Nc 12 Dx Start date 17/ 08/06 - First SW :D

[EDGRAY]

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[reefermike]

lol it looked like a ribbon yes. with a white spec in the middel of it

 

[drty811]

actually i think i read somewhere that those are a type of flat worm but are safe. just have to look out for the red and brownish ones.

cha cha has them in his tank and ive have watched them eat small isopods(i think its "isopods" the bad ones).

 

[reefermike]

oh ok kool other then that i ahvent seen any other life. :S and i have sat and stared

 

[AlexfromSATX]

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It looks different in the preview portion, That's wierd!

 

[reefermike]

today...

alk 5.5 mEq/L

before water change

after water change

alk 5.25 mEq/L
calcium = 360 ppm

Im guessing i need to do more of a water change or another water change?

 

[TimSchmidt]

I always thought more frequent water changes were more effective than larger less frequent water changes.

 

[reefermike]

i also agree.. its jsut my parameters are wack right now... and i was planing on getting some snails and crabs on friday or saturday and im not putting anything in if my tank isnt where it should be

 

[reefermike]

ok well i woke up this morning and my tank light jsut came on and i notice hundreds of little white dots. i was thinking oh great what now. Yet i took a much cloeser look and close as my eyes can focus and THEY HAVE LEGS. I HAVE LIFE IN MY TANK. im not sure which they are yet. i think maybe pods but their everywhere. Does this mean my tank is fine even though my alkalynity is still a bit high?

 

[reefermike]

after looking at pics i think their amphipods not copepods...

best update yet aswell. Went out and bought some blue legged hermits. No one has nassarius snails, cerith snails, or nerite snails. i dont no what im going to do about that. Plus i got a nice small peice of LR for free hopefully i can get some tank pick later..


By the way how many fish can i get away with.. 1 -3?
planning on clownfish, firefish, royal gamma

 

[reefermike]

ok enough words more pictures i no i no... here

no flash

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free peice of LR covered in purple coraline

with florecent white balance


so i got 10 blue legged hermits for 20 and ended up with 11 and a peice of nice LR cant really complain.. still looking for snails tho and wondering about fish and corals. thanks for looking

 

[TimSchmidt]

Looking nice!

 

[reefman23]

Your rock looks nice. 11 blue-legs may be too much in the long run. You may consider taking a few out in a month or two.

That purple coraline on that one piece should help to seed the other rocks... keep us updated.

Jesse

 

[reefermike]

well i mean at the pirce they were a good buy i got 4 free. And im have a 72 gallon im setting up too, just waiting for the light.

As for opinons on my first livestock i was thinking a perc clown and purple firefish and corals some riccodia and some polyps or zoos.. hows that sound?

oh yes and i noticed a clearish something floating around.. it was tryign to swim and it almost about 1/4" in size. I guess that my 3rd step in the life of this tank

 

[reefermike]

Update-

Found some cheato finally, Do i have to do anything specail with this or jsut put it in my back chamber, special meaning aclimate it?

And have the option to buy 2 2" false percula clowns for $30 for the pair... is that ok?

A quick reposne would be awesome.. thanks

 

[drty811]

thats a good price for those percs, they go for 40-60 around here..............nothing special with the cheato, just alittle light.

 

[reefermike]

But the clowns will be fine in my nano correct? i was jsut told ones 1.5 " and the other 2"

by they way what do you feed them?

 

[drty811]

tehy should be fine as long as they are the only fish in the NC. i like to feed my fish a combination of mysis shrimp, brine shrimp, and couple different dry foods.

 

[reefermike]

any specific brands better then others?

By the way im passing on thos perculas from a private seller, The guy i get all my stuff from is hooking me up with some fish and corals on thursday night or friday morning.

Fish- Clown (true or false), firefish (if he has them)

corals - he said he has pink zenia frags, mushrooms, leathers, Zoos( be in on saturday) , riccordia (orange , will be in next week)

snails - nassarius snails ( next week)

Plus im going to get some acrylic and bonder from him to make a skimmer from plans i found on another site. heres the link http://www.nano-reef.com/forums/index.p ... opic=58540

ENJOY

Plus im going to ask if he has any 24 watt PC's the same that are in my NC12 hood so i can just mod them in .. instead of going the MH route. if i do this i will have 96 watts (2 50/50, 2 actinic)

Finally its time.. :lol3:

 

[reefman23]

I find the firefish to be a little skiddish for a nanocube. they are very jumpy (literally). The only thing with having a pair of clowns is to watch for excessive aggressiveness by one towards the other. Some aggressiveness is to be expected but too much and one may be picked or starved to death.

Jesse