new aquapod nano

[aquaguy24]

heres my tank a week after setting it up. i put live rock and sand same at time then added the fish later that same day. am i going to fast. but everything seem to be going great together so far.

 

[smork81]

Nice tank! I love the rock on the right its so cool!

 

[fleshwound]

did you cycle the tank if not id hold of on adding anymore fish for at least 2 weeks

 

[triga22]

I think he is cycling with the damsel.

 

[smork81]

He allready stated he knows he is going too fast..So we dont need to keep telling him/her that repetedly.

 

[aquaguy24]

yes i am cycling with the demsel and not plannin to add fish for another couple of weeks. but does that goes the same for inverts... i put two demsels to start but one kill the other so now i have one left.

 

[joojoo]

I think the cycle killed it, I hate when LFS try to make money by selling damsels as "cyclers."
Do not add anything alive until the cycle is complete (all parameters reach 0).

 

[nofly45]

that looks so cool i think youre doing fine if u wanted you could put a pair of clown fish and a anonme but it still looks fine

 

[aquaguy24]

i found some bristleworms in my tank. i might have at least 3 or 4 that i've seen. should i try to remove them or buy a fish to eat them like a dottyback

 

[joojoo]

I like to have them in my tank, if you really don't want them, try to catch em and I'll buy em from you.

 

[aquaguy24]

catching those worms is hard work. i tried useing a tweezer but as soon as i touch them they crawl right back into its hole. heres a pic of one of them.

 

[smork81]

Originally Posted by aquaguy24
i found some bristleworms in my tank. i might have at least 3 or 4 that i've seen. should i try to remove them or buy a fish to eat them like a dottyback
Leave the bristle worms in your tank. They are great detritus eaters and very beneficial if there isn't an overpopulation of them.
-nika

 

[aquaguy24]

well test water couple days ago and got ammonia 0, nitrate 0, nitrite 0, ph 7.8, salinty 1.023. temp. 79 but always change as the lights stay on.i did a water change and did a test the next day and got the same readings.so i added more live rock and 2 cleaner shrimp and three turbo snails. heres some pics.

 

[triga22]

Is that a huge apista anenome? If it is you need to get it out ASAP because it will take over the tank :scared: .

 

[aquaguy24]

yeah that is. i was still thinkin of moving it but i guess i'll do that now since i read up on it and can multipy fast. how would i do that tho. im still tryin to catch my demsel before i put fish in there. the demsel gives the shrimp a hardtime when they get close to eachother.

 

[kanicky]

You need to raise the pH level. 7.8 is too low. The lowest it should be is 8.0.
Keep it between 8.0 and 8.4 and you'll be fine.
May need to get a pH buffer.

 

[aquaguy24]

thanks for the adives. i thought it was too low kinda low myself but i read in another thread some chic had the same ph reading but was told if nothing wrong with live stuff she had in her tank it should be fine. i'll look into raising the ph.