If You Are New to Reef Central, Introduce Yourself Here!
- Thread starter JohnL
- Start date
LeonPhelps
New member
New reefer
New reefer
Hey, guys my name is Eric. Im new to the hobby. I have a 24 gallon aquapod with nothing but sand, water, and some rocks. Im pretty much learning as I go, and winging it. Any tips, or advice is greatly welcomed.
Thanks, Eric
New reefer
Hey, guys my name is Eric. Im new to the hobby. I have a 24 gallon aquapod with nothing but sand, water, and some rocks. Im pretty much learning as I go, and winging it. Any tips, or advice is greatly welcomed.
Thanks, Eric
marlinman1
New member
I just set up my tank 180 gallon its less than a week old. I came home from work today and half the rock has small green hairs about a 1/8 inch long.My water seems to test 0 for nitrate,nitrite and ammonia. Is this normal just part of the cycle? I was thinking about getting 2 emarald crabs tommorrow to help? Any advice?
Hello RC, I've been following this forum for about 3 weeks on my cell phone learning before I just had to join. I've had my setup going on 2 mons now 30g fowlr 2 Koralia 1s a JEBO 835 canister filter 30lbs of LR and LS I used 6 hermit crabs from the ocean to cycle my tank. They did a very good job 0 ammonia 0 nitrites 20ppm nitrates. I have 2 damsels out of the 6 I purchased one by one now its only 2 left I learned a valuable lesson about crabs. I'm strugglin tryin to get my ph up from 7.8 and I'm cycling a 10g to throw my hermit crabs in so I can get started on the cool stuff. I'm very glad to be here.
Aquarist007
New member
[welcome]
You will find on here that the least acceptable method for cycling your tank is using live fish etc. It is better to let it cycle on its own for 3 to 4 weeks. When ammonia and nitrates are zero then you add your clean up crew, followed in a week or so by hardy corals and finally around week six start adding a fish one at a time.
Damsel are a beautiful fish but should be kept in a tank with only other damsels. They can be come a very anti social addition to a reef tank and are very smart to try and catch once you have terminated there lease.:sad2:
I am not sure if you are blaming the hermits on the demise of the damsels----they are usually peaceful to other fish as long as they can't catch them. They can be rough on snails however if they want their shells.
The damsels probably died because of the poor water conditions during cycling.
Aquarist007
New member
Heres a pic. forya
very nice Keith---what lighting are you using?
Aquarist007
New member
Aquarist007
New member
we love pics on this site:
join www.photobucket.com and make up an album (its free)
upload the pictures to your album
under each picture will be a series of codes
copy and past the "img" code into your posts on Reef Central
when you submit the post it appears as the picture
[welcome]
Aquarist007
New member
how long has the aquapod cycled for Eric?
I have found with my aquapods that it really helps to add a Koralia 1 power head to them
[welcome]
Aquarist007
New member
it is normal for a cycling tank. As the dead stuff comes off of the live rock(curing) it produces ammonia. The ammonia is converted to nitrites and then nitrates.
The algae in your tank is consuming them as fast as they are being produced so you get a zero test for them.
I would wait three weeks before adding any inverts--you still could get an ammonia spike or a nitrate spike. Either one will kill inverts.
As the rock cures fully the nitrates will be reduced and the algae will die off.
It is also important not to use tap water as it contains phosphates which also fuel algae growth.
[welcome]
Hello all, I'm new to RC. My current SW tank is a 55g with 20g sump. It is currently a mixed reef. Its been setup around 6 months. It has a red fairy wrasse, royal gramma, a few pajama cardinalfish, a blue spotted watchmen goby, and a mixed cuc. I do have a thread asking for help with MH ballast in the lighting forum. I hope to gain a lot of knowledge here.
travie
Latests FTS under PC and T5 lighting since my MH is on the IR right now:
travie
Latests FTS under PC and T5 lighting since my MH is on the IR right now:
Aquarist007
New member
Hello all, I'm new to RC. My current SW tank is a 55g with 20g sump. It is currently a mixed reef. Its been setup around 6 months. It has a red fairy wrasse, royal gramma, a few pajama cardinalfish, a blue spotted watchmen goby, and a mixed cuc. I do have a thread asking for help with MH ballast in the lighting forum. I hope to gain a lot of knowledge here.
travie
Latests FTS under PC and T5 lighting since my MH is on the IR right now:
You have made great progress in 6 months
[welcome]
ronboatner
New member
Is there a place here that tells what all the acronyms stand for?
Last edited:
Aquarist007
New member
Yes, its a sticky at the top of this forum:
http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1672798
Aquarist007
New member
Good morning Paul. I started up the old thread I used last time to smoke out the WK.
Perhaps it might work again
http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1579728&highlight=water+keeper
Perhaps it might work again
http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1579728&highlight=water+keeper
Aquarist007
New member
LeonPhelps
New member
The tank has been cycling for about a week. I have 21 pounds of LR in it, and it seems to be a little much. Im thinking about taking about 6 pounds out. Per the recommendation of a gent at Premium Aquatics I added some bacteria to the tank. I am planning on letting the tank cycle for about the next two weeks before I put any life into it. I also have some growth on a rock that looks like an anemone, but from what I have read I think it is an apastasia. Any help or tips on how to identify that would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks, Eric
Similar threads
- Sticky
