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10/25/2007, 11:54 AM
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I'm very new at this, but I added my first two fish, 2 green chromis and clean up crew, 3 turbo snails prior to my first water change.
They been in there for 2 weeks now and everything has been fine.
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10/25/2007, 12:05 PM
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aLWAYS do a water change 1 time every two weeks at first and then once you start to add stuff do one every week. About 20% water change. and u won't have any probs. It's important to start the nitrogen cycle when first starting tanks. You can do that by adding live sand and live rock. after adding live rock wait a month or so before you add your clean up crew...then about a month after that if your inverts don't die on ya ( if they do inverts are very sensitve , and your water isn't safe) then add your fishy friends. GL
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10/25/2007, 12:06 PM
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How long has the tank been set up overall? Water changes are fine and important even during the "cycle".
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10/25/2007, 12:06 PM
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But, then two others on this board stated that if I went with a blue leg hermit, it would be too small to go after the Turbo's! I really don't know enough to say if that is true or not, but most people seem to think the hermits will kill the snails.
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10/25/2007, 12:09 PM
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get some hermits they are good. Dying is part of life i'm afraid.
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10/25/2007, 12:10 PM
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my tank has been going 6 weeks and i have done one water change. im just wondering if i should do a water change before adding my clean up crew. or add the clean up crew anddo a water change 1 week later? if i do a water change first how long before i put the clean up crew in?
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10/25/2007, 12:12 PM
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What all besides what you listed do you have in your tank? I also have a 29 gal bio check it out! http://archive.reefcentral.com/forum...readid=1228133
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10/25/2007, 12:14 PM
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It's important when ever you want to add something new to do a water change 1 day before you add it. Therefore it is put into the cleanest water quality and has time to adjust for when it starts to be towards the next water change.
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10/25/2007, 12:43 PM
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15 lbs of live rock 30 lbs of live sand 2 Green Chromis 3 Turbo Snails +/- any hitchers of the live rock! I've only seen one little snail so far! Any ideas on where to go from there? It's been one week since the turbo's were added. They were the newest additons.
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10/25/2007, 12:46 PM
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10/25/2007, 12:48 PM
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IME with my bigger Cichlid tank, I've never had a re-cycle when I do water changes. My nitrates drop a bit, mostly from the debris etc being removed during the change. I don't know if the reef/salt is affected any differently as my first water change for mine is being done tomorrow night.
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10/25/2007, 12:55 PM
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Only reason it should kick up another cycle is if something is done that causes a die off of the bacteria or introduces excessive nutrients into the system... Best wishes,
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10/25/2007, 12:57 PM
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10/25/2007, 01:02 PM
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10/25/2007, 01:04 PM
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what is IME?
i have 7 kg so about 14lbs of live rock i have seen 1 bristle worm in ther 7 small fetherdusters i think some other worms they are orange and withe striped 3 of them the just sit in holes in the rock. somthing small looks like a clear like an anemame it opens and closes. i think i want to go for hermit crabs for a clean up crew what colour legs are best? i hear too much about snails turn over and i dont want to be in and out of the tank too much. also the snails in the lfs were on there backs. whats the score with this. |
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10/25/2007, 01:34 PM
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IME=In my experience.
The current trend is that hermits are not that great an addition to the tank. They are cute and great cleaner uppers but they are also predators eating beneficial worms and copepods. The choice is yours as many people still add thenm to their tanks. As to that clear looking anemone, could it be an Aiptasia? If so it is not good. An Aiptasia Convention 
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10/25/2007, 01:41 PM
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 I've heard mostly of people with the blue legged hermits. I don't know if it's because they're hardier, easier to keep for us newbies, or just more readily available. But, most people seem to talk about the blue legged ones. I have a few feather dusters that were hitch hikers on my live rock and a snail. I have no idea what type of snail it is, but I just found him the other night for the first time. I have not seen any worms or anything else yet in mine. Make sure the anemone that you have is not aptasia. I don't know much about aptasia, but from these posts I've been reading it seems to be a common hitch hiker on live rock and is more of a nuisance than a desired anemone because it stings and kills most of the fish. I don't know much in regards to the snails. The 3 turbo's I have, were on the glass at my LFS, and I've had them with no problems yet, but only for a week. I don't have much experience with hermits vs. snails, but from what I've been reading, the snails do a better job as a clean up crew, but the hermits are more entertaining to watch.
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10/25/2007, 01:45 PM
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yeah the hermits are especially entertaining to watch as they jack one of your snails to pick it apart and try on its shell, only to decide it likes the old one better. It is cool to watch them bounce from one shell to another, but at the price of a snail for this entertainment the novelty wears of quickly
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