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Thanks guys!

Cool, thnk you, they look like they are amphipods so now Im happy, :p lol

Well thats good but what are they? :bowl:

Alright so I was looking at my 8g BioCube that just finished cycling and it has some what look like little grey insects crawling around the LR and the sand and stuff. What can they be???

My params are very very good. Checked them last night. pH = 8.2 Nitrate = 10 Nitrite = 0 Ammonia = 0 Alkalinity = 180 SG = 1.023 Im going to do a 30% water change this weekend and Im going to use my gravel vac to try to get it all out. It seems like it definitely is cyano because it is slimy...

Seems like you're right. Judging by the pictures, they seem to be copepods, I wonder where they came from all of a sudden?

Welcome to AA! Seems like you've done your research!

So I have found lots of what look like baby snails crawling around on the rock and glass of the tank. Unfortunately I can't post a picture until later tonight but they are tiny and crawl primarily on the glass of the tank. They are white and have colored backs for the most part. Are they baby...

Hello all, its been a while because Ive been away but now Im back and have missed everything. Sooo, the tank is doing well except I think I may have some cyano bacteria. I took pictures but will only be able to post them later this evening. As for now, I have found several patches of reddish...

Keith, make sure though that if its the first time using the unit you get rid of the first 10g or so =)

Its based on experience and what some of the experts on the site have told me when I have posted questions re: my nitrates being at or around that level (~20ppm). Obviously less to nothing is better but IME, I have not had a problem at such a level.

I would say that up to ~20ppm is OK, IMO

I wouldnt take anything from the ocean IMO as you dont know what's really on it. I know we are setting up tanks to mimic the ocean but the ocean is much larger than anything man can reproduce and therefore I think the things in the ocean like sand and rock is better left untouched by us. Why...

I wouldn't necessarily consider the dead snail for adding to the nitrate spike, IME (and Keith can back me up on this). I had 2 dead snails in the tank and the params stayed perfectly as they were before. But I would definitely consider the overfeeding more so for the cause of the nitrate spike.

Well thats good, Im happy for you. You are almost there =)

Oh what to do with these tanks. I would wait as Keith said because the nitrites will probably spike and go back down, but the ammonia spiked and went down quickly!

As evryone said though, make sure you can accomodate all the needs of the fish that you want to put in. I would cut down a little bit on the inverts, just a smidge, lol IMO. Also, just to add to something - I dont know where you keep your tank (cool or hot area of the house) but speaking from...

I understand that you put a lot of trust into your LFS but why don't you do as Melosu said and read up on the site's article on cycling. Cured LR will definitely speed up the process as it did for me but I would still wait a little bit. Dont rush into it because params can change quickly in a...

Thats fine regarding the water, sand and rock. But did you put in cured LR or uncured - or did you put in DR? Depending on what you put in, your tank still needs to cycle for at least 5-6 weeks.

Is it my understanding that you only cycled your tank for 2-3 weeks? If so, how did you cycle it, were you checking params during the cycle (ammonia, nitrites, nitrates), and I would really wait for putting fish in. You should cycle your tank with no livestock (no inverts/fish) for a good 5-6...

Peppermint shrimp dont ALWAYS eliminate aiptasia. Yes, they are known for aiptasia removal but you can't necessarily 100% count on them for its removal due to the fact that all lifeforms are unique!

I love the ocellaris clowns! I cant wait for my tank to mature to get an anemone though. I know that its not absolutely sure that they will host but hey, cant hurt to try =)

I had no patience but held up anyways because I did my homework, lol, keep it going!

Thanks Mike...he has now moved to under one of the rocks at the bottom of the tank and he seems to be happy with that new home. I hope he finally gets a permanent home...

Update I figured out that he now comes out to hang out with everyone when I shut the lights off. As soon as I turned them back on, he went back up to the heater. :confused: