Cycle is done!!!!

[fulcrum]

I'm cycled!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
My 92 reef is officially cycled. I've decided to only keep a clean up crew in it for the next couple of weeks, just to let things stabilize, but so far everything looks great!!!!!!
Lots of polyps and things survived the cycle. As they open up and become healthy again, I will try to get some pictures to ID what I've got.
Happy day!

 

[thomas712]

Fulcrum - About all I can say for you at this time is
Woo Hoo! Glad to hear the cycle is complete, but that doesn't mean you need to forget patients.
Now for the slap on the wrist. Sounds like you put the cart before the horse. What are you cycling with corals for?. Did I miss something in your posts?
Thomas

 

[fulcrum]

You missed the post on the amazing hitchikers I got with the live rock.
I would NEVER intentionally put corals into a cycling tank. I won't put fish in cycling tank, after being on this board.
To be honest...I'm very intimidated by corals, and I will not be attmepting any additions until i've read "Aquarium Corals: Selection, Husbandry and Natural History." Once I've read through that I'm sure I will have some questions for the board.
I appreciate the advice though. Never hurts to remind everyone else.
I have not identified the corals yet. I'm not even sure if they are corals, or some other type of creature. There are clusters of button and dime-sized "polyps" on a couple of pieces of liverock. They are slowly opening up, and are still kind of a pale brown or rust colored. They have very short wispy tenticles. I'll let you know what I can come up with.

 

[tigerlover]

Glad to hear your cycle is over and I hope that's not aptasia
Its probably just colonial polyps

 

[fulcrum]

It did not look like the aptasia in the book. Does anyone have a pic so I can verify?
I can't get a decent pic with my camera.

 

[fulcrum]

I have a positve ID.
Its paracyathus stearnsi, or solitary brown cup coral. A definite exact match.
Mine doesn't look anything like aiptasia. The clear tenticles had be worried, but there is no stalk, and the behavior matches the brown cup coral.

 

[thomas712]

Thanks for the clearification, and for not taking it like I was coming down on you hard. I guess I did miss your hitchicker post or just forgot.
Thomas

 

[fulcrum]

You mean you dont print and save every post I write?!
I'll let it slide......this time.