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Old 07-18-2008, 08:02 AM   #1 (permalink)
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Happy one month birthday to my tank! Gone is the gross murky water of yesterday. All my complaining and concern, and it was just doin' its thing! Def. a newbie, huh?!

Today I have nice clear water, even the diluted tea look is gone. I have decided that I need a magnifying glass to keep near my aquarium. Yesterday I found a worm of some sort browsin' around on my rocks. He was about an inch long and disappeared in a tiny hole when he noticed me. I also have what looks like little bugs poking around as well. First I noticed them on the rocks, and this morning there are hundreds on my glass. They are about the size of a grain of sugar.

Thank you to those yesterday, for their advice! I am finding it difficult to bid my time and wait for nature to take its course. I wanna have an "Instant Reef", and the knowledgeable advice that I am finding here is helping me to take my time and do it right!
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Old 07-18-2008, 08:05 AM   #2 (permalink)
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really sweet! I am glad that the tea left your tank...lol and the water cleared up for ya!
good deal, this hobby it's all about patience! cheers!


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Old 07-18-2008, 08:08 AM   #3 (permalink)
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Indeed.....congrats, take your time though dont let bad choices wreck a good thing. Tokk me 8 years to get my tank the way I wanted it.
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Old 07-18-2008, 08:18 AM   #4 (permalink)
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The little white things should/could be copepods. A good sign of tank cycleing. Congrats!

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Old 07-18-2008, 08:37 AM   #5 (permalink)
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+1 on the pods. and the little worm is probably a Bristle worm. i have a few in my tank i need to get out. just havent done it yet. lol. Congrats on the tank!
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Congrats! Sounds like you have copepods which is a good thing. I remember freaking out when I saw all those little white things on my glass.
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Old 07-18-2008, 08:19 PM   #8 (permalink)
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It always cool to hear about new tanks starting and going well!
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Sounds like you have pads. I would start checking for calc, mag, phospates as well. Congrats and good luck.


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+1 on the pods. and the little worm is probably a Bristle worm. i have a few in my tank i need to get out. just havent done it yet. lol. Congrats on the tank!

Copepods are a great thing, bristle worms in moderation are another really good thing. I would not remove them or if I did I would out them into my fuge or sump.


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