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02-20-2008, 04:11 AM
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| | Spanish Shawl Nudibranch
Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Chennai, India Age: 38
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Hi
Attached a few pics of my 19 days old tank. I'm not sure what this carpet like growth is on the LR. I have had a few good responses but thought it might be a good idea to let you all see it as well.
My lights are 2X150 MH at 14K each.I keep them on 10-11 hrs a day. This dark yellowish brown color is also now showing on the dead sand bed in certain areas. This growth is catching speed and growing darker everyday.What is it? It has been almost two weeks since I put the LR in.There was close little activity and this spurt started around four days back. This LR is from the Indian Ocean, south of India...I don't know what the actual type would be.
Ammonia is zero, nitrite is very high,nitrate is pretty low after a 20% water change yesterday.Please advice.
Also if I could get an idea about the way I have stacked the LR. Does it look feasible?
Thanks.
Zubin _________ 90 gallon Reef tank. LR 176lbs, Two percula Clowns, two Blue Damsels, One Tomato clown, One regal Blue Tang Skimmer, RO, 2X150 MH at 14K, 4powerheads,2 dolphin 2300gph each, 2 canister filters, Undergravel filter http://aquariumwaters.blogspot.com/
Last edited by zubinmajor : 03-05-2008 at 10:07 PM.
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02-20-2008, 04:27 AM
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| | Giant Squid
Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Miami Age: 39
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Your still cycling so your not supposed to do any water changes or run the lights for so long. Keep in mind that cycling sometimes lasts 2-3 months. Your NH3, NO2 and NO3 are going to be swinging up and down until you finish the cycling process. BTW, welcome aboard mate. _________ 9YR OLD 90G 30G w/d Mag18 150G skimmer 692w MH,yel&kole tang,foxface,midas&convict blenny,B&G chromies,Blk/yel fin chromie blackcap,nemo,neon goby,6line; Blastomussa Merleti,Acan ,BUBBLE,Torch,LTA, Goniopora(2), Acropora(2),Brain, Moon, assort zoas, yel& G star polyps, R&G open brain, P&B ricordia, montiporas, cup&candy corals, enias,B/G mush,flower ane(2), cherry red mussa, dusters,cleaning crew  | |
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02-20-2008, 04:36 AM
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| | Spanish Shawl Nudibranch
Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Chennai, India Age: 38
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thanks buddy,can you throw some light on the colour change of the lr....is it normal or could it be an algae bloom...maybe even diatom...! | |
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02-20-2008, 04:53 AM
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| | Montipora Digitata
Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: valencia,pa. Age: 34
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its just part of the cycling process.any rock you put in there will do that for awhile.after the cycle is over you can put a cleaning crew in there to clean it all up.having a large tank can take a little longer to cycle than the nano tanks.
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55 gallon reef with 4x54 watt t5,29 gallon sump,red monti cap,1blue echinophyllia,trumpet,red lobo,2 toadstools 1purple and 1neon,gsp,xenia and yellow xenia,red ,many mushrooms,2 giant frilly shrooms,cabbage coral,yellow polyps,many zoos,1 orange and one neon green nepthia,duncans,cladiella | |
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02-20-2008, 05:25 AM
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| | Great Blue Whale
Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: ohio Age: 32
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Welcome to 3Reef>>>>>>Hang in there... We've all been through it.. Nice tank..
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5.5 gal, 72w of pcs, 2 leds, rio nano skimmer, 40 gal hob filter, 50w visi-therm heater, 5pds lr, 1 inch live sand bed, 1 true perc ,1 porcelain crab, tuxedo urchin, 1 pep shrimp, 1 lge turbo , 3 cerith, 1 astrea, 1 nassaruis snails, rd/blue blastos, neon grn bali slimer acro, ROB, 1 grn 1 purple tipped frogspawns, feather duster, purple, and orange rics, monti's, duncans, grn polyps, cndycane corals, shrooms, zoa's, blue clove polyps, purple death pallys and grn star plyps. | |
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02-20-2008, 05:38 AM
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| | Spanish Shawl Nudibranch
Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Chennai, India Age: 38
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thanks pal...just one question...what is causing the dark yellow colour on the sand bed?should i keep the lights off? | |
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02-20-2008, 06:11 AM
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| | Spanish Shawl Nudibranch
Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Chennai, India Age: 38
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thanks pal...thats a lot of stress off my head..anyother tips you could give me at this stage would be really appriciated... | |
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02-20-2008, 08:41 AM
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| | Gnarly Old Codfish
Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Silverdale, Washington Age: 58
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Be prepared to go through a number of different algae cycles as your tank matures. Is normal.
That brown stuff is diatoms and much will go away by itself. Once you can get some hermit crabs in there, they will clean up rest.
Be patient and enjoy watching changes!!!
Good Luck. _________ AG "125," AquaC EV 180, 30 gal sump, "SCWD", 80 lbs LR, CoralSeaLife "Moonlite" Hood, PFO 250W HQI Mini-Pendant (SPS HQI 14000k bulb)
12 Gallon NanoCube - 24w stock PC 50/50 light "...nothing good ever happens fast in a reef tank, only bad things happen fast..."
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02-20-2008, 08:58 AM
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| | Teardrop Maxima Clam
Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Columbus, Indiana Age: 23
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My tank was born on 1/3 and I have yet to put a light on... and my tank is amazingly clean. Absolutley no major algae at all. My clowns just go by day and night, and they are doing great. They say that lights on during the cycle will help algae growth tremendously. I also haven't done any water changes. All my levels are getting close, nitrates still a little high but that will change with time. Doing nothing but daily feedings and watching my tank (tested once a week ago just for fun!) Just what has worked so far for me... _________ 55 gallon slowly growing reef aquarium, 85 lbs. live rock, 2 1/2" sandbed, 1 False Percula Clown, 1 Sixline Wrasse, 1 Blue Hippo Tang, Tetratec PF500 filter, 2 110 watt URI Super Actinic VHO actinics, 2 250 watt metal halides with Reef Optix 2 reflectors powered by Blue Wave 3 ballast, born 1/3/08 My Tank Thread My Tank Video  | |
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