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SpartaReef
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Thank you. Found another snail last night and another limpet this afternoon. Will have time tomorrow to test water.
SpartaReef
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Water tests today revealed: salinity @1.025 for both qt and dt, ammonia (qt) 2.0, (dt) 0.5, nitrite (qt) 1.0, (dt) 1.0, temp in both 79.
KeepNitReel
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Cycle on the DT is moving along nicely. Glad that it's not stuck on 2ppm ammonia anymore
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SpartaReef
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Me too, and even though its got the uglies (brown everywhere) its actually kinda nice.
KeepNitReel
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If diatoms are starting to appear then you are close or do you mean something else?
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SpartaReef
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Yes diatoms... They've been there about a week but they got really bad over the last couple days.... Spotty before now everywhere... Really doesn't look that bad. Kinda nice to have some color variation. Justin, looking forward to it! Thanks so much for your help! My cuc arrives today...
whiteshark
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Diatom and algal blooms are a good sign that your cycle is nearing completion.
KeepNitReel
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+1
Kinda wish I still had diatoms, my kole tang loves that stuff!
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SpartaReef
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I'm so excited
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BTW flatworms seem to have vanished.... Found a bivalve trapped in one of the rocks.... Still alive... It kinda sticks out once in awhile, but no its not a barnacle, some sort of small clam.
SpartaReef
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This was before the tank was up and running, during setup.
SpartaReef
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Ugh, lost a few corals.... Moved too fast. Well I'm hoping that enough will make it that it will regrow. I had bought four new pieces since the chem was getting better and what I had was still alive... Found that line and accidentally crossed it. All the stuff prior to the last additions is still alive. I feel bad because people were helping me and reminding me to go slow, and I got stubborn. Lesson learned.
Sorry.
Good news though is that at the most I lost four corals that I added Friday, possibly only two, hopefully only one. Everything else is still alive. And for that I'm thankful. I will certainly put on the brakes at this point. And wait.
Sorry.
Good news though is that at the most I lost four corals that I added Friday, possibly only two, hopefully only one. Everything else is still alive. And for that I'm thankful. I will certainly put on the brakes at this point. And wait.
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KeepNitReel
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Had no idea that you was adding stuff to a cycling tank! Was under the impression the stuff came attached to your live rock.
Picture your tank as a barbeque grill and the live rock as your charcoal. If you keep squirting lighter fluid on it the fire will burn the food. Wait for the charcoal to ash over then add meat! Speeding tickets can get expensive
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Picture your tank as a barbeque grill and the live rock as your charcoal. If you keep squirting lighter fluid on it the fire will burn the food. Wait for the charcoal to ash over then add meat! Speeding tickets can get expensive
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SpartaReef
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You were right, I didn't add anything not on live rock till Thursday when my cuc arrived. They are doing fine. Friday, I got some corals and added them... Shouldn't have done Friday.... Before, live rock, Friday, not live rock.
SpartaReef
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I feel bad for the corals, but not much I can do now but wait and let the tank finish what its doing.
SpartaReef
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I was doing things right till last Friday, that's when I crossed the line.
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There might still be a chance I haven't lost anything....
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