4FordFamily
Tang, Angel, and Wrasse Nerd!
So I just set up a new QT, many of you knew I was "out of the game" for a year or so, as I was selling and building a new home. My TWO fish that survived my accident in February (A chevron and kole tang -- fate has lots of love for bristletooth tangs I guess) are doing well in their 180.
I am starting all over. Fish, coral, inverts. Everything.
Here is the 55 gal quarantine, I also have a 40B set up to QT for a few local friends as well (and I plan to use) shout out to @HotRockTarBaby for starting this hobby RIGHT with some guidance for his 180--
Anyway, everyone doing well, waiting on regal angel to eat but he won’t know what hit him when the live blackworms come this afternoon!
Dr Tim’s and biospira marine really work wonders on fast cycling. That ammonia alert badge is yellow solid even with all of these sudden fish additions.
Highly recommend.
Timeline went like this:
Day 1) Set up QT tank, heated water, mixed it, added filter floss so the bacteria had something to colonize
Day 2) First bottle of BioSpira Saltwater. Also aded sponge to my DT because I forgot when I moved and I wanted SOME help seeding.
Day 3) Took tiny HOB filter from a coral quarantine (Rubbermaid bin) and placed on QT tank to further seed a bit.
Day 4) Dosed another bottle of biospira. Started minor ghost feeding (not nearly enough, in retrospect)
Day 5) Nothing
Day 6) A little more ghost feeding (a few pellets - not ideal at all)
Day 7) Dosed 1/2 bottle Dr Tims (a bit more than instructions suggest)
Day 8) Fish arrived - added. Dosed another 1/2 bottle Dr Tims
Day 9) Another 1/2 bottle Dr Tims
Day 10) Another 1/2 bottle Dr Tims
Never had ammonia issues, even with the following fish in an uncycled 55 gal:
1) 4.75" Achilles Tang
2) 3.75" Powder Blue Tang
3) 3.5" Yellow
4) 4" Purple
5) 5" Red Sea Regal
6) Flame Angel
7) Potters Angel
8) Orchid Dottyback (2")
9) Melanarus Male
10) Radiant Wrasse Male
11) TWO Bluestar Leopard Females
12) 3" Yellow Watchman Goby
13) Cleaner Wrasse
I credit most of this to the bacteria products. I fully intended on the need for large water changes!
I am starting all over. Fish, coral, inverts. Everything.
Here is the 55 gal quarantine, I also have a 40B set up to QT for a few local friends as well (and I plan to use) shout out to @HotRockTarBaby for starting this hobby RIGHT with some guidance for his 180--
Anyway, everyone doing well, waiting on regal angel to eat but he won’t know what hit him when the live blackworms come this afternoon!
Dr Tim’s and biospira marine really work wonders on fast cycling. That ammonia alert badge is yellow solid even with all of these sudden fish additions.
Highly recommend.
Timeline went like this:
Day 1) Set up QT tank, heated water, mixed it, added filter floss so the bacteria had something to colonize
Day 2) First bottle of BioSpira Saltwater. Also aded sponge to my DT because I forgot when I moved and I wanted SOME help seeding.
Day 3) Took tiny HOB filter from a coral quarantine (Rubbermaid bin) and placed on QT tank to further seed a bit.
Day 4) Dosed another bottle of biospira. Started minor ghost feeding (not nearly enough, in retrospect)
Day 5) Nothing
Day 6) A little more ghost feeding (a few pellets - not ideal at all)
Day 7) Dosed 1/2 bottle Dr Tims (a bit more than instructions suggest)
Day 8) Fish arrived - added. Dosed another 1/2 bottle Dr Tims
Day 9) Another 1/2 bottle Dr Tims
Day 10) Another 1/2 bottle Dr Tims
Never had ammonia issues, even with the following fish in an uncycled 55 gal:
1) 4.75" Achilles Tang
2) 3.75" Powder Blue Tang
3) 3.5" Yellow
4) 4" Purple
5) 5" Red Sea Regal
6) Flame Angel
7) Potters Angel
8) Orchid Dottyback (2")
9) Melanarus Male
10) Radiant Wrasse Male
11) TWO Bluestar Leopard Females
12) 3" Yellow Watchman Goby
13) Cleaner Wrasse
I credit most of this to the bacteria products. I fully intended on the need for large water changes!
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