Etomp's 34 Red Sea Max

EmilyT · 04-28-2007, 07:12 PM

yes! today is the best day ever! i went down to greenwich and got me a tank at house of fins. they were having a 25% off sale

i also got to visit greenwich aquaria. im getting all my livestock there! oh, and i met jhale but thats not important. lol jk. so i got about 30 lbs of live rock. one might have some yellow slime algae?? and i have one with alot of shrooms on it. idk if theyll make it through the cycle. i got some hitchikers on my lr too. got an emerald crab, a teeny weeny hermit, and a conch! i also have some feather dusters and a couple of bristle worms, which of these should i get rid of? is the slime algae a threat??? dont ask for my peramiters im buying the test kits tomorrow. ill have more Q's on my question thread and some pics are coming later.
thanks to everyone here at mr who helped me out. i have learned so much! the guy at house of fins was impressed at how much a 14-year-old knew about reefkeeping

Pedro · 04-28-2007, 07:20 PM

Congrats! Just make sure you don't have any mantis shrimps or bad pests. Sit back and wait for the cycle to run it's course. And yes, some good tests kits are in order. Personally i would get rid of the bristleworms for now, and any sponges etc.

ming · 04-28-2007, 07:25 PM

Like Pedro said.
Also, that yellow slime is probably a yellow sponge. If its large, try to scrap it off. Its probably going to die and cause a bigger cycle. The bits that you miss will probably grow back after the cycle is done.

EmilyT · 04-28-2007, 07:29 PM

im attempting to load pics as we speak. the yellow stuff isnt porous at all. it just looks like some sort of algae

**jhale** · 04-28-2007, 07:46 PM

congrats, it was good to meet you and your dad also

testing a pic...

Awibrandy · 04-28-2007, 07:46 PM

Congratulations Miss E.

EmilyT · 04-28-2007, 07:58 PM

heres the pics guys

the first FTS ever!!!

aquascape!

more detailed aquascape

heres that weird algae sponge thingy

heres my little doomed mushroom rock

last one for today p.s. i will be posting religiously on this thread lol

**jhale** · 04-28-2007, 08:00 PM

it's full of water already?
what kind of water did you use to fill it?

04-28-2007, 08:05 PM

Congrat E ,,welcome to the tank thread

I would say that rock is cured ,with all the littel hitch hikers ,how can it be dead

Hope youre not using tap water

good luck

Ronen

drunktank · 04-28-2007, 08:18 PM

congrats on the new tank... it wont be the first one

PS: I was at both of those stores this afternoon, what time did you go?

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04-28-2007, 07:20 PM	#2
Pedro Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Queens Posts: 1,971 Reefer Ratings: (21) Friends: (0)	Congrats! Just make sure you don't have any mantis shrimps or bad pests. Sit back and wait for the cycle to run it's course. And yes, some good tests kits are in order. Personally i would get rid of the bristleworms for now, and any sponges etc.

04-28-2007, 07:25 PM	#3
ming Newbie Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Flushing, NY Posts: 1,995 Reefer Ratings: (82) Friends: (29)	Like Pedro said. Also, that yellow slime is probably a yellow sponge. If its large, try to scrap it off. Its probably going to die and cause a bigger cycle. The bits that you miss will probably grow back after the cycle is done.

04-28-2007, 08:00 PM	#8
jhale paper bags are fun! Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: G.V NYC Posts: 15,277 Reefer Ratings: (43) Friends: (32)	it's full of water already? what kind of water did you use to fill it?

04-28-2007, 08:05 PM	#9
DEEPWATER Guest Posts: n/a	Congrat E ,,welcome to the tank thread I would say that rock is cured ,with all the littel hitch hikers ,how can it be dead Hope youre not using tap water good luck Ronen