FISHnChix Ā Ā Posted October 16, 2018 Well not much to update but my clown hasnāt died so I can safely say my tank is cycled. Went out of town this weekend and the tank didnāt burn to the ground so thatās a plus.. next weekend corals!!!. Ā Kinda weird I have had my lights on for 3 weeks now and no diatoms.. very weird I was expecting to see my rocks covered ... 2 Quote Share this post Link to post
WV Reefer Ā Ā Posted October 16, 2018 Just now, Weikel said: Well not much to update but my clown hasnāt died so I can safely say my tank is cycled. Went out of town this weekend and the tank didnāt burn to the ground so thatās a plus.. next weekend corals!!!. Ā Kinda weird I have had my lights on for 3 weeks now and no diatoms.. very weird I was expecting to see my rocks covered ... Yay!! š 1 Quote Share this post Link to post
patback Ā Ā Posted October 16, 2018 Just now, Weikel said: Well not much to update but my clown hasnāt died so I can safely say my tank is cycled. Went out of town this weekend and the tank didnāt burn to the ground so thatās a plus.. next weekend corals!!!. Ā Kinda weird I have had my lights on for 3 weeks now and no diatoms.. very weird I was expecting to see my rocks covered ... I didn't have any diatoms until like a month after my tank was mostly stocked and even then, they lasted 2 or 3 days and disappeared after the next water change. Ā You must be pretty low on silicates.Ā 1 Quote Share this post Link to post
FISHnChix Ā Ā Posted October 16, 2018 6 minutes ago, WV Reefer said: Yay!! š Hey wanted to say sorry about your pup too š 1 Quote Share this post Link to post
WV Reefer Ā Ā Posted October 16, 2018 Just now, Weikel said: Hey wanted to say sorry about your pup too š Thank you. ā¤ļø Quote Share this post Link to post
FISHnChix Ā Ā Posted October 18, 2018 On 10/15/2018 at 5:23 PM, patback said: I didn't have any diatoms until like a month after my tank was mostly stocked and even then, they lasted 2 or 3 days and disappeared after the next water change. Ā You must be pretty low on silicates.Ā Yea that's what I am thinking low silicates... tanks been running since 9.3.17 but only added a fish like a week ago... Ā My lfs never has trouchus snails and they had some today so I got 7 of them and added that. Hope they hang in there bc there is zero visible alage š Quote Share this post Link to post
FISHnChix Ā Ā Posted October 19, 2018 Well I guess I popped my fraging cherry. I have never really fragged a coral myself and well I still haven't,Ā but I did remove a coral from a frag plug and glue it onto a new plug lol.. that being said I added my first coral to my new tank. Pretty excited about it hopefully it does well.Ā 2 Quote Share this post Link to post
FISHnChix Ā Ā Posted October 19, 2018 Just a little torch and he is super pissed now lol 4 Quote Share this post Link to post
patback Ā Ā Posted October 20, 2018 49 minutes ago, Weikel said: Just a little torch and he is super pissed now lol Torches grow the fastest ime. Ā Nice piece. š 1 Quote Share this post Link to post
FISHnChix Ā Ā Posted October 21, 2018 Getting happier.Ā Ā Second coral went in. Super stoked getting a kole eyed tang tomorrowĀ š 3 Quote Share this post Link to post
FISHnChix Ā Ā Posted October 21, 2018 Finally got my new fish. He is super cool but still pretty timid.. I got him in my 32 cube so iĀ can observe him for a month or so before adding him to the reefer.. fish store had this little guy since September and he is still looking healthy so hopefully no ich... 4 Quote Share this post Link to post
ReefGoat Ā Ā Posted October 22, 2018 That's my favorite fish. My 45g Shallow won't make a good home for one though. I'll have to waitĀ 1 Quote Share this post Link to post
spectra Ā Ā Posted October 22, 2018 Shit 4 pages and only one frag Ā Ā Ā Ā figured I would venture out Ā and get that mixing bucket away from the tool chest.............that thing will start rusting...........I know from experience my MAC top box has rusted from being next to a bucket for a few............. 1 1 Quote Share this post Link to post
FISHnChix Ā Ā Posted October 22, 2018 3 minutes ago, spectra said: Shit 4 pages and only one frag Ā Ā Ā Ā figured I would venture out Ā and get that mixing bucket away from the tool chest.............that thing will start rusting...........I know from experience my MAC top box has rusted from being next to a bucket for a few............. Well well well looked who got out of the lounge š... 4 pages and 2 frags by the way lol... Ā Never thought about the tools being so close to the mixing station though. I really only make water over night then mix for ummm 20 minutes then empty the can so maybe the tools will be good I dunno š¤.. Quote Share this post Link to post
spectra Ā Ā Posted October 22, 2018 12 minutes ago, Weikel said: Well well well looked who got out of the lounge š... 4 pages and 2 frags by the way lol... Ā Never thought about the tools being so close to the mixing station though. I really only make water over night then mix for ummm 20 minutes then empty the can so maybe the tools will be good I dunno š¤.. Yeah I would mix and let sit..................... Ā Dont get used to it this may be my only other post 2 Quote Share this post Link to post
FISHnChix Ā Ā Posted October 23, 2018 So kinda weird I came home today and my two frags looked a little sucked up. It's a 15 head candy cane coral and a small torch.. so I am a tester. Last Thursday my alk was 8 and ca was 430. Now I have checked weekly and it's been the same before the corals were added.Ā Today I tested twice and alk was 7 and ca was 390.. kinda weird that it they would drop so fast.. i am dosing it up but man seems weird right??? Quote Share this post Link to post
Clown79 Ā Ā Posted October 23, 2018 5 minutes ago, Weikel said: So kinda weird I came home today and my two frags looked a little sucked up. It's a 15 head candy cane coral and a small torch.. so I am a tester. Last Thursday my alk was 8 and ca was 430. Now I have checked weekly and it's been the same before the corals were added.Ā Today I tested twice and alk was 7 and ca was 390.. kinda weird that it they would drop so fast.. i am dosing it up but man seems weird right??? Is that drop over a week? Ā If the corals are fairly large and you have coralline in the tank, it could drop that much over a few days. Quote Share this post Link to post
FISHnChix Ā Ā Posted October 23, 2018 3 minutes ago, Clown79 said: Is that drop over a week? Ā If the corals are fairly large and you have coralline in the tank, it could drop that much over a few days. No that's the weird part zero corlline it's a couple month old tank with dry rock. And yea only a couple days worth of consumption.Ā I feel the frags are smaller about golf ball size maybe bigger. And this tank is 55 gallons plus 13 gallon sump with rock and sand I figure 50ish gallons... I am stumped but I guess will see what happens over the next week???š¤ Quote Share this post Link to post
FISHnChix Ā Ā Posted November 4, 2018 So I added some coral a week ago. My frogspawnĀ and hammer seems to be bleeching and has me stumped.. i was running them in my biocube under a nanobox duo at 75 percent pretty high up in the tank. Now they are in my reefer under kessil 360s at 75 percent.. now I have a narrow version and a wide .. the frogspawn I fraged in two and are on the bottom and about a quarter of the way up under the wide kessil and the hammer is under the narrow in the middle . Both are bleaching what gives? My nutrients Re low nitrates are 5 phosphate zero and in this new tank I have zero alage and zero phosphates.. I haven't been feeding the coral just pellets daily to the only fish a clown.. I have had corals in for a month and zero water changes too.. you think this is from to much light or not enough nutrients?? Weird is they have full extension just losing color...Ā Ā Ā Zero ammonia and nitrate. 5 nitrates.Ā Alk is 8.4 , ca 430, mg 1300... all of that has been steady.. Ā Ideas??? Quote Share this post Link to post
FISHnChix Ā Ā Posted November 11, 2018 Well tank is coming around. Finally getting some coral in there. Hopefully soon I can figure out how to take a decent photo.... 2 Quote Share this post Link to post
patback Ā Ā Posted November 11, 2018 I expected to see 3 tangs and a foxface in there by now. Ā What's taking so long over here? 3 Quote Share this post Link to post
FISHnChix Ā Ā Posted November 11, 2018 40 minutes ago, patback said: I expected to see 3 tangs and a foxface in there by now. Ā What's taking so long over here? Lol I actually do have a kole tang in quarantine right now. Hoping to drop him in here in a couple weeks.. trying this whole ānothing happens fast in reefingā idea ..Ā Quote Share this post Link to post
patback Ā Ā Posted November 11, 2018 9 minutes ago, Weikel said: Lol I actually do have a kole tang in quarantine right now. Hoping to drop him in here in a couple weeks.. trying this whole ānothing happens fast in reefingā idea ..Ā Ahhh, bologna. I had 7 fish by like, a month of start up in the 170. Lol 1 Quote Share this post Link to post
FISHnChix Ā Ā Posted November 11, 2018 Ok so I tired this lightroom editing app. Pics actually look a little betterĀ 2 Quote Share this post Link to post
