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On 4/21/2017 at 11:14 PM, Coral_chef said:

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Love it!! No doubt you're a chef!!

Can't wait to see how your plan unfolds!

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4 minutes ago, SeaFurn said:

Love it!! No doubt you're a chef!!

Can't wait to see how your plan unfolds!

Oops lol.

really like your plan too!

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Since you are going the mandarin route. read this: 

It works.  I modified it slightly, but I was able to train all 4 of mine.  

 

I used a modified version of the shot glass method.  I started with a baby food jar and glued airline tubing in.  I would fill a syringe with food and squirt it down the tube.  What I eventually did was build a feeding box.  I built a cube out of plexi glass.  Used a hole saw to cut a hole for the mandarin to enter and drilled a small hole for airline tubing.  Same concept.  For you, it will probably be easier since they are not competing for food. I had 10 other fish in this tank including 3 wrasses.  But it made it easier to get uneaten food out because I could pull the entire box out. So, I definitely suggest a box from that perspective.

 

For food, I started with live blackworms and started introducing other foods with that mix.  This is how I had to feed/train the green mandarins.  The target mandarins more readily took to sweetfish roe soaked in SELCON Boost in their little feeding station and eventually they also started eating very small mysis.

 

IME, I think they need to be fed as many times a day as you can.  Probably 3+.  but everyone has their own experiences.

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Thanks @lkoechle!!

 

 

so more newb questions?!

 

the rocks had been cycling for about 2 weeks they are testing 

0 amonia 

0 nitrate 

0 nitrite 

 

does that mean I can add coral today?

should I add clean up members too?

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1 minute ago, Coral_chef said:

Thanks @lkoechle!!

 

 

so more newb questions?!

 

the rocks had been cycling for about 2 weeks they are testing 

0 amonia 

0 nitrate 

0 nitrite 

 

does that mean I can add coral today?

should I add clean up members too?

Did you have an ammonia spike at any point?

If you had an ammonia spike and it went away, then you're done.

 

 

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Just now, lkoechle said:

Did you have an ammonia spike at any point?

If you had an ammonia spike and it went away, then you're done.

 

 

I wasn't testing it everyday...

closest good LFS is a 2 hour round trip. 

It did test at .5 then about a week later it was 0

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5 minutes ago, Coral_chef said:

I wasn't testing it everyday...

closest good LFS is a 2 hour round trip. 

It did test at .5 then about a week later it was 0

Then I'd say you're good.  Just keep an eye it, pick up Seachem Prime and an ammonia badge while you're at the LFS just in case. :)

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3 minutes ago, lkoechle said:

Then I'd say you're good.  Just keep an eye it, pick up Seachem Prime and an ammonia badge while you're at the LFS just in case. :)

If the rocks didn't finish cycling will the amonia spike high enough to kill corals and fish?

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Just now, Coral_chef said:

If the rocks didn't finish cycling will the amonia spike high enough to kill corals and fish?

It shouldn't, but that more depends on you than anything else.  (how often you feed, how messy you feed, water changes, etc)  I just like to be aware and prepared.

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On 4/28/2017 at 11:33 AM, 1891Bro said:

If Kat is your girl then you have plenty of knowledge available to dive into sps!

I am looking for a forum boyfriend. :huh: 

I'm trying to woo @RayWhisperer ...

Sorry for the thread hijack guys. :blush:

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12 minutes ago, Coral_chef said:

Taken.

sorry not sorry. 

Ya ya I know, the comment was for the other poster. Your lady rocks and I love her IG posts. 

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1 hour ago, metrokat said:

I am looking for a forum boyfriend. :huh: 

I'm trying to woo @RayWhisperer ...

Sorry for the thread hijack guys. :blush:

 

1 hour ago, Coral_chef said:

Taken.

sorry not sorry. 

 

1 hour ago, metrokat said:

Ya ya I know, the comment was for the other poster. Your lady rocks and I love her IG posts. 

I reread the posts that confused me and I still be confused. 

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We put recordeas in the tank about 4inches from the bottom, an they seem like they are stretching for the light. 

Is the par not strong enough to keep them down that far. 

Will get a picture tomorrow forgot to grab a pic before work

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1 minute ago, Coral_chef said:

We put recordeas in the tank about 4inches from the bottom, an they seem like they are stretching for the light. 

Is the par not strong enough to keep them down that far. 

Will get a picture tomorrow forgot to grab a pic before work

What settings do you have your lights?  Did @jedimasterben ever get us that "easy" PAR map?

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Just now, Coral_chef said:

I just have it on the pre set schedule 1

I would think that'd be strong enough.  They don't really reach when they're unhappy IME... and I kept one under a aqueon evolve light that can't grow plants.  It's probably adjusting still.

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7 minutes ago, lkoechle said:

So no mandarins?

Kinda thinking let the tank mature then get a madarin. Maybe transfer these to the 29gallon when it's ready. We just wanted some fish.

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