green lr??
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chadman
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130w actitic light i keep on for only eight hours a day, my tank is i believe all but done cycling...all of my levels are almost back to zero....i have a nearly fully stocked tank also which u may not know but many people on the site know...when i originally bought everyting i new nothing about cyclging so i just bought a bunch of fish and inverts....but i only lost two fish and one invert so i am prety lucky...
jerth6932
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Originally Posted by chadman
130w actitic light i keep on for only eight hours a day, my tank is i believe all but done cycling...all of my levels are almost back to zero....i have a nearly fully stocked tank also which u may not know but many people on the site know...when i originally bought everyting i new nothing about cyclging so i just bought a bunch of fish and inverts....but i only lost two fish and one invert so i am prety lucky...
Hey there long time no see!!!! But it sounds like you have some diatoms, and they are normal and will go away with time..... Still using RO water right? Once you have had your levels down at 0 for a week, then you could start your water changes.... and it will help with riding your tank of diatoms too....... I do a 10% weekly...... But what you do is up to you!
130w actitic light i keep on for only eight hours a day, my tank is i believe all but done cycling...all of my levels are almost back to zero....i have a nearly fully stocked tank also which u may not know but many people on the site know...when i originally bought everyting i new nothing about cyclging so i just bought a bunch of fish and inverts....but i only lost two fish and one invert so i am prety lucky...
Hey there long time no see!!!! But it sounds like you have some diatoms, and they are normal and will go away with time..... Still using RO water right? Once you have had your levels down at 0 for a week, then you could start your water changes.... and it will help with riding your tank of diatoms too....... I do a 10% weekly...... But what you do is up to you!
chadman
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haha no i am here!!! my laptop just all of a sudden totally stopped working...but i got a new one and am back online...haha...yeah i did my first water change today...i hope i didnt jump the gun but everything seemed ready to go...i only did a 10 percent change
and yeah i do have a clean up crew...i have a lawnmower blenny,ten hermits,four snails and three shrimp one cleaner and two camelbacks....i think the lawnmower is my fav....for some reason though all my fish are always on one half of my tank....i do not understand y
and yeah i do have a clean up crew...i have a lawnmower blenny,ten hermits,four snails and three shrimp one cleaner and two camelbacks....i think the lawnmower is my fav....for some reason though all my fish are always on one half of my tank....i do not understand y
chadman
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now i'd like to add some anemones and some corals...do you guys have any suggestions for ones which woud be good for me? i have a little over 16 turn over rate....i had more but i got rid of the maxi jet 1200 and just stuck with two 600's at either end of my tank...before i had the 600 and the 1200...and i have the 130w bulb on my 30g tank...so i don't know if these will be good enough for most corals and anemones...i have two clownfish so i'd like some anemones
cain420
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i would wait to make sure the tank is going to stay stabilized first b4 adding those unless u truly do got $ to throw away, lol.. are those pc lights or mh?? thats just what i am doing too, lol.. im gonna keep my 4 fish, gettin my cleanup crew prolly tuesday from swf, and im just gonna enjoy the tank and make sure everything is staying stable.. then again, i had a week n a half cycle so im still kinda worried about that possibly comin back to haunt me.. in a month, if everything is good, i am adding an anenome for the clowns..
jerth6932
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Originally Posted by chadman
now i'd like to add some anemones and some corals...do you guys have any suggestions for ones which woud be good for me? i have a little over 16 turn over rate....i had more but i got rid of the maxi jet 1200 and just stuck with two 600's at either end of my tank...before i had the 600 and the 1200...and i have the 130w bulb on my 30g tank...so i don't know if these will be good enough for most corals and anemones...i have two clownfish so i'd like some anemones
Unless you have MH, which I know you didn't from the last time I had talked to you, I wouldn't touch a anemone. They are a nasy thing, if they don't live they could kill your whole tank..... definatly release alot of toxins in the water! You are fine for Leathers, Mushrooms, and some zoo's! Your clowns do not "NEED" an anemone, they will host other things in your tank. My clowns are hosting my Hammer coral!
now i'd like to add some anemones and some corals...do you guys have any suggestions for ones which woud be good for me? i have a little over 16 turn over rate....i had more but i got rid of the maxi jet 1200 and just stuck with two 600's at either end of my tank...before i had the 600 and the 1200...and i have the 130w bulb on my 30g tank...so i don't know if these will be good enough for most corals and anemones...i have two clownfish so i'd like some anemones
Unless you have MH, which I know you didn't from the last time I had talked to you, I wouldn't touch a anemone. They are a nasy thing, if they don't live they could kill your whole tank..... definatly release alot of toxins in the water! You are fine for Leathers, Mushrooms, and some zoo's! Your clowns do not "NEED" an anemone, they will host other things in your tank. My clowns are hosting my Hammer coral!
chadman
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haha...its just that right now all of my lr is kind of greenish and the tank just looks dull....i went to my lfs this weekend and got two scallops and another feather duster to add some color to my tank temporarily....did u guys ever c live scallops...they are awsome and are very entertaining while they find a good place to set up camp
i will hold off on the corals and anemones...is it true that anemones when they die release toxins into the water which could kill everything in the tank?
i will hold off on the corals and anemones...is it true that anemones when they die release toxins into the water which could kill everything in the tank?
chadman
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Originally Posted by Jerth6932
Unless you have MH, which I know you didn't from the last time I had talked to you, I wouldn't touch a anemone. They are a nasy thing, if they don't live they could kill your whole tank..... definatly release alot of toxins in the water! You are fine for Leathers, Mushrooms, and some zoo's! Your clowns do not "NEED" an anemone, they will host other things in your tank. My clowns are hosting my Hammer coral!
when u say host...do clowns actually in essense take ownership of a particular coral or anemone and just hang out over it?
Unless you have MH, which I know you didn't from the last time I had talked to you, I wouldn't touch a anemone. They are a nasy thing, if they don't live they could kill your whole tank..... definatly release alot of toxins in the water! You are fine for Leathers, Mushrooms, and some zoo's! Your clowns do not "NEED" an anemone, they will host other things in your tank. My clowns are hosting my Hammer coral!
when u say host...do clowns actually in essense take ownership of a particular coral or anemone and just hang out over it?
jerth6932
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Originally Posted by chadman
when u say host...do clowns actually in essense take ownership of a particular coral or anemone and just hang out over it?
Correct! They will take food back to it, and they will guard it, and the coral/anemone will keep others away from the clowns!
when u say host...do clowns actually in essense take ownership of a particular coral or anemone and just hang out over it?
Correct! They will take food back to it, and they will guard it, and the coral/anemone will keep others away from the clowns!