Hi Robinson,
I would give it another week or two then, if nitrogen levels are still low, add additional stock in small amounts. The secret is to take things slow and easy and let your tank adjust to the added load.
2004 Year in Reviewââ"šÂ¬Ã¢â‚¬Â3rd Stanza
I need to wrap this up before this year ends.
RC welcomed Anthony Calfo to its expanding list of expert Droids. Anthony, talking about his galactic adventures, wrote
Starfish Wars for the June issue of Reefkeeping. This is a great article to read if you plan to add any of these interesting but often misunderstood creatures to your tank.
Our good old biology Droid, Doc Ron, wrote a very good article on
Live Rock Filtration. We talk about the benefits of LR constantly yet, we really don't have a deep understanding of how it actually works in providing biological filtration. Ron speculates on some of the mechanisms involved. He also promises to conduct some research, along with Eric Borneman, on how LR accomplishes its tasks.
Quote from Dr. Ron Shimek in his article "Why Are there So Many Kinds of Reef Animals?
Similarly, there are just ââ"šÂ¬Ã…"œbristle worms,ââ"šÂ¬Ã‚ not many thousands of species of polychaete worms. Or sea stars. Or pods. Orââ"šÂ¬Ã‚¦, well, you pick the group; aquarists certainly seem to know that there arenââ"šÂ¬Ã¢"žÂ¢t that many of them.
Although it was in this month's RK, I'm sure Ron wrote that in 2004 finally admitting there were
PODS. Since a renowned expert has used the word in his writing I feel better about being flamed in Ron's article
You Can't Tell Your "Pods" Without A Program... about my generic use of the word pods.
In another welcome trend I see many featured tanks with culture set-ups in their galleries. Gang, having cultures of live food for ones tank is really a major benefit. It is so simple even a dumb newbie
can do it. A minimum set-up requires only a few empty liter soda bottles, a couple of air stones and some cheap lighting. If you have the space it is a great idea. See Frank Marini's excellent series on
Home Culture Methods and you too can have fresh food for your charges.
Finally Kirby Adams wrote
Halimeda:The Cactus Algae in my opinion a very good algae to use instead of
Caulerpa.
Well that is a few of the things that caught my attention last year. How I can sit back and wonder...
"If Cingular's goal is more bars in more places will they build a bar on my street? It sure would be handy and there would be no worry about a designated driver if I can walk." Cheers. :beer:
