying to pull that looks dead :| Link to comment
2D_Todd Posted March 22, 2004 Share Posted March 22, 2004 What fish are planning to add to your FOWLR? Link to comment
pos_user Posted March 22, 2004 Author Share Posted March 22, 2004 i plan on adding two 3 striped damsels to add to the cycling process. Damsels seem to be the most hardiest sw fish out there...I am confident that they will add a significant bio-load to my tank and assist with the cycling process, but I am more confident that they will live through it all. Link to comment
Reefer_Buddha Posted March 22, 2004 Share Posted March 22, 2004 is there a reason youre doing just fowlr? Seems boring to have just fish and some lr. Also doing a damsel cycle will just get you flak on the boards about bad husbandry. Better if youre going to do it just throw in uncured lr or ls. Link to comment
milhouse74 Posted March 23, 2004 Share Posted March 23, 2004 Maybe just toss in a piece of cooked shrimp. That will get you an ammonia spike, and get your cycle underway. Spare the damsels, they are a pain in the ass to catch once you want them out anyway. Link to comment
pos_user Posted March 23, 2004 Author Share Posted March 23, 2004 I havent purchased them yet, but the live rock I purchased yesterday, and today (another 3 lbs) have been stabalized in a tank for about 6 months before I bought them. The nitrification process has stabalized and these peaces of LR have no "Die off" left. My ammonia levels should be reasonably low. The waste that the fish create, if its not too much of a bio-load, should help with strengthen the bacteria. Since these damsels are strong, they should not have a problem while this process continues through. I am going to do some tests and check back with you guys. Link to comment
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