Collin's 14 Gallon Bio Cube Chronicle

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touchthesky00

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because you need more...
natural filtration
caves and hiding places for your fish
your tank seems kind of empty now.... no offense
do you only have base rock in there?
 
silverdak

silverdak

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no offense taken, no worries. no there is some live rock in there also.... just more base rock. will the tank have to cycle after adding the new live/base rock? like cycle all again?
 
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touchthesky00

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you could buy cured live rock which should only cause a short spike
 
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touchthesky00

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if you buy cured lr, i would guess you shouldnt see a spike lasting longer than a week (at the longest)
 
silverdak

silverdak

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i am going to bring a couple pieces back that look odd in the formation and get a piece of LR instead... the base rock should turn into live rock anyways... just a matter of time
 
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touchthesky00

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Originally Posted by SilverDak
http:///forum/post/2661002
i am going to bring a couple pieces back that look odd in the formation and get a piece of LR instead... the base rock should turn into live rock anyways... just a matter of time
yes but live rock is essential in cycling a tank and establishing natural filtration
 
silverdak

silverdak

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ok I figured that... I have some LR tho... just not much, waiting till my buddy gets back to trade the base for live lol
 
silverdak

silverdak

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6/25
PH-8.0-8.2 (added a little buffer)
Salinity- 1.022 ( added salt)
Ammonia- 0ppm
Nitrite- 0ppm
Nitrate- 0ppm
ok so after adding base rock it seemed to throw the salinity off a bit.. thats why I am adding more salt.
also... why is it so hard to tell the PH levels?? its like between 3 of them. why does it fluctuate like that? will my salt amount change every time I do a water change?? more salt is better then less correct??
just full of questions right now! lol
 
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touchthesky00

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i would not the maroon
if you got that, that could be your only fish in that tank
why did you add buffer?
and when you say added salt, what do u mean
 
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touchthesky00

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Originally Posted by SilverDak
http:///forum/post/2664254
quick question... would a maroon clown be too big for a 14 gallon??
...also it gets huge and your tank is not well suited for that clown
so, i would not
 
silverdak

silverdak

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ok thats what I figured...
added buffer means I added some P.H buffer. it is becoming very very very difficult to tell what color the PH one is. it could be one of 3... and I am only adding a very little every time. and added salt.. well my salinity seems low, around 1.020 after adding the new rock, so I am trying to get it to 1.024
 
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touchthesky00

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i mean why would you add buffer, your PH was fine at 8.2
also how did you add the salt?
 
gil5280

gil5280

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crap i never thought of using base rocks..... would of saved me money... can i get normal rocks that are in my frshwater tank and put them in?
 
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touchthesky00

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Originally Posted by gil5280
http:///forum/post/2665319
crap i never thought of using base rocks..... would of saved me money... can i get normal rocks that are in my frshwater tank and put them in?
what do you mean by normal rocks?
-for more info you might want to start your own thread on this issue. or use the search fonuction. just so we dont hijack this thread
 
silverdak

silverdak

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I just added the salt in the back compartment before the filter so it would get all mixed up and stuff.... no spikes or anything after about a week of ghost feeding it.....
 
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