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Matorral · 09-17-2008, 11:22 PM

theorganical: I took my media out of the filter, i personaly dont like the bioballs and the foam filters. Maybe they are good for a few days but you have to clean them constantly becuase the build up a lot of detritus.

dsgray16 · 09-18-2008, 01:57 PM

Yeah i only have one spunge in the first chamber right now. I rince it out every other day and and have changed it out once since i set th etank up last Tuesday. I only have it in there to remove larger debrie.

The only thing negative so far is that i dont seem to have any hitch hikers from my LR or LS. Is this a bad thing?

Im away this weekend, but ill get more updated pics up Sunday.

Matorral · 09-18-2008, 10:44 PM

Dont worry they will start to come out, it has been only about a week since you set up your tank right? I dindnt see anything in my tank the first few days. The pods and hitchhickers will usually go out at night, get a flash light and youll see them. Also as the population grow theyll also hang out during the day.

TheOrganical1 · 09-21-2008, 12:04 PM

This guy tells a true story, I didnt catch them until I put a flash light to it, and they are few and far between. I got real lucky too, my LR came from someones sump, which is great for pods cause no one is trying to eat them. And also a real good dude gave me a clipping of his filter sock which i just stuck in the tank and scraped everything off on. If you got a good friend who's willing to scrape shome Sh*t off their tank for you it'll do your system wonders.

DrCooper · 09-21-2008, 03:27 PM

Hey there, welcome to MR. I am fairly new as well and this site is GREAT. NY Aquarium service has a retail shop which is the best for corals. Also check out Wonderful world of fish in Astoria, great store.
Just post any questions and all the people here are really great about helping you and explaining anything. I ask tons of stupid questions all the time and everyone is real cool with helping me out.
As for your move, I also will likely move in a year but that hasn't stopped me. I will just plan it very carefully when the time comes.
Best luck

MAtt

dsgray16 · 09-21-2008, 10:26 PM

So the tank has been set up for about 12 days now.

Parameters:

Temp: 78
PH: 8.4
Ammonia: .035ppm
NO2: .05ppm
NO3: 5ppm

I now have only filter floss is in the first chamber. I moved the LR around some, heres a pic.

So hopefully within a few weeks, my parameters will stabilize and ill be able to start adding live stock...

Matorral · 09-22-2008, 01:05 AM

nice rock work!

dsgray16 · 09-25-2008, 11:21 AM

Tank has been setup for 16 days now. Only thing i had happen was some brown algae growth on the glass and a small patch on the sand bed. This went away on it on after about 2 days. Does this mean anything?

Question: I have a friend with an established 90g reef tank. Is there anything he could give me that would help my tank? Im thinking maybe a small piece of LR that has a lot coraline algae on it or something.. and advice on this?

dsgray16 · 09-29-2008, 07:55 PM

Tank update: 21 days

Temp: 79
Grav: 1.023
PH: 8.4
Ammonia: .035ppm
NO2: .05ppm
NO3: 10ppm

I have noticed tiny white pods of some sort that are on the glass. They def have legs and what appear to be tails. What are these?? Copepods?

dsgray16 · 10-04-2008, 02:11 PM

So its been just under a month now. My levels look pretty good. Diatoms went away, iv got pods and i have micro algae growth (green) as well as some macro algae, on the LR. I also have a couple feather duster worms that are our feeding. Im want to start SLOWLY adding a CUC. Maybe get 3 hermits and a snail or something. Should i do a water change now and add the Chemi-Pure to the middle chamber?

Any advise at this stage would be huge, thanks!

09-21-2008, 12:04 PM	#24
TheOrganical1 Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Bronx Posts: 73 Reefer Ratings: (2) Friends: (1)	hm This guy tells a true story, I didnt catch them until I put a flash light to it, and they are few and far between. I got real lucky too, my LR came from someones sump, which is great for pods cause no one is trying to eat them. And also a real good dude gave me a clipping of his filter sock which i just stuck in the tank and scraped everything off on. If you got a good friend who's willing to scrape shome Sh*t off their tank for you it'll do your system wonders.

09-29-2008, 07:55 PM	#29
dsgray16 Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Upper East Side Posts: 66 Reefer Ratings: (1) Friends: (0)	Tank update: 21 days Temp: 79 Grav: 1.023 PH: 8.4 Ammonia: .035ppm NO2: .05ppm NO3: 10ppm I have noticed tiny white pods of some sort that are on the glass. They def have legs and what appear to be tails. What are these?? Copepods? Last edited by dsgray16; 09-29-2008 at 08:06 PM.

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09-17-2008, 11:22 PM	#21
Matorral Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Bronx, Norwood Posts: 62 Reefer Ratings: (3) Friends: (1)	theorganical: I took my media out of the filter, i personaly dont like the bioballs and the foam filters. Maybe they are good for a few days but you have to clean them constantly becuase the build up a lot of detritus.

09-18-2008, 01:57 PM	#22
dsgray16 Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Upper East Side Posts: 66 Reefer Ratings: (1) Friends: (0)	Yeah i only have one spunge in the first chamber right now. I rince it out every other day and and have changed it out once since i set th etank up last Tuesday. I only have it in there to remove larger debrie. The only thing negative so far is that i dont seem to have any hitch hikers from my LR or LS. Is this a bad thing? Im away this weekend, but ill get more updated pics up Sunday.

09-18-2008, 10:44 PM	#23
Matorral Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Bronx, Norwood Posts: 62 Reefer Ratings: (3) Friends: (1)	Dont worry they will start to come out, it has been only about a week since you set up your tank right? I dindnt see anything in my tank the first few days. The pods and hitchhickers will usually go out at night, get a flash light and youll see them. Also as the population grow theyll also hang out during the day.

09-21-2008, 10:26 PM	#26
dsgray16 Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Upper East Side Posts: 66 Reefer Ratings: (1) Friends: (0)	So the tank has been set up for about 12 days now. Parameters: Temp: 78 PH: 8.4 Ammonia: .035ppm NO2: .05ppm NO3: 5ppm I now have only filter floss is in the first chamber. I moved the LR around some, heres a pic. So hopefully within a few weeks, my parameters will stabilize and ill be able to start adding live stock...

09-22-2008, 01:05 AM	#27
Matorral Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Bronx, Norwood Posts: 62 Reefer Ratings: (3) Friends: (1)	nice rock work!

09-25-2008, 11:21 AM	#28
dsgray16 Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Upper East Side Posts: 66 Reefer Ratings: (1) Friends: (0)	Tank has been setup for 16 days now. Only thing i had happen was some brown algae growth on the glass and a small patch on the sand bed. This went away on it on after about 2 days. Does this mean anything? Question: I have a friend with an established 90g reef tank. Is there anything he could give me that would help my tank? Im thinking maybe a small piece of LR that has a lot coraline algae on it or something.. and advice on this?

10-04-2008, 02:11 PM	#30
dsgray16 Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Upper East Side Posts: 66 Reefer Ratings: (1) Friends: (0)	So its been just under a month now. My levels look pretty good. Diatoms went away, iv got pods and i have micro algae growth (green) as well as some macro algae, on the LR. I also have a couple feather duster worms that are our feeding. Im want to start SLOWLY adding a CUC. Maybe get 3 hermits and a snail or something. Should i do a water change now and add the Chemi-Pure to the middle chamber? Any advise at this stage would be huge, thanks!