New 2.5G my first Nano

[skipm]

Plain aragonite will be fine and since it is "dead" there can be no die-off to cause a cycle. You may want to rinse it in some old tankwater first to get rid of dust and impurities before adding it to the tank.

 

[NemoNano]

Hi Skip,

What will the aragonite do in my tank? Will it help filter the water or is it just for looks?

Thanks,

Eric

 

[sadielynn]

It shouldnt do any thing to the tank , it is mainly for looks and to stablize the rock it also gives space for the benifical bacteria to grow :mrgreen:

 

[skipm]

The aragonite will eventually become live as the bacteria grows on it, it also helps to stabilize alkalinity due to it slowly dissolving (over years).

 

[NemoNano]

RE:

Hi Guys,

I can not find any aragonite at any of the LFS, I will have to wait.

I did pick up a few more corals.

Here is a pic.

Thanks for all your help guys,

Eric

 

[skipm]

You can also use finely crushed coral or dolomite if there is no way to find aragonite. Here is a link to a page that has aragonite sand in Canada, alot of us use the Arag-Alive sand you see near the bottom of the page: http://www.bigalsonline.ca/catalog/cate ... ry_id=1677 .

 

[skipm]

BTW, this is a Canadian website so I think the prices are in Canadian dollars. I mainly wanted to point this out for us Americans that will think the prices are way out of line.

 

[NemoNano]

RE:

Hi Skip thanks for the help,

I am going to stick with the BB for now. Would that cause any problems?


Thanks,

Eric

 

[sadielynn]

I cant forsee any problems BB very easy to vacume up debris :mrgreen:

 

[skipm]

I agree, BB is no problem at all. There are alot of reefers that only have BB tanks but its my personal preference to have a substrate for looks.

 

[NemoNano]

RE:

Hi Guys,

I have picked up some aragonite at Big Al's. I also moved my Clown to a bigger tank. I put in a Orange Spotted Goby he moves around less so I think he will do better then the Clown (You guys are right a clown was to big for this tank). I also added a pepermint shrimp and my one claw Porcelain Crab for now. I might take one of these guys out when I add more coral

Thanks for the help,

Here is a updated pic.

Eric

 

[sadielynn]

lookin good the sand helps to compleat it :mrgreen:

 

[skipm]

I like the sand in there better too. It also will help to anchor the LR where you want it. Keep the updates coming.

 

[NemoNano]

RE:

Here is a good picture of the Watchman.

Eric

 

[sadielynn]

He is a nice looking watchman
The shroom on the bottom right is very pretty too :mrgreen:
Cant wait to see it after a year :mrgreen:

 

[EDGRAY]

yeah with all the coraline and everything.... i love your watchman... i wish to have one...... looking good nemo :lol:

 

[NemoNano]

RE:

Hi Guys,

Here is an updated picture of my tank. I moved the Goby and pepermint shrimp to my 10G. There is just Coral and my crab (+cleaner crew) in my tank now. I think I might add some more coral soon.

Eric