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Originally Posted by Fruziek http:///t/396069/newbie-first-salt-aquarium#post_3534547
I bought couple of fish over time a pink bar guby, 2 clown fish, Heniocus Fish, and 2 shrimp. I also got a anemone and a feather duster. Had my tank for almost 3 months. I was thinking about putting more live rock in it haw 3 medium size pieces. Any tips for curing it. A video of step by step would be nice from youtube but i personally cant find one where it shows all steps. My first 3 pieces i these dumped them to aquarium, i waited 30 min before and put some water from aquarium every 5 min. Didn't know that you haw to cure them then. Also gonna buy Tea Cup Macro Algae,Green Spicifera Macro Algae, so that it will look nice, and remove nitre. I was thinking about starting to get my water ready for corals, are those the only ones i need to test for pH, alkalinity, Nitrate, phosphate & calcium. Or are there any others. Do i haw to buy buffers to get it to right level. or should i wait for it to get to the right level by it self. Is it possible to post pics in the forum of my aquarium?
TY
Hi,
You will find that not all corals are equal. You have to try and get the types that all have common requirements, such as temps, and parameter needs. PO4 and NO3 are the biggest enemies of the reef system. I am a big fan of running carbon on a reef tank, corals have aggression levels, and the carbon will help prevent chemical warfare. keep the more aggressive away from others, and down steam of them.
While tank age makes no difference for a coral...an anemone has very little tolerance for any changes and a new (under 1 year) SW set up, is always going through changes. It's best to not get an anemone for at least 6 months after the first cycle. I hate to say it, but good luck with the one you have...cover all intake and power heads, they follow the water flow, and often get sucked up and killed...poisoning the tank as they die..
This book is super helpful...(LOL...They should pay me for advertising it)
Example page: click on the picture to see it large enough to read.
Originally Posted by Fruziek http:///t/396069/newbie-first-salt-aquarium#post_3534547
I bought couple of fish over time a pink bar guby, 2 clown fish, Heniocus Fish, and 2 shrimp. I also got a anemone and a feather duster. Had my tank for almost 3 months. I was thinking about putting more live rock in it haw 3 medium size pieces. Any tips for curing it. A video of step by step would be nice from youtube but i personally cant find one where it shows all steps. My first 3 pieces i these dumped them to aquarium, i waited 30 min before and put some water from aquarium every 5 min. Didn't know that you haw to cure them then. Also gonna buy Tea Cup Macro Algae,Green Spicifera Macro Algae, so that it will look nice, and remove nitre. I was thinking about starting to get my water ready for corals, are those the only ones i need to test for pH, alkalinity, Nitrate, phosphate & calcium. Or are there any others. Do i haw to buy buffers to get it to right level. or should i wait for it to get to the right level by it self. Is it possible to post pics in the forum of my aquarium?
TY
Hi,
You will find that not all corals are equal. You have to try and get the types that all have common requirements, such as temps, and parameter needs. PO4 and NO3 are the biggest enemies of the reef system. I am a big fan of running carbon on a reef tank, corals have aggression levels, and the carbon will help prevent chemical warfare. keep the more aggressive away from others, and down steam of them.
While tank age makes no difference for a coral...an anemone has very little tolerance for any changes and a new (under 1 year) SW set up, is always going through changes. It's best to not get an anemone for at least 6 months after the first cycle. I hate to say it, but good luck with the one you have...cover all intake and power heads, they follow the water flow, and often get sucked up and killed...poisoning the tank as they die..
This book is super helpful...(LOL...They should pay me for advertising it)
Example page: click on the picture to see it large enough to read.
