250 gallon build/setup re post!!!!!!

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mthomp said:
i do have a question.

has your tank cleared up yet? just curious why its so cloudy.
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yea my tank is super clear now most of those pics are like a month old ill have good ones up tonight im thinking of doing a youtube vid becuase the pics dont show this tanks true beauty
 
Levito said:
I'm not trying to start crap here, but this is way too quick to cycle a tank. It doesn't matter what water you add to the tank, as it's not the water that cycles, it's the rock. You're adding DIY live rock directly to your DT, but DIY rock can take months to cure, not a week. On top of that it appears you added about a dozen fish in the span of 1 week. I have a bad feeling that this isn't going to last long before something bad happens if you don't slow down with this setup.
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ill admit buddy i got really fish happy this past month lol and no i didnt add all those fish in a one week time i did add three in one week when i got the yellow and the hippo both are really small in size and i added that goby all that weekend. water parameters are perfect though. tank cycled in a week i used nutrafin cycle and i already had 100 gallons established water. im not as scared as everyone about the diy rock cuz i have never had a fish or coral loss from it i soak it dry it soak it sry it and then test it everything always looked good. if u have any other questions about the tank i will gladly answer them but yea ur right adding the naso and the trigger i was asking for trouble but its been a week and they r going strong i will keep my eye on it but with weekly water changes and my really good rodi unit i feel im ok
 
I guess ALMOST a month this tank has been up. Empty on 6/6, water on 6/7, new skimmer and new lights 6/13, fish in tank pics from 6/28.

I have to agree with mthomp, though. Today is 6/29, and those pics from yesterday look cloudy.
 
another question. why a sand sifting starfish so soon? also you said you have a trigger fish and lunar wrasse, i thought you were making a reef tank here.

do you plan on getting a harliquin shrimp? those have got to be the most awesome shrimp ever.
 
Palting said:
I guess ALMOST a month this tank has been up. Empty on 6/6, water on 6/7, new skimmer and new lights 6/13, fish in tank pics from 6/28.

I have to agree with mthomp, though. Today is 6/29, and those pics from yesterday look cloudy.
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i bought the tank in may with my birthday money a week and a half before my mortgage was due which i pay on the first of every month i setup my tank the day after i bought it i added new stuff but its always been running except for the day i emptied it but kept all the water in huge trash cans and patched leak and filled her back up thanks for the comments though
 
mthomp said:
another question. why a sand sifting starfish so soon? also you said you have a trigger fish and lunar wrasse, i thought you were making a reef tank here.

do you plan on getting a harliquin shrimp? those have got to be the most awesome shrimp ever.
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the sand star came from my old tank and i have a bluejaw trigger they r reef safe and so is my wrasse and no shrimp for me wrasse will eat it
 
mthomp said:
its not what i say. it is based on all your previous threads, and your time line. your tank has not been setup a month.
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your right i havent had it setup for a month i have had it setup longer id say about a month and a week but thanks for all the somments i can no longer respond sorry i dont want any negative post on my threads
 
sruiz said:
Derric , are you using a filter sock? Do you plan to run Carbon?
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was told to stay away from carbon i am using sock though but its a a regular white sock from tthe dollar store i use it and filled it with phosphate removers do you think thats cool? i didnt reqlly ask anyone about this before i did it
 
dericcanderson said:
was told to stay away from carbon i am using sock though but its a a regular white sock from tthe dollar store i use it and filled it with phosphate removers do you think thats cool? i didnt reqlly ask anyone about this before i did it
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LOL!!! I hope you didn't use it first :). Most socks are cotton or cotton blend. Cotton doesn't do well in water.
 
Palting said:
LOL!!! I hope you didn't use it first :). Most socks are cotton or cotton blend. Cotton doesn't do well in water.
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awwww dang it yea ive been using it it keeps the water clear and everything looking good i hate sponges they absorb too much water id be topping off daily =( thanks for telling me man i guess ill take it out when i get home
 
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