I really like the Hammer Corals but that may be a little too difficult for
me as a beginner. I think I prefer the LPS corals over the SPS corals.
As for fish- I want a n Orchid Dottyback and my husband wants a Scooter
Blenny. I also want a starfish of some kind.
The lighting that I currently have is a 36" 2 bulb T5 fixture with an
Actinic and a white that my son-in-law bought for me.
The salinity is on the high side right now at 1.026 but I know that will
come down as I top off the tank from evaporation.
As to the Calcium – it was low when I set the tank up but has come up with
the addition of the live rock and a tap water conditioner.
We are on well water and that is what I used for the initial set up but I
have access to bottled water and that is what I will be using for top off
and water changes.
I attended the last hour of the Tampa Bay Reef Club Conference here in Tampa
last weekend. Every attendee got some free Blue-legged Hermit Crabs so I
have about 30 of those in the tank and they are doing well. I figured they
were free so I wouldn't lose anything if they didn't make it.
I've been doing a lot of reading and surfing on the internet. I also have
two great resources for advice in my son-in-law and a good friend that has
been in 'reefs' for a long time. She is very knowledgeable in what fish are
compatible with the corals as well as with each other among other myriads of
knowledge.
Johmanda
Australian Terriers & Greater Swiss Mountain Dogs
www.johmanda.com
From: AquaticLife@yahoogroups.com [mailto:AquaticLife@yahoogroups.com] On
Behalf Of dawnshungryeyes4u2c
Sent: Sunday, August 12, 2012 5:56 AM
To: AquaticLife@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [AquaticLife] Re: newbie
Fishless is the only safe way to cycle a marine tank. Things work a little
different in saltwater than they do in freshwater. Can I ask what kind of
livestock you're planning to add to this tank? What kind of lighting you
have? What your spg/salinity is reading?
Push yourself in regards to patience, it is well worth the wait. Being
impatient with saltwater makes for nothing more than a dead mess. Marine
animals are much more sensitive to and reliant on their environment than
freshwater animals. Mistakes are less tolerated and not only does that mean
loss of life but lots of extra expense, too.
Welcome to the group! It'll be nice to have another "reefer" here among us.
:-) As much as I love all my freshwater, I think my biggest addiction is
saltwater, reef and otherwise.
One last tip before I have to call it a night... be sure you are also
watching over calcium levels along with the standard 4 (ammonia, nitrite,
nitrate, and pH). Calcium has very little wiggle room. Too high or too low
and you will have a lot of issues. It should be within the right range (400
- 450) and stable before you put any kind of animals into the tank, and then
you will want to test it regularly (before every water change for the first
6 months at least) to make sure it remains stable. Calcium can be depleted
quickly by various animals in a reef tank.
Dawn
--- In AquaticLife@yahoogroups.com <mailto:AquaticLife%40yahoogroups.com> ,
"Kim Floyd" <johmanda@...> wrote:
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> Thank you for the welcome. Patience has never been one of my virtues. My
> daughter and son-in-law has been here all week and we have been visiting
> fish/coral stores. At least I have an idea of what I want to put in after
> it cycles.
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> Johmanda
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> Australian Terriers & Greater Swiss Mountain Dogs
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> www.johmanda.com
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> From: AquaticLife@yahoogroups.com <mailto:AquaticLife%40yahoogroups.com>
[mailto:AquaticLife@yahoogroups.com <mailto:AquaticLife%40yahoogroups.com> ]
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> Behalf Of SIMMONDS JOHN
> Sent: Saturday, August 11, 2012 8:37 PM
> To: AquaticLife@yahoogroups.com <mailto:AquaticLife%40yahoogroups.com>
> Subject: Re: [AquaticLife] newbie
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> Welcome to the group, nice to hear you are doing a fishless cycle.
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> John*<o)))<
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> On 11 August 2012 02:12, johmanda <johmanda@... <mailto:johmanda@...%0b>
> <mailto:johmanda%40tampabay.rr.com> > wrote:
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> > I am new here and live in Central Florida. I have just set up what will
> > become my first reef tank. It is a 46 gal. bowfront. I'm getting a good
> > spike on the Nitrites aqnd Nitrates. Can't wait for it to fully cycle so
> > that I can put some livestock in.
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