happy sunday woo-hoo
water change-ish/dosing question-
are their additional trace elements which I should
be adding with each water change?
not speaking specifically towards any particular inhabitants needs
but generally...or specifically either i suppose considering whats in my tank. I have read up on the known inhabitants of my tank and as far as I can tell no-one in here requires any SPECIAL needs. Other than maybe feeding the candy canes 1-2 times per week to increase their growth rate.
Realizing my tank is just a pup and still a long ways from being "stable" i just want to be sure i am not missing anything. Will not be adding any new inhabitants for a few months while tank matures.
I have a 34g cad
11 days old in tank (+10 days in rubbermaid waiting for tank)
initial cycle complete...
only livestock is what hitched in with established LR/LS
which actually has turned out to be ALOT...
-3 shroom colonies (1 blk, 1 red, 1maroon with wht stripes)
each colony was only 2-3 at first now they are like 7-10 sm, but many
-2 3 headed candy canes 1 red and green, 1 white and pink (looked like hell at
first but are looking great now and seem to be growing)
-1 dk green zoo colony (1), 1 brown zoo colony(2) and 1 lime green zoo colony
(7); all are sm ones but all are spreading...
-some kind of leather or SPS frag??...has small brown dots i think r polyps which
come in and out...branches seem to be expanding/swollen heres pic
-some marg snails, 1 turbo, 1 snail i cant id yet
-TONS of bugs...copos are multiplying like crazy (no pred yet)
-have LR rubble in fuge with chaeto
I have been reading and researching before and after start up but am still overwhelmed by amount of info and am wondering if i will ever reach a point where i am competent in reef care/husbandry....
dont get me wrong i am loving it and finding out new things every day but i just want to be....a good father to my tank and its inhabitants.
have been doing water tests and have had LFS as well for comparison as of this am;
trites/trates/amm = 0
ph = 8.0
sg=1.025
calc = 450
temp 78-80, higher end when MH kicks on
thanks
joshuah
water change-ish/dosing question-
are their additional trace elements which I should
be adding with each water change?
not speaking specifically towards any particular inhabitants needs
but generally...or specifically either i suppose considering whats in my tank. I have read up on the known inhabitants of my tank and as far as I can tell no-one in here requires any SPECIAL needs. Other than maybe feeding the candy canes 1-2 times per week to increase their growth rate.
Realizing my tank is just a pup and still a long ways from being "stable" i just want to be sure i am not missing anything. Will not be adding any new inhabitants for a few months while tank matures.
I have a 34g cad
11 days old in tank (+10 days in rubbermaid waiting for tank)
initial cycle complete...
only livestock is what hitched in with established LR/LS
which actually has turned out to be ALOT...
-3 shroom colonies (1 blk, 1 red, 1maroon with wht stripes)
each colony was only 2-3 at first now they are like 7-10 sm, but many
-2 3 headed candy canes 1 red and green, 1 white and pink (looked like hell at
first but are looking great now and seem to be growing)
-1 dk green zoo colony (1), 1 brown zoo colony(2) and 1 lime green zoo colony
(7); all are sm ones but all are spreading...
-some kind of leather or SPS frag??...has small brown dots i think r polyps which
come in and out...branches seem to be expanding/swollen heres pic
-some marg snails, 1 turbo, 1 snail i cant id yet
-TONS of bugs...copos are multiplying like crazy (no pred yet)
-have LR rubble in fuge with chaeto
I have been reading and researching before and after start up but am still overwhelmed by amount of info and am wondering if i will ever reach a point where i am competent in reef care/husbandry....
dont get me wrong i am loving it and finding out new things every day but i just want to be....a good father to my tank and its inhabitants.
have been doing water tests and have had LFS as well for comparison as of this am;
trites/trates/amm = 0
ph = 8.0
sg=1.025
calc = 450
temp 78-80, higher end when MH kicks on
thanks
joshuah
