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airforceb2
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Yeah, I thought coraline algae grew better/faster in a little higher salinity. I may be wrong though.
airforceb2
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Hey reefman, do you plan on putting a skimmer on that tank?
f1shman
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Originally Posted by Reefman22
fishman, what test kit do you use? and mine doesnt come with a salinity tester, how do i test that? and what do u think about the pics?
pics look great, tank is too small for a skimmer, a salinity tester you can get a cheap one called a hydrometer. Its clear plastic thing with a white arrow in it and you put the water in it and then the arrow raises to what the salinity (how much salt is in the tank) is. And i use hagen as well.
fishman, what test kit do you use? and mine doesnt come with a salinity tester, how do i test that? and what do u think about the pics?
pics look great, tank is too small for a skimmer, a salinity tester you can get a cheap one called a hydrometer. Its clear plastic thing with a white arrow in it and you put the water in it and then the arrow raises to what the salinity (how much salt is in the tank) is. And i use hagen as well.
airforceb2
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Oh, you need to get at least a hydrometer ASAP. If you can get the money, get a refractometer. Salinity should be around 31-33 or Specific Gravity should be between 1.023 and 1.025 IMO.
airforceb2
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All swing arm hydrometers have SG and some have Salinity but it is hard to read. The main difference is the price. Hydrometers are $8 and refractometers are $70. Hydrometers break very easily and aren't very acurate but they can get the job done if money is tight.
airforceb2
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About 12 hours after you place the shrimp in the tank, you will start to see an ammonia increase. It should spike after about 3-4 days....maybe sooner for your small tank.
f1shman
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3 days later: 0.3 - 0.6
Ammonia -
Nitrate - 5
pH - 8.1
Salinity - 1.022 (guess the dude at the fish store lied to me, ill have to raise it)
Nitrite - i don't know what happend to my tester, gonna have to get one today do'h
I'll get a dead shrimp today too
How do you measure alkilinity?
Ammonia -
Nitrate - 5
pH - 8.1
Salinity - 1.022 (guess the dude at the fish store lied to me, ill have to raise it)
Nitrite - i don't know what happend to my tester, gonna have to get one today do'h
I'll get a dead shrimp today too
How do you measure alkilinity?
airforceb2
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Measure Alk with an Alk test kit.
bret61081
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Hey reef man...if you search that big auction site, there is a guy in Davie that sells live rock for $2.50 a pound. He has some pretty good pieces...lots of growth. Get like 20 lps of that and then get like 5-10 from the barrier reef for addtional seeing. His is from the carribean, so its not the bright reds and purples....but I added it to the rock I got from the barrier reef and the coraline took for like crazy....just an idea...Good luck!
airforceb2
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Be careful on that site...it is pretty pricy to ship it. You will need to do either overnight or 2 day air in order to keep your rock alive. It comes out to about $8 a pound for me in the mid west so I'm better off just getting it at my LFS. Plus he has Marshal Island for $7 a lb.
airforceb2
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If your Calcium/Alk/pH is perfect, you shoud have pretty steady coraline growth. All rocks should be covered within 6 months.
bret61081
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Yeah, I live in Ft Laud....right now it looks like he only has the haitian rock on there...I didn't see that, he had it at his store front. but his name on tehre is "liverockboy" send him a msg on there asking if he still has the other or when he is gonna get it back in. Mine has some small green zoos on it and even a pink ricordea! Also Fish Paradise in Hallendale has similar rock for 3.99 a pound...pretty decent aswell. I got most of mine for my 55G there. But get a few pounds at Barrier reef! their rock seeds the others great! much better colors...and look for the ones with all the fun little corals! good luck!!