I'm not familiar with it but I'd be cautious about not just meds it might have been around but anything that might leech out into SW that might not have been a problem in FW
I think I just bought a SW tank
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So far so good. I bought an additional piece of live rock, got the filter going, etc. The filter actually provides a lot of flow. I think if I have one additional powerhead in the right hand back corner of the tank angled down toward the rocks I should be good.
I think I have SOMETHING alive in there. When I got home this afternoon I found some clear stringy-stuff floating in the tank. I've been reading corals will put this stuff out under stress? I don't see anything coral-y growing, though. Filter cleared it all up in short order.
Also, should I be dosing the tank with anything? Calcium, iodine?
I think I have SOMETHING alive in there. When I got home this afternoon I found some clear stringy-stuff floating in the tank. I've been reading corals will put this stuff out under stress? I don't see anything coral-y growing, though. Filter cleared it all up in short order.
Also, should I be dosing the tank with anything? Calcium, iodine?
definitely not iodine unless you have a large number of corals, and even then you need to have a good test kit because if dosed unnescesarily, it can be very detrimental to your tank..
Okay, how about calcium? I probably should have picked up a calcium test kit, too...
Now it's normal to sit in front of your tank and look for signs of life, right? I saw my first little 'pod' sauntering over the rocks last night and I was thrilled! There is LIFE!
Now it's normal to sit in front of your tank and look for signs of life, right? I saw my first little 'pod' sauntering over the rocks last night and I was thrilled! There is LIFE!
Yeah, that's pretty normal. I spend AT LEAST an hour a day in front of the tank, and have since the day I set it up. Even if I don't have time...I make time.
Unless, of course, I'm on vacation...then I spend at least an hour a day worrying about the tank.
You don't really need any test kits beyond the standard right yet. pH, Nitrate, Nitrite, Ammonia, SG are the big things you're going to check for right now.
A RO/DI unit would be a wise investment, though.
Unless, of course, I'm on vacation...then I spend at least an hour a day worrying about the tank.
You don't really need any test kits beyond the standard right yet. pH, Nitrate, Nitrite, Ammonia, SG are the big things you're going to check for right now.
A RO/DI unit would be a wise investment, though.
I've been looking into those..something else I'm going to save my pennies for. After I move I might be able to get my housemates to pitch in a bit. "But guys, it'll make the well-water taste great!"
I'm going to go crack open my shiny new test kit and see where we're at.
I'm going to go crack open my shiny new test kit and see where we're at.
Okay, today we have:
Temperature: 77.2
SG: 1.022
pH: 7.9 (best guess, it was between colors!)
Ammonia: 0
NitrAtes: 20
NitrItes: 0
Any thoughts? Is now a good time to add the dead shrimp? I honestly wasn't sure because all the water is new, but the filter and some of the rock were in the tank running as recently as Sunday, and were kept moist the whole time between. I wasn't sure if it needed a full cycle or not.
Also, what is the best way to dispose of the apparently highly deadly test tube water?
Temperature: 77.2
SG: 1.022
pH: 7.9 (best guess, it was between colors!)
Ammonia: 0
NitrAtes: 20
NitrItes: 0
Any thoughts? Is now a good time to add the dead shrimp? I honestly wasn't sure because all the water is new, but the filter and some of the rock were in the tank running as recently as Sunday, and were kept moist the whole time between. I wasn't sure if it needed a full cycle or not.
Also, what is the best way to dispose of the apparently highly deadly test tube water?
