Firefish15 Posted March 22, 2019 Share Posted March 22, 2019 I got a peppermint about a month ago, and it's been a pretty good citizen. The only downside so far is that it tries to steal food from the corals. Now I just net it before I do that. It's quite active and bold. Takes food from my hand and even hops on and cleans my hand. It's molted a few times already. I think I got one of the good ones. Quote Link to comment
Abhijit Posted March 22, 2019 Author Share Posted March 22, 2019 2 hours ago, Snow_Phoenix said: Fire Shrimp is another one you can look into. They're pricey but beautiful. I've never owned a peppermint but they seem to be a hit or miss in reefs. Apparently they go after corals like zoas and acans when they get the munchies. @Snow_Phoenix The reason why I got into saltwater tanks is for the corals. There's no way I'm gonna compromise the health and wellbeing of my corals for some shrimp. Corals get priority. No peppermint shrimp for me!! 😬 1 Quote Link to comment
Abhijit Posted March 22, 2019 Author Share Posted March 22, 2019 1 hour ago, Firefish15 said: I got a peppermint about a month ago, and it's been a pretty good citizen. The only downside so far is that it tries to steal food from the corals. Now I just net it before I do that. It's quite active and bold. Takes food from my hand and even hops on and cleans my hand. It's molted a few times already. I think I got one of the good ones. @Firefish15 Damn, I love such creatures, such bold personalities. But no, like I said, i absolutely love corals and I won't do anything to bring harm to them. I'm gonna stick to cleaner Shrimps whenever I get them. 2 Quote Link to comment
Firefish15 Posted March 22, 2019 Share Posted March 22, 2019 Haha, I understand. I would have gotten a cleaner shrimp instead, but the LFS didn't have any at the time. And they were 3-4x the price. As it is though, my little peppermint is growing on me. 2 Quote Link to comment
Abhijit Posted March 26, 2019 Author Share Posted March 26, 2019 On 3/22/2019 at 11:47 PM, Firefish15 said: Haha, I understand. I would have gotten a cleaner shrimp instead, but the LFS didn't have any at the time. And they were 3-4x the price. As it is though, my little peppermint is growing on me. @seabass Checked my parameters today. Looks okay, except Nitrates are high (15ppm or so) . I did a 30% WC just 3 days back. What do I do? Quote Link to comment
Clown79 Posted March 26, 2019 Share Posted March 26, 2019 28 minutes ago, Abhijit said: @seabass Checked my parameters today. Looks okay, except Nitrates are high (15ppm or so) . I did a 30% WC just 3 days back. What do I do? Like Seabass mentioned, if the water you are using has high nitrates and phos, water changes will not lower the levels in the tank much because you are replacing the exported nutrients with water that has nutrients in it. 1 Quote Link to comment
Abhijit Posted March 26, 2019 Author Share Posted March 26, 2019 29 minutes ago, Clown79 said: Like Seabass mentioned, if the water you are using has high nitrates and phos, water changes will not lower the levels in the tank much because you are replacing the exported nutrients with water that has nutrients in it. @Clown79 So what do I do not? Do I add Seachem De*Nitrate to my filter? Will that help? Quote Link to comment
seabass Posted March 26, 2019 Share Posted March 26, 2019 Yes, please test a batch of new saltwater. Another option is the tank is still breaking down organics (either left on the rocks, or from leftover food). I'm not necessarily telling you to cut back feedings, but make sure there are no leftovers. Also try to remove detritus from the rocks during maintenance. Also, remember that a 30% water change can only lower nitrate 30%. So if nitrate was 25ppm prior to a 30% water change, the result (if your new water has 0ppm of nitrate) would be 17.5ppm. Both 25ppm and 17.5ppm would look pretty similar on your test kit. So test a new batch of water, and then do more water changes. If your new water tests positive for nitrate, try switching to distilled water. 1 Quote Link to comment
Abhijit Posted March 26, 2019 Author Share Posted March 26, 2019 3 hours ago, seabass said: Yes, please test a batch of new saltwater. Another option is the tank is still breaking down organics (either left on the rocks, or from leftover food). I'm not necessarily telling you to cut back feedings, but make sure there are no leftovers. Also try to remove detritus from the rocks during maintenance. Also, remember that a 30% water change can only lower nitrate 30%. So if nitrate was 25ppm prior to a 30% water change, the result (if your new water has 0ppm of nitrate) would be 17.5ppm. Both 25ppm and 17.5ppm would look pretty similar on your test kit. So test a new batch of water, and then do more water changes. If your new water tests positive for nitrate, try switching to distilled water. @seabass I'm planning to change my salt. I'm using Seachem Salinity, but that's almost over. Planning to switch to Aquaforest Reef. Heard good things about it One other development - Goofy has suddenly disappeared since morning. I didn't see him at all today. So I got the rocks out and check if he has dug a tunnel and is hiding. Nope! Also checked whether he managed to jump out of the water. Nope! I can't seem to find him anywhere. Weird!! Quote Link to comment
Abhijit Posted March 26, 2019 Author Share Posted March 26, 2019 3 hours ago, Abhijit said: @seabass I'm planning to change my salt. I'm using Seachem Salinity, but that's almost over. Planning to switch to Aquaforest Reef. Heard good things about it One other development - Goofy has suddenly disappeared since morning. I didn't see him at all today. So I got the rocks out and check if he has dug a tunnel and is hiding. Nope! Also checked whether he managed to jump out of the water. Nope! I can't seem to find him anywhere. Weird!! @seabass Found him! The bigger jumped out. Are gobies known to jump? I better get a lid on my tank before I put anything else in. 1 Quote Link to comment
Clown79 Posted March 26, 2019 Share Posted March 26, 2019 8 minutes ago, Abhijit said: @seabass Found him! The bigger jumped out. Are gobies known to jump? I better get a lid on my tank before I put anything else in. All fish can jump, gobies and blennies are known for it. You need to test your water before mixing it with salt before being able to determine how to lower nitrate. 1 Quote Link to comment
Abhijit Posted March 26, 2019 Author Share Posted March 26, 2019 1 minute ago, Clown79 said: All fish can jump, gobies and blennies are known for it. You need to test your water before mixing it with salt before being able to determine how to lower nitrate. I don't have a freshwater test kit. Just have the saltwater one at the moment. Quote Link to comment
Clown79 Posted March 26, 2019 Share Posted March 26, 2019 3 minutes ago, Abhijit said: I don't have a freshwater test kit. Just have the saltwater one at the moment. If you use Api, it works for both Quote Link to comment
Abhijit Posted March 26, 2019 Author Share Posted March 26, 2019 22 minutes ago, Clown79 said: If you use Api, it works for both It specifically mentions Saltwater. API sells a different kit for freshwater 🤔 Quote Link to comment
Clown79 Posted March 26, 2019 Share Posted March 26, 2019 4 hours ago, Abhijit said: It specifically mentions Saltwater. API sells a different kit for freshwater 🤔 The boxes say FW and Sw 1 Quote Link to comment
seabass Posted March 26, 2019 Share Posted March 26, 2019 Yeah, I think the only difference is the color match card. Quote Link to comment
Abhijit Posted March 27, 2019 Author Share Posted March 27, 2019 7 hours ago, seabass said: Yeah, I think the only difference is the color match card. @Clown79 @seabass I'll have to get this one then. What I have is this. Quote Link to comment
Clown79 Posted March 27, 2019 Share Posted March 27, 2019 16 minutes ago, Abhijit said: @Clown79 @seabass I'll have to get this one then. What I have is this. Check the paperwork or each bottle because it's most likely the same product. Bottles look identical Quote Link to comment
Abhijit Posted March 27, 2019 Author Share Posted March 27, 2019 3 hours ago, Clown79 said: Check the paperwork or each bottle because it's most likely the same product. Bottles look identical You're right. The bottles are exactly the same. It's weird though, how API sells it as 2 different products. Anyway, I'll check my water today. Do I only check Nitrates or ammonia and Nitrites as well? Quote Link to comment
Clown79 Posted March 27, 2019 Share Posted March 27, 2019 5 minutes ago, Abhijit said: You're right. The bottles are exactly the same. It's weird though, how API sells it as 2 different products. Anyway, I'll check my water today. Do I only check Nitrates or ammonia and Nitrites as well? If you buy the testers individually, the say marine and fresh on it. Not sure why they even sell the kits separately for each, I assume a marketing method. No you only need to test nitrate Quote Link to comment
Abhijit Posted March 27, 2019 Author Share Posted March 27, 2019 52 minutes ago, Clown79 said: If you buy the testers individually, the say marine and fresh on it. Not sure why they even sell the kits separately for each, I assume a marketing method. No you only need to test nitrate So I just test the water I put in my tank right? Without the salt added to it, correct? Quote Link to comment
seabass Posted March 27, 2019 Share Posted March 27, 2019 You can, but you can see by the color chart pic that I posted, that freshwater will react different than saltwater. It would, however, tell you if nitrate is present. The resolution (of this particular test) is actually better when testing freshwater. Quote Link to comment
Abhijit Posted March 27, 2019 Author Share Posted March 27, 2019 3 hours ago, seabass said: You can, but you can see by the color chart pic that I posted, that freshwater will react different than saltwater. It would, however, tell you if nitrate is present. The resolution (of this particular test) is actually better when testing freshwater. @seabass @Clown79 Okay, so looks like my water is messed up!! Quote Link to comment
Clown79 Posted March 27, 2019 Share Posted March 27, 2019 It looks like 10ppm of nitrate. Quote Link to comment
Abhijit Posted March 27, 2019 Author Share Posted March 27, 2019 54 minutes ago, Clown79 said: It looks like 10ppm of nitrate. @Clown79 is it normal? Or do I need to start buying RODI water? Quote Link to comment
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