eluvscats Posted September 25, 2004 Share Posted September 25, 2004 Hello Everyone! This is my first time posting on this forum website, but I have been setting up a 10 gallon (hopefully someday) reef tank. Right now I have about 10 lbs of live rock, and 20 lbs of live sand. I have a penguin filter that I am using for circulation. I removed the bio-wheel and the charcoal filter after reading on this board that it can cause the nitrogen cycle in the tank to get out of whack. I have about 50 watts worth of light bulbs in the hood that came with the tank. I plan to update those eventually. I have been checking the temperature and salinity everyday, and they seem to be within normal range. I have had everything set up now for about a week, and everything seems so be going fine. But, this morning I found a little worm, maybe a bristle worm, on top of the sand. I was really hoping someone could tell me if this is a good worm or a bad worm to have in the tank. Also I would really be interested in knowing if the setup I have is adequate and if I am doing anything particularly wrong. My goal for this tank is to have a clownfish and maybe another small fish that will get along. Eventually I would like to get some corals and an anaemone, but that can wait until I get this thing going. Thank you ahead of time for answering this post. Erin Link to comment
Nemo_4_Ever Posted September 26, 2004 Share Posted September 26, 2004 Welcome to Nanoreef Your in for a big treat! I to am new to Nanoreefing but it's quite fun once you get started I also have a 10G which took 9Wks to cycle! > but its all good now and I have just bought my own Ocellaris Clownfish 3 days ago. If you can take a picture or tell us more about that worm I could have a go at identifying it for you Good luck with your tank! Link to comment
The_Barbe-Hatten_Project Posted September 26, 2004 Share Posted September 26, 2004 it's not really nessecary to check you salinity everyday, or specific gravity as you'll see it most of the time... simply check it once or twice a week and keep your water topped off... What kind of lights are you running? please tell me that they aren't 25 watt incandecents... the worm is most likely harmless, but who can say for sure w/o a picture? Sounds like you're setting up a fish only tank, if it's your goal only to keep a couple of fish you'll be fine... however if you ever want to keep and anemone or any real coral, you're going to need more water movement, better lights and preferably a skimmer, but that's not to say you can't do it w/o one... Good Luck Link to comment
holyherbiness Posted September 26, 2004 Share Posted September 26, 2004 50 Watts of powercompact is more than sufficient for most soft corals/some LPS. Movement too. Some prefer less movement than others. Skimmerless is fine Most worms are harmless and helpt to sift the sandbed (that is, if you have a sandbed)' Link to comment
heffe1st Posted September 26, 2004 Share Posted September 26, 2004 I have a car in my driveway .... can you tell me what it is. Link to comment
Megalomaniac Posted September 26, 2004 Share Posted September 26, 2004 that made me laugh:D Link to comment
MarLooney Posted September 26, 2004 Share Posted September 26, 2004 stop picking on the newbies.... imma start off by guessing it has four wheels... am i right so far? Link to comment
The_Barbe-Hatten_Project Posted September 27, 2004 Share Posted September 27, 2004 does it have a carish sound? most hoods that come with 10gal tanks are not PC hoods... they are usually 15 watt flourescent or dual 25 wattish incandescents... skimmerless WILL be fine if you do regular and frequent water changes Link to comment
Megalomaniac Posted September 27, 2004 Share Posted September 27, 2004 i wasnt making fun i just thought it was funny.......................anyway does your worm look something like this?if it does its a bristle worm:) Link to comment
Megalomaniac Posted September 27, 2004 Share Posted September 27, 2004 http://www.chesapeakebay.net/polychaete.htm Link to comment
heffe1st Posted October 8, 2004 Share Posted October 8, 2004 well, my car is supposed to have 4 wheels. But I sold one to buy some more corals. Link to comment
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