Do not trust that LFS!! I can't believe he told you to dose fusion1&2 when you don't even have any corals in the tank yet. What a greedy ****** bag trying to make a buck on a newbie by telling you to buy something that your tank doesn't even need at all at this point.
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Joshua Hurst
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Hey lets not get aggressive bro. I agree the dude was obviously playing him for money, but all is well. now he knows
Shaddow_wolf169
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That is a pretty scummy thing he did my tanks been running for 5 months with over 60 corals and I have yet to have to dose.
Shaddow_wolf169
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I know with coral pro salt my levels stay high. CA 520 ALK 9 TO 11 and MAG 1600ish
Mikedawg
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Pretty informative video:
Like everyone has said, you've got to seed your tank and set your water conditions for growth. I've never used commercial preparations but there are plenty on the market.
Good luck
Sharkbate
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Hi, I don't target feed the urchin , he just goes round thru the night on rocks and tank sides . I also have snails and hermits and an anemone crab , all get on fine and the urchin has grown considerably .Nem crab is a cool dude too!! Always just hangin out
We need details about your setup in order to suggest corals. (ie. Lights, filtration, etc.) Couple things I noticed in your post.
1. You need to buy and do your own tests. Never rely on an LFS for this other than perhaps for confirmation of your own results. You should also be logging your test results.
2. Unless you are using table salt, there is absolutely no reason at this point to be dosing anything. As a previous poster suggested, you don't have anything in your tank to take up the supplements you are adding (this is a blinding strobe light that your LFS is just trying to sell you stuff).
3. Nothing good in this hobby happens fast. It can take several months for corralline algae to develop.
4. You came to a great place to ask these questions. Keep them coming!!!
1. You need to buy and do your own tests. Never rely on an LFS for this other than perhaps for confirmation of your own results. You should also be logging your test results.
2. Unless you are using table salt, there is absolutely no reason at this point to be dosing anything. As a previous poster suggested, you don't have anything in your tank to take up the supplements you are adding (this is a blinding strobe light that your LFS is just trying to sell you stuff).
3. Nothing good in this hobby happens fast. It can take several months for corralline algae to develop.
4. You came to a great place to ask these questions. Keep them coming!!!
uhhh....I wasn't getting aggressive towards OP, I was explaining to him why not to trust his LFS. I was bashing on the LFS, not the OP. If it came off that way I apologize but I don't think I did.
MamaLovesHerReefTank
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How did you manage to get the rocks and sand to stay up there!? ;Wideyed
Ok sorry, I just had to. If your tank has cycled then yes, I would get started with coral. Also, nitrates aren't indicative of an unhealthy tank either. High nitrates can be bad, but a lot of people (including myself) shoot for detectable (3-5 ppm) nitrates for healthy color and growth of coral
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