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DON'T add coral to the tank from the start. It will die
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I went to a department store. Grabbed some conduit pipe... brought it to the pipe bender they have in store. Bent both ends at 90 degrees (using the pipe bender they have for sale) and bought some furniture end caps.Ok, what kind of materials can I use besides wood to build a led hanger?
Very cool, need is the mother of invention!I went to a department store. Grabbed some conduit pipe... brought it to the pipe bender they have in store. Bent both ends at 90 degrees (using the pipe bender they have for sale) and bought some furniture end caps.
I also bought a saw to cut the ends of the pipe off the right length and some pipe attachments to anchor it to the back of my stand.
Very cheap solution. I did end up painting them too with spray paint.
The board across the back is just a scrap board they had as my stand is open in the back.
I am so confused. How’d we get from being adamant about flood lights, live rock with infinite biodiversity, cheap Amazon power heads, and macro algae with only brown softies to LEDs, dead rock, jebaos, lps, and a gsp wall? Why did it take thousands of comments to get going in some sort of sensible direction?I want to use a viparspectra, dry rock and a jebao powerhead and macroalgae filtration so I can run harder corals like lps without spending more on upgrades. Also, I wanna make a gsp wall
dont look a gift horse in the mouth!I am so confused. How’d we get from being adamant about flood lights, live rock with infinite biodiversity, cheap Amazon power heads, and macro algae with only brown softies to LEDs, dead rock, jebaos, lps, and a gsp wall? Why did it take thousands of comments to get going in some sort of sensible direction?
dont look a gift horse in the mouth!
ok thanks for the advice about not getting coral
Ok so I should scape and build up the tank then 1 week later get my crab? Then after that I let it run 3 weeks then I add coral and fish?just dont get coral or any livestock including snails until the rocks have been in water at least a week, and you havent been testing any ammonia. Dry rock and live rock can have some die off resulting in ammonia, the length of cycling is a very variable thing and is almost impossible to give you a perfect timing of it
Ok, I think I’m gonna get into coral faster but good for you on waitingMy tank is a year and a half old and I still haven't added coral because I want my tank mature and stable first.
No, like i said i cannot give you the actual timing of when things will happen as that is impossible to do, i said at least a week of the rock in the water without anything, after you will need to test 0 ammonia for at least 2 days, then you can add your first fish and crabOk so I should scape and build up the tank then 1 week later get my crab? Then after that I let it run 3 weeks then I add coral and fish?
Oh ok. I would pay like 5$ for a little bit of it, I will see if I can get it free thoughI would only add a indicator coral if they gave it to you for free. I say this because so throw away Xenia and red monti in the garbage because they grow so fast I wouldn’t want to pay for it and have it die though and be a waste of money.
Ok. If I test nitrate and I don’t smell ammonia does that woek? I only am gonna test nitrates. I shouldn’t have die off cos it’s only coralline but I could also try testing it at my lfs or petco. Does petco not use api? I have a specialist petcoNo, like i said i cannot give you the actual timing of when things will happen as that is impossible to do, i said at least a week of the rock in the water without anything, after you will need to test 0 ammonia for at least 2 days, then you can add your first fish and crab