Newbie Aquarist
Reefing is my middle name
They are already there except my lights. Was that a salt joke.
Thanks Osama. I learn to get over a lot of things in this hobby as it comes with it. Now that I finally have my alkalinity stable, I need the wire the four 250W MHs and get them tested, placed over the tank, and get some par testing done.Happy Fourth to ALL!! We know Wayne you will get over all of this soon and look back at it all and smile while enjoying your beautiful tank. If my wife was to get angry at me for fish related water on the floor, stink in the room etc Our marriage of 46 years would have not lasted 46 days. She loves the reef tank
Thanks. Now comes corals.........Maybe.Looking nice and calm in there keep up the good work!
Now that the tank is on cruise control, its time for corals.Looking good Wayne. Corals? Whoot!
And you are correct. I will drip acclimate and dip before entry into the DT. Goal is still going to be SPS so I know parameters will change.Go slow with the corals. Make sure you quarantine them. You may be surprised by how much they can change the water conditions when added to the display tank. You want to give the tank time to recover equilibrium after each addition.
Dave.M
I would take a lesson from Peter (nineball) and do full quarantine for several weeks in a dedicated quarantine tank.
Dave.M
And keep a wrasse or two (e.g. coris) in the QT to help eradicate any worm infestations that might be hidden in egg phase for a week or two before revealing themselves. That's why it's so important to quarantine for a decent length of time, not just dip once or twice.
Dave.M
Thanks for the advice. I don't have sand in the frag QT. Wait I'd know what to do.
Put a small Tupperware container with sand in it...the wrasse will find it.... and my favorite worm killer has been my green coris wrasse....which when gets big turns to a white coris wrasse but mine personally inspects every single piece of new coral that goes into the tank for about 10 minutes...just swims around it over and over picking and looking.... it is actually kind of fun to watch....
Great additions. Watch out for the temptation to overfeed. Many small feedings instead of one big one.
Dave.M