Another new guy to the hobby. Need suggesstions.
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raymond2688
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the snail will die during the cycle.....you will regret not changing the cc but its your tank.
mmyuki
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Alright so I was checking out my tank tonight, looking at my rocks and noticed I have these plants on the rock, they come out of tube looking things attached to the rock, when they come out they look like flowers but are sensitive so if I tap on the glass or make a sudden movement they hurry up and go back inside.
Ive been watching these things since I bought the rock.
But tonight I noticed a hell of a lot of movement inside the tank, the snail is still moving all around the rocks and I have these little critters running around on the rocks going inside then coming back out then going back into another hole its crazy I was wondering if this was a good thing or a bad thing because like we all know here. I am still very very new to this.
Ive been watching these things since I bought the rock.
But tonight I noticed a hell of a lot of movement inside the tank, the snail is still moving all around the rocks and I have these little critters running around on the rocks going inside then coming back out then going back into another hole its crazy I was wondering if this was a good thing or a bad thing because like we all know here. I am still very very new to this.
deejeff442
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sounds like you have some great stuff in there.the little creatures are pods .great food for fish especially a mandarin.the featherdusters are the tubes.since you dont have fish to scare.wait till one comes out the knock on the glass they should retrack back into the tube.
if these pods are around you might want to see if the ammonia has gone and turned to nitrites or nitrates .pods usually die easy in bad water.since your rock seems so good it might have been well cured when you got it and you might not even get a cycle.
how long has this tank been running now?
if these pods are around you might want to see if the ammonia has gone and turned to nitrites or nitrates .pods usually die easy in bad water.since your rock seems so good it might have been well cured when you got it and you might not even get a cycle.
how long has this tank been running now?
deejeff442
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a couple of korilia #1's would do it.maybe the nano 's also
deejeff442
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ebay stores.korilia makes nano ph's but i would get the #1's
deejeff442
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oops,i checked and this place saltwaterfish.com sells them.seem to be a good price .i didnt know they sold them here.
they arent numbered here only ghr.dont let the gpr fool you on those they seen like alot but the water is not just going foward on these pumps they get disperced in all directions.maybe get a couple of the 450 gph pumps.
sorry mods ,wont happen again
they arent numbered here only ghr.dont let the gpr fool you on those they seen like alot but the water is not just going foward on these pumps they get disperced in all directions.maybe get a couple of the 450 gph pumps.
sorry mods ,wont happen again
mmyuki
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I was also wondering what to do for a clean up crew. I was reading hermit crabs were good for that but what else is ok to go with them? also how many should I get and where should I get these from? My LFS doesn't have much of a fish selection so I will be ordering most of my stuff online.
Here are the hermits I am going to order --- https://www.saltwaterfish.com/Blue-Leg-Hermit-Crab--Group-of-10_p_175.html
Here is the shrimp I will order --- https://www.saltwaterfish.com/Cleaner-Shrimp_p_1853.html
Is this the powerhead you were saying from SWF??? https://www.saltwaterfish.com/Hydor-Koralia-425_p_3344.html
Here are the nerite snails I will order ---https://www.saltwaterfish.com/Nerite-Snail--Group-of-10_p_2329.html
And last but not least these will be my astrea snails ---https://www.saltwaterfish.com/TurboAstrea-Snail--Group-of-10-_p_3201.html
When my tank finishes its cycle, will that be an ok CUC? Or should I be looking into a few other things as well?
Here are the hermits I am going to order --- https://www.saltwaterfish.com/Blue-Leg-Hermit-Crab--Group-of-10_p_175.html
Here is the shrimp I will order --- https://www.saltwaterfish.com/Cleaner-Shrimp_p_1853.html
Is this the powerhead you were saying from SWF??? https://www.saltwaterfish.com/Hydor-Koralia-425_p_3344.html
Here are the nerite snails I will order ---https://www.saltwaterfish.com/Nerite-Snail--Group-of-10_p_2329.html
And last but not least these will be my astrea snails ---https://www.saltwaterfish.com/TurboAstrea-Snail--Group-of-10-_p_3201.html
When my tank finishes its cycle, will that be an ok CUC? Or should I be looking into a few other things as well?
deejeff442
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yes thats the ph
the snails will be good,i wouldnt get any hermits ,the snails do a better job at algae.plus the hermits might kill the snails for their shells.
maybe get an emerald crab they are cool.
a cleaner shrimp will be nice also..
the snails will be good,i wouldnt get any hermits ,the snails do a better job at algae.plus the hermits might kill the snails for their shells.
maybe get an emerald crab they are cool.
a cleaner shrimp will be nice also..
mmyuki
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Hey DeeJeff I was also wondering if I should leave the raw shrimp in there for now or take it out? As as you said I will ditch the hermits and grab an emerald, another question is how many of each of those should I buy? how many cleaner shrimp, can I get 1 for now and a couple more later on?
deejeff442
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how long has the shrimp been in there.if it is decaying i say take it out.
have you gotten an ammonia reding yet?
for a 30 gallon i would just get one shrimp and emerald.maybe another shrimp later but the emerald will get around the tank eneough by himself.i have 3 in my 250 reef and they are always working.
have you gotten an ammonia reding yet?
for a 30 gallon i would just get one shrimp and emerald.maybe another shrimp later but the emerald will get around the tank eneough by himself.i have 3 in my 250 reef and they are always working.
mmyuki
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The shrimp has been in there for a week today, Once the cycle is done I will buy the Emerald, and a Cleaner Shrimp. I just tested my water for the day and my readings are...
Ammonia - .50
Nitrite - 0
Nitrate - 0
pH - For some reason is a little low, 8.0
I need a way to get a hold of you easier since you are answering most of my questions.
Ammonia - .50
Nitrite - 0
Nitrate - 0
pH - For some reason is a little low, 8.0
I need a way to get a hold of you easier since you are answering most of my questions.
deejeff442
Active Member
if you are showing ammonia take the shrimp out.
then start testing everyday.the ammonia will convert to nitrite within a few days.then when that converts to nitrates wait untill the nitrates are 40 or below and then you are good to go.
i seen you keep your salinity at 1.002. do a water change and bring it up to 1.025 .this should bring up the ph to 8.2-8.4
also you need to have a ph in there for the top of the water to ripple a bit.usually a good way to do this is put the ph halfway down the side glass and point it up a bit.this helps in gas exchange and will help with the ph.
then start testing everyday.the ammonia will convert to nitrite within a few days.then when that converts to nitrates wait untill the nitrates are 40 or below and then you are good to go.
i seen you keep your salinity at 1.002. do a water change and bring it up to 1.025 .this should bring up the ph to 8.2-8.4
also you need to have a ph in there for the top of the water to ripple a bit.usually a good way to do this is put the ph halfway down the side glass and point it up a bit.this helps in gas exchange and will help with the ph.