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Originally posted by woodymdt All is well so far. VERY KEWL!!! I'm sure looking forward to getting some readings like that in the not-too-distant future!

Originally posted by woodymdt He's fine now..just got home and took a look at him, and he's perched on top of a rock, just looking around. Yesssss? And what color or colors is he now??? :hilarious:

Originally posted by woodymdt Ok, so I have a Lawnmower Blenny question. We introduced one into our tank on Saturday. He's been doing quite well, skipping around looking at the rock and stuff. This morning before I left for work, I noticed about the last 1/3 of his body has turned colors? His...

Originally posted by JacknJill you dont have to wait 6 months for corals, just for anenomes. you just wait a little while for your water levels to be good. a month or 2 Thanks, JacknJill! I guess the key is to monitor carefully and make sure things are stable!

Originally posted by hydro i could b wrong but i think u should wait about 6 MONTHS before u start adding corals...after ur tank cycles its gonna take a while for ur biofilter to kick in enough to suport corals... WOW, Thanks, Hydro! Six months is a lot different than six weeks, which is what...

Yes, this is absolutely fascinating! Yesterday, I spent some time exploring possibilities for stocking my 12.5 gallon aquarium, once it cycles. Here's what I've come up with so far as possibilities (week numbers are only approximate, depending on stability of tank): WEEK FOUR: PLANTS 1 Shaving...

Here's another shot of my first resident(s). There's something else in the tank -- a copepod, I think. These, though, I suspect might be krill. Any thoughts?

KEWL! Thanks!

I've seen several suggestions to get the clown first, and then add the anemone several weeks later, after the tank is really stable. Do you know what kind of clown you plan to get? I had my heart set on a maroon clown, but everything I've seen indicates they need at least 30 gallons, which I...

:notsure: Being the newest of newbies, my research is still pretty sketchy, but I'm seeing a lot of info out there that suggests anemones in an aquarium are a bad idea, and that several corals will substitute nicely for them. See, for example, Dr. Joyce Wilkerson's report at...

CONGRATS on your Aiptasia victory, Woody! That's awesome. I read today that a lemon juice or vinegar dilution delivered directly into the critter with a syringe will also do it -- FWIW. :jumping:

I set it up just Friday afternoon, so this is only its second full day of operation. All the LR is Fiji. After your George 'n' Gracie adventure, baby mantis was my very first thought. But I don't recall mantis having long antennae. Do they move with lobster-like tail contractions?

Yeah, I was just trying to get a better shot of the little dickens. It's barely a quarter inch long when stretched out. Its movements make me think it might be a shrimp of some sort, since it contracts its hind end and sometimes "jumps" as much as an inch or so across the sand and even soars...

My First Resident: Yesterday, I saw something moving in the tank (a baby shrimp? copopod?). Today, there's definitely more activity. Can anyone ID this critter? :notsure:

Does this seem strange? Since yesterday, things seem to have changed rather drastically (I wonder if it's operator error, since I'm new at this testing stuff...): pH: 8.4 --> 8.2 NO2: 0 --> 3.5ppm NO3: 20 --> 120 Ammonia: 0.25 --> 0.75 SG: 1.0245 --> 1.025 Shouldn't the first spike be in...

ROTFL! I think he was just too confused to charge me -- it probably wouldn't even register on his scale! :happy:

Well, the shrimp is in. Given the size of my tank, I got a really small one -- and the tail was already gone! The conversation at the market was pretty funny: Me: I'd like one of those small shrimp, please. Him: No problem! [Then it registers] ...uh -- one SHRIMP? Me: Yes. Him: You're...

Yeah, I've been wondering what the folks at the seafood counter are gonna say! Thanks for the info. -- I have it on, and would like to leave it running, just to break it in and help everything settle down. I'll report in on my marketing adventures later! :joy:

Thanks. My original thought was to create a "backdrop" of LR along the back side of the aquarium. Then after seeing what you and others were doing, I realized it looked pretty boring. Headed out to buy a cocktail shrimp! Question: Am I supposed to turn OFF the protein skimmer for a few days to...

Thanks!!!! :happy: