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wjwaz59

wjwaz59

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What I was thinking... Just overcame big hurdle.. five days on vacation with the tank on "automatic". Returned with everything in fine shape. I have an 'order' into my LFS for a large piece of LR. I have a spot in mind, with some minor rearrangement of the existing rocks.
Speaking of which, how harmful / disruptive is it to move around the live rock ? I don't have any coral yet, but I was under the impression that once I started adding coral, and once other stuff started growing, I should disrupt / move things as little as possible.
 
wjwaz59

wjwaz59

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Thanks for the answer. There's a recurring theme to all of the newbie questions... patience, go slow, and pay close attention to what makes the critters happy / sad. There was a quote somewhere else.... only bad things happen fast in this hobby.
 
wjwaz59

wjwaz59

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My LFS sells the agrocrete - man made stuff as 'base rock'. They sell that at ~ $2.00/lb. She had it in her lagoon - type set up in the shop along with her real live rock and said it should have some 'goodies'. Did the "base rock" only in my tank until after it cycled. Then added the 3 large pieces of 'real' live rock for ~ $7.00/lb.
I already put the lettuce slug in my refugium because of the food issue. There is some hair algae down there for him, but I'm keeping a close eye on his size. I understand they actually shrink if they are starving. The culture of bryopsis sounds like it would be a help. Here's an Email address for details;
THANKS !
wjwaz_59@yahoo.com
 
j21kickster

j21kickster

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Mabye someone already said it- but are those mollies in there?- I've heard of it but never have seen it done
 
wjwaz59

wjwaz59

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They are mollies. My LFS has acclimated mollies to Saltwater and uses them for us beginners to get started. Apparently the mollies actually live their adult lives in saltwater, and go to fresh/brackish to birth their young.
I had never heard of this until now.... I did freshwater for a long time, and mollies were always a staple. The mollies are going back to the LFS for a credit on Saturday.... and I hope to add a coral
 
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