rotarymagic
Active Member
A turf scrubber is more efficient that a chaeto fuge IMO. I wouldn't use bioballs, live rock is so much better.
Silencio's 90 Gal Fish Tank Diary
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silencio530
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so it would be good to fill up the first chamber with LR rubble and then the second chamber of a turf scrubber?...i actually do have the space for it i might make one on there?...i have a sock in it right now but planing on getting chetos
silencio530
Member
so heres my canopy ..im going to put the outside tomorrow. and also after the 19th im going to get me some t5ho all i can afford right now .maybe buy 2 ballast and total of 4 bulbs...can i get opinions?
rotarymagic
Active Member
Sunlight supply tek light 6+bulbs or Current USA nova extreme pro 6bulb.
silencio530
Member
so heres my canopy ..im going to put the outside tomorrow. and also after the 19th im going to get me some t5ho all i can afford right now .maybe buy 2 ballast and total of 4 bulbs...can i get opinions?
silencio530
Member
when can i should i expect my nitratates and amonia go up and start there peak?...ive had it running for about 4 days and i feed my invisible fishes mysis shrimp ....my amonia hasnt gone up theres alge on the live rock
silencio530
Member
when can i should i expect my nitratates and amonia go up and start there peak?...ive had it running for about 4 days and i feed my invisible fishes mysis shrimp ....my amonia hasnt gone up theres alge on the live rock
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silencio530
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i also have a question i have a current fixture 96 watt CF bulb 36" 1 atinic and 1 daylight with the 90g
what can i kep at minimum?
what can i kep at minimum?
rotarymagic
Active Member
Originally Posted by SILENCIO530
http:///forum/post/2881544
i also have a question i have a current fixture 96 watt CF bulb 36" 1 atinic and 1 daylight with the 90g
what can i kep at minimum?
maybe zoas, palys, and mushrooms near the top of the tank.. That fixture really isn't powerful enough for that tall or wide of a tank.
http:///forum/post/2881544
i also have a question i have a current fixture 96 watt CF bulb 36" 1 atinic and 1 daylight with the 90g
what can i kep at minimum?
maybe zoas, palys, and mushrooms near the top of the tank.. That fixture really isn't powerful enough for that tall or wide of a tank.
silencio530
Member
Originally Posted by Rotarymagic
http:///forum/post/2881580
maybe zoas, palys, and mushrooms near the top of the tank.. That fixture really isn't powerful enough for that tall or wide of a tank.
im curious and ill ask you if you could help meh. how long will i cycle it for?...nothings gone up (nitrates, phos, amonia, nitrite) its all stayed in at 0
i used live rock that was in a container w/o lights full of aquarium water from my old tank
and also used the same sand but rinsed out and ontop of that bought 2 x 20lbs of live sand
http:///forum/post/2881580
maybe zoas, palys, and mushrooms near the top of the tank.. That fixture really isn't powerful enough for that tall or wide of a tank.
im curious and ill ask you if you could help meh. how long will i cycle it for?...nothings gone up (nitrates, phos, amonia, nitrite) its all stayed in at 0
i used live rock that was in a container w/o lights full of aquarium water from my old tank
and also used the same sand but rinsed out and ontop of that bought 2 x 20lbs of live sand
rotarymagic
Active Member
Originally Posted by SILENCIO530
http:///forum/post/2881838
im curious and ill ask you if you could help meh. how long will i cycle it for?...nothings gone up (nitrates, phos, amonia, nitrite) its all stayed in at 0
i used live rock that was in a container w/o lights full of aquarium water from my old tank
and also used the same sand but rinsed out and ontop of that bought 2 x 20lbs of live sand
Toss in a shrimp... that'll really show you if its cycled or not lol.. if ghost feeding didn't spike it and the shrimp doesn't spike ammonia then I guess its cycled lol.
http:///forum/post/2881838
im curious and ill ask you if you could help meh. how long will i cycle it for?...nothings gone up (nitrates, phos, amonia, nitrite) its all stayed in at 0
i used live rock that was in a container w/o lights full of aquarium water from my old tank
and also used the same sand but rinsed out and ontop of that bought 2 x 20lbs of live sand
Toss in a shrimp... that'll really show you if its cycled or not lol.. if ghost feeding didn't spike it and the shrimp doesn't spike ammonia then I guess its cycled lol.
silencio530
Member
well today i did my very first test
nitrates 0
nitrites 0
phosphate 0
amonia 0
i bought 20 lbs of live sand and alot of lbs of live rock and laced rock
im starting to grow algae in the sand and starting to gorw what looks like little long green plants? patches here and there ..all over my gost feeding ( food laying arround) theres little bugs eating the foos and on some pelets there are little smalllllllll worms on the food
i dont think the tank is cycled its only been up for about 1 week and a half maybe 2 weeks ...
could i be wrong and the tank is cycled?
nitrates 0
nitrites 0
phosphate 0
amonia 0
i bought 20 lbs of live sand and alot of lbs of live rock and laced rock
im starting to grow algae in the sand and starting to gorw what looks like little long green plants? patches here and there ..all over my gost feeding ( food laying arround) theres little bugs eating the foos and on some pelets there are little smalllllllll worms on the food
i dont think the tank is cycled its only been up for about 1 week and a half maybe 2 weeks ...
could i be wrong and the tank is cycled?
silencio530
Member
well today i did my very first test
nitrates 0
nitrites 0
phosphate 0
amonia 0
i bought 20 lbs of live sand and alot of lbs of live rock and laced rock
im starting to grow algae in the sand and starting to gorw what looks like little long green plants? patches here and there ..all over my gost feeding ( food laying arround) theres little bugs eating the foos and on some pelets there are little smalllllllll worms on the food
i dont think the tank is cycled its only been up for about 1 week and a half maybe 2 weeks ...
could i be wrong and the tank is cycled?
nitrates 0
nitrites 0
phosphate 0
amonia 0
i bought 20 lbs of live sand and alot of lbs of live rock and laced rock
im starting to grow algae in the sand and starting to gorw what looks like little long green plants? patches here and there ..all over my gost feeding ( food laying arround) theres little bugs eating the foos and on some pelets there are little smalllllllll worms on the food
i dont think the tank is cycled its only been up for about 1 week and a half maybe 2 weeks ...
could i be wrong and the tank is cycled?
D
dennis210
Guest
Not cycled! Stop ghost feeding now! The pods and worms probably came in with either LR or sand you transfered over. The tank will slowly raise ammonia levels up then it will fall and nitrites will rise, then the nitrites will fall and finally the nitrates will rise. Once all that has happened the nitrates will come down somewhat. Your LR will develop bacteria that feeds on nitrate and if you have enough rock your nitrates will reach zero. You won't get that from the sand bed as it isn't deep enough. The stringy stuff on the old food is probably algae. After you have had ammonia and nitrite go up and fall to zero you can then add some clean up crew (CUC). Good luck & Merry Christmas!
silencio530
Member
thanx i will go buy some damsels today i know alot of people say not to but ...theres always the good and the bad ..
onother thing is if i get some damsels and add them directly what r the chances they will have ick even if i dont see any on them?
onother thing is if i get some damsels and add them directly what r the chances they will have ick even if i dont see any on them?
silencio530
Member
i added some damself fish in there i know its been like what ?...3 days but nothings happened ...
theres alot of hair algea in there and it looks too brown now ...alot of brown on the sand too and coralias are covered in algea but i took them out to clean them today
ima wait patiently to c if its cycleing
onother thing i forgot to mention i threw in a dead fish in there and its gone something must have ate it and nothing spiked while it was there i threw it in because it died almost of starvatiion have no idea why it was so skiny that one day it just died in my bros tank
the crabs consumed most of it while they only left the flesh (no guts)
well thats the story
theres alot of hair algea in there and it looks too brown now ...alot of brown on the sand too and coralias are covered in algea but i took them out to clean them today
ima wait patiently to c if its cycleing
onother thing i forgot to mention i threw in a dead fish in there and its gone something must have ate it and nothing spiked while it was there i threw it in because it died almost of starvatiion have no idea why it was so skiny that one day it just died in my bros tank
the crabs consumed most of it while they only left the flesh (no guts)
well thats the story
rotarymagic
Active Member
well it sounds like you got the diatom bloom.. just do another test and start stocking slowly...
str8salt
Member
Your tank wasn't cycled You parameters are off. Dennis210 suggested that you slow down and let it cycle. I would agree. Unfortunatly the damsels will not help the situation. They produce waste. Waste comes out and numbers go up, unless your tank is cycled and has the necessary microfauna. Be patient and let you tank cycle. Follow Dennis210s advice.
silencio530
Member
i am ima wait
silencio530
Member
i have finished my stand and canopy ...i made the stand out of sheet rock that we had round corners and paaam!..we finished it well it needs the painting but i will post up pics in a little bit
the canopy is made up of 1/4 wood sheet and over all i think it came out great
pics soon to come in a couple of min
the canopy is made up of 1/4 wood sheet and over all i think it came out great
pics soon to come in a couple of min