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12/17/2013, 04:07 PM
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live rock hitch hikers
I just set up a 36 gallon bow with 36lbs of live rock I used fancy fused, Fiji, and one slate rock. My question is I see that I have a sponge, I think, and I may or may not have coralline growing. I see red and green, I tried scraping them off it won't budge. I have on one rock this weird thing and it just recently started to get red in the tulips? My question is that is it a form of coral or just a deformed rock? also the tank has no fish doing a fishless cycle. ph is 8.2 ammonia 0 nitrite 5.0 + nitrate 160 + still in cycle phase. I have a prizm protein skimmer and a horrible aqueon 30 filter which in one week will be changed to a fluval c4 that's what I have on the rest of my tanks just this filter was free with the tank.
Thank you Tom Last edited by 87ford; 12/17/2013 at 04:13 PM. |
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12/17/2013, 09:42 PM
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The red spikey looking items are Foraminiferans.
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12/17/2013, 10:07 PM
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Have the same tank as you yours looks like it's off to a great start, what type of lighting are you using if you don't mind me asking
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12/17/2013, 10:13 PM
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best way to get coralline is get some coralline scrapings from a friends tank or your LFS and seed your tank... the spores will grow when there ready
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12/17/2013, 10:50 PM
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ehm, did I just read nitrates 160?
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12/17/2013, 10:53 PM
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Is Foraminiferans bad? And I'm using standard florescent lights from the tank kit I bought from pets smart is was a great deal I think I paid 107 for tank with filter hood and heater filter is so so in my opinion but eh going to change it and the stand was horrible but I bolted it to the wall so now it's good and sturdy. Yes I know it has to be introduced to the tank I actually bought all that rock from a lfs I actually got it fresh out of the box from shipping I told them I want it like that so it's uncured and immediately started my cycle in 2 days ammonia went up then dropped to zero it's just strange looking and now it's got a green tint and I tried scraping it off but it won't budge so it's defiantly not a slimy alage
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12/17/2013, 10:55 PM
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Yes off charts not cycled yet nitrite and nitrate should I do a water change or just let it be
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