New to Reefing - JHamilton0170

JHamilton0170 · 10-22-2009, 07:37 PM

Hi all,
New to this site but loving all the help. I was just reading a forum of posts about live rock. We have had our live rock since the first part of October but the only thing we are seeing is brown algae and feather dusters....is this a bad batch of rock? The rock is fiji rock ordered from liveaquaria. It was pre cured, I believe, and we followed the curing instructions. Did we kill everything off? The water tests as though the cycling is complete. We added a few SPS tonight and we have had the cleanup crew in for a week or wo now (also from liveaquaria and a bit lazy still).
ANY an ALL advice is appreciated. We're loving this hobby.....uh, obsession! We've studied more before starting this than I ever did in nursing school (shhhh, don't tell my patients)!

squidy · 10-22-2009, 08:02 PM

JHamilton,
First off, welcome to RS. If you start your own thread, you are most likely to get more responses. Most RS members are reading this thread to answer Sarah’s questions. Just thought this might help. As far as your live rock, everything sounds perfectly normal to me. Feather dusters are filter feeders and very good for your system. Just give it more time and keep testing your water.

JHamilton0170 · 10-22-2009, 10:13 PM

Thanks Squiddy and sorry sarah for jumping in here

BigAl07 · 10-23-2009, 08:37 AM

*threads split so that JHamilton0170 gets the attention they need and deserve.

I think if you'll look over at your post here
High pH

some of your questions are trying to be answered there...

kilted celt · 10-23-2009, 09:03 AM

It will take a little while longer to get all the creepy-crawlies to come out and run about on your live rock. It was about 3 months after I moved an established tank that I started seeing reef bugs on my rocks.
Oh, and welcome!

10-22-2009, 07:37 PM	#1 (permalink)
JHamilton0170 Bryozoan Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Wyoming Posts: 42 View Gallery Karma Komment	New to Reefing Hi all, New to this site but loving all the help. I was just reading a forum of posts about live rock. We have had our live rock since the first part of October but the only thing we are seeing is brown algae and feather dusters....is this a bad batch of rock? The rock is fiji rock ordered from liveaquaria. It was pre cured, I believe, and we followed the curing instructions. Did we kill everything off? The water tests as though the cycling is complete. We added a few SPS tonight and we have had the cleanup crew in for a week or wo now (also from liveaquaria and a bit lazy still). ANY an ALL advice is appreciated. We're loving this hobby.....uh, obsession! We've studied more before starting this than I ever did in nursing school (shhhh, don't tell my patients)!

10-22-2009, 08:02 PM	#2 (permalink)
squidy Serpent Star Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: St. Louis, MO Posts: 235 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: New to Reefing JHamilton, First off, welcome to RS. If you start your own thread, you are most likely to get more responses. Most RS members are reading this thread to answer Sarah’s questions. Just thought this might help. As far as your live rock, everything sounds perfectly normal to me. Feather dusters are filter feeders and very good for your system. Just give it more time and keep testing your water. __________________ 110g AGA Tank -100 lbs LS & LR -Mag18 -Coralife 2x 150MH & 2x 96 Watt PC's (Currently only running the 20k MH's) -30g Sump w/Terminator II Skimmer

10-22-2009, 10:13 PM	#3 (permalink)
JHamilton0170 Bryozoan Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Wyoming Posts: 42 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: New to Reefing Thanks Squiddy and sorry sarah for jumping in here

10-23-2009, 08:37 AM	#4 (permalink)
BigAl07 Reef Nerd :) Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Waynesville, North Carolina Posts: 24,195 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: New to Reefing - JHamilton0170 threads split so that JHamilton0170* gets the attention they need and deserve. I think if you'll look over at your post here High pH some of your questions are trying to be answered there... __________________ > > > >Read ME < < < < when you're in need of answers or help with your tank. *Live Rock Rubble will do the SAME thing as Bio-Balls and is NOT a suitable replacement for BIO-BALLS in a Reef System! It's ALL gotta go!!* Nitrate (NO3) reduction is directly proportional to percentage of Water Change. Ask me about how to increase your REEF budget without going without FOOD!! Big Al's 10g.... BigAl's Slow 90g Tank Chronicle.... Allens OFFICE 12g Nano-Reef.... DIY LED Fixture - Allens OFFICE 12g by chipmunkofdoom2

10-23-2009, 09:03 AM	#5 (permalink)
kilted celt Bryozoan Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Milwaukee, WI Posts: 48 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: New to Reefing - JHamilton0170 It will take a little while longer to get all the creepy-crawlies to come out and run about on your live rock. It was about 3 months after I moved an established tank that I started seeing reef bugs on my rocks. Oh, and welcome! __________________ 75g reef: 1 blue tang 2 clowns 1 bubble tip 1 diamond goby frogspawn coral hammer corals candy cane coral bubble coral Squamosa clam shrooms & polyps

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