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Dowtish · Feb 24, 2012

I got both pink and green birdsnest, Xenia, green star polyps, and frogspawn available.

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eric31887 · Feb 24, 2012

I just bought a 6 bulb current nova extreme pro what can I reall not keep in the tank? And I am looking for a new skimmer? I also have 19 frags coming Tuesday so I would be willing to trade if possible!

11f150 · Feb 24, 2012

Ill be in contact with a few of you when my tank is ready. Probably going to be another 3-4 weeks

11f150 · Mar 4, 2012

Well my tank has been up and running for a month. Just finished testing my water and Im not getting any nitrite showing at all yet. I have between 5 and 10 ppm for nitrate. There may be a little ammonia but it may be at 0. Im getting tired at looking at a empty tank!

Dowtish · Mar 4, 2012

Did you ever see ammonia spike high?

11f150 · Mar 4, 2012

Well I really didnt test it the first 2 weeks I had it cause I was waiting on my kit to get here. But Im guessing it went up then. Why is there a problem?

Dowtish · Mar 5, 2012

No problems. You probably did have ammonia in those first 2 weeks. And your nitrites were probably just getting started around that time. More than likely you are good to go.

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gmoney243 · Mar 5, 2012

yea i would still start slow and add a couple small fish and thats it. you tank still wont have massive ammounts of bio bacteria to handle a lot of bioload the rock will have produced very little. i would have added something like a sixline wrasse or a cheap clown after about a week. and a full tank of corals takes time to grow unless u buy colonies .. in which case you want a well established system before u go down that road .. and even for your first corals stay away from most sps thay just wont make it exept for maybe birdsnest. i would start with some softies like mushrooms and zoas just to make sure stuff is going to live before our fragswap that way u wont have a big nasty suprise after buying a ton of corals and loosing them due to some issue your not aware of where as if you toss in some mushrooms/zoas and they die you know youve got problems.

Otter_rs · Mar 5, 2012

gmoney243 said:
yea i would still start slow and add a couple small fish and thats it. you tank still wont have massive ammounts of bio bacteria to handle a lot of bioload the rock will have produced very little. i would have added something like a sixline wrasse or a cheap clown after about a week. and a full tank of corals takes time to grow unless u buy colonies .. in which case you want a well established system before u go down that road .. and even for your first corals stay away from most sps thay just wont make it exept for maybe birdsnest. i would start with some softies like mushrooms and zoas just to make sure stuff is going to live before our fragswap that way u wont have a big nasty suprise after buying a ton of corals and loosing them due to some issue your not aware of where as if you toss in some mushrooms/zoas and they die you know youve got problems.

^agreed^ please take heed to these suggestions. Remember, corals are animals that require much better water quality than fish. I would stick with star polyps, mushrooms, or the leather as first corals. Zoas can be finaky sometimes if you don't know what they need.

11f150 · Mar 13, 2012

Heres a quick update. I have 2 fish and a pulsing xenia that I didnt pay very much for. Everything seems to be doing really good. The fish and coral have been in there for 4 days.

28gal JBJ day 40 - YouTube

Dowtish · Mar 13, 2012

NICE! Tank is coming along. I recognize that frag disc and rubberband method on the xenia. Did you get that at the critter?

Just some fore warning: Unless you want that xenia all over the entire tank, you might want to isolate it on a rock in the sand.

11f150 · Mar 13, 2012

Dowtish said:
NICE! Tank is coming along. I recognize that frag disc and rubberband method on the xenia. Did you get that at the critter?

Just some fore warning: Unless you want that xenia all over the entire tank, you might want to isolate it on a rock in the sand.

Yep its from the Critter, you know who sold it to them? I got a good deal on it so thats why I wanted to try it out. I think it looks pretty cool too. Ill have to figure out a place for it because I dont want it all over my tank. The guy said to keep it pretty far up for for good lighting and water movement though.

Dowtish · Mar 13, 2012

11f150 said:
Yep its from the Critter, you know who sold it to them? I got a good deal on it so thats why I wanted to try it out. I think it looks pretty cool too. Ill have to figure out a place for it because I dont want it all over my tank. The guy said to keep it pretty far up for for good lighting and water movement though.

Yeah, it came from me. I take about 6 of those up there every 2-3 weeks, because it grows like a weed. And that stuff will grow in the dark, no need to have it up high, the sand bed will be just fine.

poolkeeper1 · Mar 13, 2012

Dowtish said:
Yeah, it came from me. I take about 6 of those up there every 2-3 weeks, because it grows like a weed. And that stuff will grow in the dark, no need to have it up high, the sand bed will be just fine.

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11f150 · Mar 13, 2012

6 of these every 2-3 weeks lol! oh man

11f150 · Mar 17, 2012

Here is a video of my tank from today. I got a few frags from Dowtish. I havent decided exactly where Im putting them yet so they are where they are only temporarily. Big thanks goes to Chris for helping me out.

28 gal JBJ nano tank - YouTube

Here is a few pics from today I liked