Starting a new 28g
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snakeblitz33
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Cool. Lemme know!
gojosie1
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Originally Posted by SnakeBlitz33 http:///t/389916/starting-a-new-28g/20#post_3460737
Cool. Lemme know!
omg snake this little powerhead is awesome! i put it on the reef crest setting and all kinds of stuff just started coming off my rocks! there is a lot of turbilance in there! this is one powerful little powerhead. im glad i listened to you guys and just spend the money for something good the first time around instead of messing with cheap equipment!
Originally Posted by SnakeBlitz33 http:///t/389916/starting-a-new-28g/20#post_3460737
Cool. Lemme know!
omg snake this little powerhead is awesome! i put it on the reef crest setting and all kinds of stuff just started coming off my rocks! there is a lot of turbilance in there! this is one powerful little powerhead. im glad i listened to you guys and just spend the money for something good the first time around instead of messing with cheap equipment!
gojosie1
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so i added a yasha goby pair with a pistol shrimp (white with the red stripes). i couldnt get a picture of the pistol shrimp but here are the gobys. 
one of them went right into a hole with the shrimp and the other one is on the opposite side of the tank in hole by himself 
hopefully he will find the other two. they were already paired.
one of them went right into a hole with the shrimp and the other one is on the opposite side of the tank in hole by himself hopefully he will find the other two. they were already paired.
btldreef
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Nice! I love mine. You're lucky that you got a pair of Yasha's, that's hard to find. They may still reject each other now that they're in a new environment, but usually once it hears the pistol snapping it will find him. Every now and then my pistol would desert my goby and after a few days of snapping, she'd find him again.
gojosie1
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omg so this morning i check my tank and there is a bunch of copepods all over the glass!
i didnt know i would have that many so fast. i guess its because i used my rock and sand from my established tank?
also i have a new addition to my tank 
and i added about 10 different kinds of snails. everything is going really good so far.
and i added about 10 different kinds of snails. everything is going really good so far.
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smallreef
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Is that a tailspot blenny? Very cute! Love the yashas and goby too.
gojosie1
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Originally Posted by smallreef http:///t/389916/starting-a-new-28g/20#post_3463196
Is that a tailspot blenny? Very cute! Love the yashas and goby too.
yes its a tailspot blenny, he is so fun to watch. he looks so cute always poking his little head out of his hole! and the yashas are so cute too, they finally found each other today. yay!
Originally Posted by smallreef http:///t/389916/starting-a-new-28g/20#post_3463196
Is that a tailspot blenny? Very cute! Love the yashas and goby too.
yes its a tailspot blenny, he is so fun to watch. he looks so cute always poking his little head out of his hole! and the yashas are so cute too, they finally found each other today. yay!
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smallreef
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start pulling the algae out you can get too.. and cut back on your feedings and light... are you running any Phosban? that could help starve it out too..
flower
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Originally Posted by gojosie1 http:///t/389916/starting-a-new-28g/20#post_3466018
arrrrggggg my rocks are get filled with green hair algae
i feel like pulling all the rocks out and just starting all over with new cured rock. only problem are the fish. what should i do?
Oh boy...First have a good cry, that's what I would do. Next...get a critter that eats HA and on the day before it is to arrive, remove the rock and scrub it under saltwater and then rinse it in another saltwater bucket to be rid of spores as best you can. This should give your eater a head start. Don't run your lights too long, and if the bulbs are old replace them. Don't overfeed corals or fish.
Macroalgae can be very decorative, and feed on the extra phosphates and nitrates that are feeding the HA. Don't bother to test PO4 (Phosphates) you will get a false negative. You have phosphates.
If you feed frozen foods...rinse it before you feed the fish. Use a fish net, put your frozen food in it then run water over it from the tap to thaw it, then last rinse use RO water...invert the net in the fish tank.
If you feed your fish pellets or flake STOP using it, it pollutes the tank.
Hope this helps.
Originally Posted by gojosie1 http:///t/389916/starting-a-new-28g/20#post_3466018
arrrrggggg my rocks are get filled with green hair algae
Oh boy...First have a good cry, that's what I would do. Next...get a critter that eats HA and on the day before it is to arrive, remove the rock and scrub it under saltwater and then rinse it in another saltwater bucket to be rid of spores as best you can. This should give your eater a head start. Don't run your lights too long, and if the bulbs are old replace them. Don't overfeed corals or fish.
Macroalgae can be very decorative, and feed on the extra phosphates and nitrates that are feeding the HA. Don't bother to test PO4 (Phosphates) you will get a false negative. You have phosphates.
If you feed frozen foods...rinse it before you feed the fish. Use a fish net, put your frozen food in it then run water over it from the tap to thaw it, then last rinse use RO water...invert the net in the fish tank.
If you feed your fish pellets or flake STOP using it, it pollutes the tank.
Hope this helps.
gojosie1
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Originally Posted by smallreef http:///t/389916/starting-a-new-28g/20#post_3466029
start pulling the algae out you can get too.. and cut back on your feedings and light... are you running any Phosban? that could help starve it out too..
yes im running both phosban and chemi pure elite. i know i feed too much but its a lot of algae. its going to be a pita to get rid of it, thats why i was considering just starting all over with new rock
Originally Posted by smallreef http:///t/389916/starting-a-new-28g/20#post_3466029
start pulling the algae out you can get too.. and cut back on your feedings and light... are you running any Phosban? that could help starve it out too..
yes im running both phosban and chemi pure elite. i know i feed too much but its a lot of algae. its going to be a pita to get rid of it, thats why i was considering just starting all over with new rock
gojosie1
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Originally Posted by Flower http:///t/389916/starting-a-new-28g/20#post_3466075
Oh boy...First have a good cry, that's what I would do. Next...get a critter that eats HA and on the day before it is to arrive, remove the rock and scrub it under saltwater and then rinse it in another saltwater bucket to be rid of spores as best you can. This should give your eater a head start. Don't run your lights too long, and if the bulbs are old replace them. Don't overfeed corals or fish.
Macroalgae can be very decorative, and feed on the extra phosphates and nitrates that are feeding the HA. Don't bother to test PO4 (Phosphates) you will get a false negative. You have phosphates.
If you feed frozen foods...rinse it before you feed the fish. Use a fish net, put your frozen food in it then run water over it from the tap to thaw it, then last rinse use RO water...invert the net in the fish tank.
If you feed your fish pellets or flake STOP using it, it pollutes the tank.
Hope this helps.
well flower i did have a good cry already lol. i do have snails in there, should i get a sea hare? i will clean out the rocks also and the lights are brand new led lights. i do feed frozen and that is how i prepare it for the fish. i use ro water only. how in the world did i get phosphates its a new set up and i only have 3 very small fish in there with a few snails and a pistol shrimp. for coral i just have a hammer coral and candy cane.
i do not have a sump on this set up...its an all in one cube. btw the red macro you sent me didnt make it
but the green one did
thanks for that!
Originally Posted by Flower http:///t/389916/starting-a-new-28g/20#post_3466075
Oh boy...First have a good cry, that's what I would do. Next...get a critter that eats HA and on the day before it is to arrive, remove the rock and scrub it under saltwater and then rinse it in another saltwater bucket to be rid of spores as best you can. This should give your eater a head start. Don't run your lights too long, and if the bulbs are old replace them. Don't overfeed corals or fish.
Macroalgae can be very decorative, and feed on the extra phosphates and nitrates that are feeding the HA. Don't bother to test PO4 (Phosphates) you will get a false negative. You have phosphates.
If you feed frozen foods...rinse it before you feed the fish. Use a fish net, put your frozen food in it then run water over it from the tap to thaw it, then last rinse use RO water...invert the net in the fish tank.
If you feed your fish pellets or flake STOP using it, it pollutes the tank.
Hope this helps.
well flower i did have a good cry already lol. i do have snails in there, should i get a sea hare? i will clean out the rocks also and the lights are brand new led lights. i do feed frozen and that is how i prepare it for the fish. i use ro water only. how in the world did i get phosphates its a new set up and i only have 3 very small fish in there with a few snails and a pistol shrimp. for coral i just have a hammer coral and candy cane.
flower
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Originally Posted by gojosie1 http:///t/389916/starting-a-new-28g/20#post_3466201
well flower i did have a good cry already lol. i do have snails in there, should i get a sea hare? i will clean out the rocks also and the lights are brand new led lights. i do feed frozen and that is how i prepare it for the fish. i use ro water only. how in the world did i get phosphates its a new set up and i only have 3 very small fish in there with a few snails and a pistol shrimp. for coral i just have a hammer coral and candy cane.
i do not have a sump on this set up...its an all in one cube. btw the red macro you sent me didnt make it
but the green one did
thanks for that!
Maybe you don't have phosphates or the red would have made it.
Is there any natural sunlight hitting the tank?...HA loves the the sunlight. I cover my sides with colored poster paper to block out the sun in my bedroom where the 56g tank is. Even if the room is just sunny.
Originally Posted by gojosie1 http:///t/389916/starting-a-new-28g/20#post_3466201
well flower i did have a good cry already lol. i do have snails in there, should i get a sea hare? i will clean out the rocks also and the lights are brand new led lights. i do feed frozen and that is how i prepare it for the fish. i use ro water only. how in the world did i get phosphates its a new set up and i only have 3 very small fish in there with a few snails and a pistol shrimp. for coral i just have a hammer coral and candy cane.
Maybe you don't have phosphates or the red would have made it.
Is there any natural sunlight hitting the tank?...HA loves the the sunlight. I cover my sides with colored poster paper to block out the sun in my bedroom where the 56g tank is. Even if the room is just sunny.
gojosie1
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Originally Posted by Flower http:///t/389916/starting-a-new-28g/20#post_3466202
Maybe you don't have phosphates or the red would have made it.
Is there any natural sunlight hitting the tank?...HA loves the the sunlight. I cover my sides with colored poster paper to block out the sun in my bedroom where the 56g tank is. Even if the room is just sunny.
no direct sunlight. tank isnt near any windows. i really think im over feeding. will my fish be ok if i only feed everyother day instead of once a day? how about my corals? i can always switch my coral to my 250g and kill the lights for a couple of weeks?
Originally Posted by Flower http:///t/389916/starting-a-new-28g/20#post_3466202
Maybe you don't have phosphates or the red would have made it.
Is there any natural sunlight hitting the tank?...HA loves the the sunlight. I cover my sides with colored poster paper to block out the sun in my bedroom where the 56g tank is. Even if the room is just sunny.
no direct sunlight. tank isnt near any windows. i really think im over feeding. will my fish be ok if i only feed everyother day instead of once a day? how about my corals? i can always switch my coral to my 250g and kill the lights for a couple of weeks?
flower
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Originally Posted by gojosie1 http:///t/389916/starting-a-new-28g/20#post_3466206
no direct sunlight. tank isnt near any windows. i really think im over feeding. will my fish be ok if i only feed everyother day instead of once a day? how about my corals? I can always switch my coral to my 250g and kill the lights for a couple of weeks?
Once a day is not overfeeding. Unless you don't run a skimmer...and feed the corals. Coral food also feeds algae. Fish won't die if they eat everyother day...but it will stunt their growth.
Originally Posted by gojosie1 http:///t/389916/starting-a-new-28g/20#post_3466206
no direct sunlight. tank isnt near any windows. i really think im over feeding. will my fish be ok if i only feed everyother day instead of once a day? how about my corals? I can always switch my coral to my 250g and kill the lights for a couple of weeks?
Once a day is not overfeeding. Unless you don't run a skimmer...and feed the corals. Coral food also feeds algae. Fish won't die if they eat everyother day...but it will stunt their growth.
gojosie1
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Originally Posted by Flower http:///t/389916/starting-a-new-28g/20#post_3466208
Once a day is not overfeeding. Unless you don't run a skimmer...and feed the corals. Coral food also feeds algae. Fish won't die if they eat everyother day...but it will stunt their growth.
i do run a skimmer and feed the corals. i dont want to stunt my fishes growth either so im not going to stop feeding them. what i meant by overfeeding is that i feed them too much food once a day. maybe i should cut back on the amount of food but still feed once a day.
Originally Posted by Flower http:///t/389916/starting-a-new-28g/20#post_3466208
Once a day is not overfeeding. Unless you don't run a skimmer...and feed the corals. Coral food also feeds algae. Fish won't die if they eat everyother day...but it will stunt their growth.
i do run a skimmer and feed the corals. i dont want to stunt my fishes growth either so im not going to stop feeding them. what i meant by overfeeding is that i feed them too much food once a day. maybe i should cut back on the amount of food but still feed once a day.
flower
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Originally Posted by gojosie1 http:///t/389916/starting-a-new-28g/20#post_3466227
i do run a skimmer and feed the corals. i dont want to stunt my fishes growth either so im not going to stop feeding them. what i meant by overfeeding is that i feed them too much food once a day. maybe i should cut back on the amount of food but still feed once a day.
That's better. How much, how often and what are you feeding the coral?
Originally Posted by gojosie1 http:///t/389916/starting-a-new-28g/20#post_3466227
i do run a skimmer and feed the corals. i dont want to stunt my fishes growth either so im not going to stop feeding them. what i meant by overfeeding is that i feed them too much food once a day. maybe i should cut back on the amount of food but still feed once a day.
That's better. How much, how often and what are you feeding the coral?