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Wow
My first saltwater tank and it is just finished cycling after two weeks. I was giving the tank my first real good look when out of the corner of my eye I caught three feather dusters then another three to the right of them!! What a rush! My first new life! Very nice moment. Cant wait to see what comes next.
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Congratulations!
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And this, too, shall pass... 29 g FOWLR 35# LR, 40# LS 3 green chromis 2 ocellaris clowns and various snails and hermits |
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diatoms, pods, cyano, algae, loss of money, loss of social time, loss of mind.
maybe not in that exact order, but just wait, its great |
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I just got done after a year of investing countless $$$ Into my 29g, and just when I thought spending was coming to an end I just brought home today a brand new AGA 90G today Now Its time to start all over again
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Finding the first life in a tank is always exhillirating. Just make sure you're patient. Patience is key when setting up a tank. Add things slowly, search the boards for good things to add and ask questions. It'll all help in the end.
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My thoughts exactly!
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The next part down the line is you wont even give the featherdusters a second look because you have so much other stuff going on in there.
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I think loss of $$$ is the root of all reef tank evil, no? No 1 on the list has to be loss of $$$ and lots of it. Any way, back to the fist signs of life..... To take a quote from [WaterKeeper] Patients young padawon or the life you see soon won't be!
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LOL I'll never forget the first "life" I found in my tank. I took pics, posted them...was all excited and "fatherly!!!" Until all the responses to my thread informed me that it was a tiny Aiptasia!!! Grrr. lol. Oh well. Got rid of it and have been pretty happy since. Congrats on your growing population of Feather Dusters. BTW, I'm sure you'll notice many more before too long. They're awesome!!
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I would recommend not feeding phytoplankton to your rock. It will not do anything but add nutrients to your tank and cause algae problems. Your live rock will do fine on it's own. It takes time for the sponges and coraline to grow but it will come. If anything does with a 2-part ESV B-ionic solution. That will help with alkalinity and calcium levels in the tank and won't do anything to your nutrient load. If anything it will slightly reduce the impact of phosphates in your tank.
In my experience, corals need light and a decent amount of it. Unless you get a coral that need regular feeding (which I advise against unless you really want to take the time to understand and learn about it) light will provide all the energy you need. Spend your money on good lights, it is your tanks sun, the provider of energy, which makes everything happen in your tank. |
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are you sure that its feather dusters and not aptisia? - just checking- seen those spread faster then the feather dusters
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are you sure that its feather dusters and not aptisia? - just checking- seen those spread faster then the feather dusters
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wher and what kiind of rock did you get? was it uncured or partially cured? Havnt bought my LR yet and am scouring the RC for input.
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Going to the dentist or reef tank? Hmmmm....... |
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