YAY!! That's good news!
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YAY!! That's good news!
kyle4201
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LOL,, Must be nice! My Fiance told me it would be half and half when we bought the glass. Now its more like, well, not that at all, lol. (she did buy a couple 1 inch PVC fittings when I installed the new fuge, and 1 real nice coral. (wish I had your problem, lol)
Elizabeth94
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Well, anything is something right? I keep thinking that the initial cost is going to be the wort part but now I am thinking about the coral.. It must be easy to fill a tank with a couple hundred bucks worth of life. Im SOO excited to get some life in my tank. Hurry up cycle!! Ill probably get a firefish for my first fish but I cant seem to decide between one of those or a couple cardinal fish. hmm..
Elizabeth94
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My bacteria has been working hard since my last post. I now have Ammonia: .5ppm Nitrite: 2ppm Nitrate: 20ppm. to me, these are perfect readings that I wish I had in the beginning of my cycle. I think it will be cycled in another week. I am still saving money for my lights. Can I have a fish without lighting the tank?
lbiminiblue
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Yes, but you will need some sort of ambient light, at least a little fluorescent bulb over it.
Elizabeth94
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My tank is cycled!!!! Now I just have to do a nice big water change to drop those nitrates. Do you think a 10gal water change in a 35gal system would do good or do you think I should be aiming for a 20gal change? EDIT: my nitrates are at 80ppm. I have no algae yet so I m going to wait for my cuc. My first inhabitant will be a fish. Hows this stocking: two clownfish, one cardinal fish, one fire fish OR midas blenny.
Elizabeth94
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Okay, I did a large water change and got two clowns. Ones a regular occellaris clownfish and the other is a mocha occellaris clownfish (at least thats what he was labeled as). So far they are sticking together in a corner and then they venture out once in a while. The mocha is noticeably smaller but not too small.. They were in tanks that didn't have much flow, do you think they can handle the water movement?
Congrats - Love clowns - they can handle the flow 
Elizabeth94
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Here is a video [video]http://s1310.photobucket.com/user/cottoncandyzz332/media/IMG_0016_zpsbb8d6e89.mp4.html?sort=3&o=0[/video] Its nothing much at all.. kinda boring but I couldnt get a good picture since they are swimming like crazy lol. They have settled down a bit after this video though. I think because I changed the powerhead positions.
Elizabeth94
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I would have to say I am already getting a kick out of these little guys. They are soo cute! The smaller of the two is a pig. Right now I have them on omega one pellets, frozen marine cuisine, and mysis shrimp. The little clown sticks his face out of the water when I come by, I am pretty sure he's saying "feed me!!!." Do you think they will eat seaweed on a clip?
Elizabeth94
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Well, I just got done ordering my macro algae and my Ecotech Radion Gen2 Light! I am super excited for these lights. Now that the biggest expense is out of the way I need to buy the protein skimmer (Tunze 9002) and then I will be ready to add some corals.
Elizabeth94
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This might be a dumb question but do you think I can just rest the radion on my mesh lid without any problems? The hanging bracket I'm having built wont be in for another two weeks and my lighting is coming in Wednesday.
Elizabeth94
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Has anyone ordered coral from Cherrycorals? They have AWESOME acans and I am thinking I might get one after my lights come in and I go through the algae bloom.
Elizabeth94
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I am sure people are lurking in the shadows of this thread so I still feel inclined to give small updates even if it just tracks my progress. Ever since I was little I have always loved the coral banded shrimp. I have done much research on them and know what the possible risks are in a reef tank with fish. However, I have made a decision to get one instead of a cleaner shrimp and hope that everything works out. I just hope that the one I want is still at the lfs. Anyways, here are some pics, please keep in mind that my light bracket hasnt been delivered yet and my lights are only 20% at three inches to the water. According to the directions I need them at 9inches for a 30x30" spread. Cant wait for the bracket!
Also, Ill have to get a picture tonight after work to show how my living room glows at night from these lights haha. If you stand outside and look at my house my windows glow blue and purple. Hopefully my phone can catch the colors
Also, Ill have to get a picture tonight after work to show how my living room glows at night from these lights haha. If you stand outside and look at my house my windows glow blue and purple. Hopefully my phone can catch the colors
Looking great !
Elizabeth94
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The coral banded shrimp was dead this morning.. He seemed to be a weak specimen at the store too since he stayed in one spot the whole time.. I acclimated him for 1 1/2 hours by drip method. I have decided to wait on the inverts until I get my protein skimmer and biopellets in my reactor. I am going to decide on one more fish (unless you think I could have two small ones) either a banggai cardinal or a six line.
Elizabeth94
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My clowns are doing great and I also picked up my final fish last week. Its a coral beauty angelfish. I know what the potential dangers are in keeping this fish but I am willing to give it a try. I was wondering if there are any corals that would do well in a new tank with 30ppm nitrates? I haven't gotten my protein skimmer yet (I have to wait until the "wave" of birthday parties ends since I love getting presents haha).