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Hello all, First time poster, but a long time reader and like to say thanks as this forum has helped me overcome some noobie hurdles. So without...
I was thinking the same along with "chalice" maybe, as long as I'm somewhat in the vicinity of it's family for "care" I should be ok (I hope at...
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I need some help identifying this coral, my LFS really couldn't give me too much info on it, but I just had to have it.
I thought the purple was good? Of course I could be explaining it wrong so I'll attach a pic of it. It's only growing on the "base" rock it seems....
Food was a big concern for me with the snails, but my LFS gave me the thumbs up saying they'll be fine :-[ for a week now my rock started growing...
Thanks for the replies... Should I be concerned at all? I think another snail bit the dust last night... I don't know for sure until I get home.
Any Idea what these things are? The first PIC, I believe this thing killed my snail, as after I saw it my hermit began to consume the snail I pulled...
Thanks everyone for providing input... Though I have not yet introduced a fish in the tank I have aquired a small CUC (6 snails 3 HC's) and will sit...
Yes I did. 10lbs of LR 50lbs of base rock. I plan on getting another 15lbs of LR this weekend during my initial first WC.
Ok so after not receiving a ton of responses from this thread (to those that did thank you) I set out to pick the brains of a couple LFS stores in my...
Not sure what you mean. Edit: Ok did a little more reading... No diatom bloom as of yet, infact that was the algea I was speaking of in my OP. I...
Ammonia never went above 2ppm, Nitrites were 5+ppm at the peak. Ammonia subsided 5 days ago Nitrites hit 0ppm today, 4 days ago the nitrite was at...
So it's been roughly 4 weeks, my nirites are at 0ppm my ammonia is at 0ppm and my nirates are 0ppm... here is what's puzzleing me... There have been...
I C... thanks for clarifying I never heard of this method but I have been out of the game for a long time. If the salinity is the same from LFS as my...
Can someone elaborate on this "drip" method? I'm confused.
Both ammonia and nitrite just hit 1ppm today... needless to say I'm getting excited and can see light at the the end of the tunnel. :cheesy:
Thanks for the reply, I test (all tests) @ 5pm everyday... I just thought it was wierd my PH dropped but I won't worry. I should expect the levels...
Questions... After 2 weeks from dropping the shrimp in the tank I believe my ammonia is starting to kick in but it's been flat lining @.50ppm for...
So I finished my dry run with all the mechanics of water flow, heat, skimmer, and etc... Over the weekend put my 60lbs of reefcleaner rock in and...
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