fluval Chi to 10 gal upgrade

[Bearchumjs]

Originally Posted by scottayy

Oh i didn't see that part. I would totally resell it. lol

I was surprised to see "free". I wouldn't buy it and let it dry out. Hopefully he still has it. Maybe he has to move in a hurry or something? I don't know. I'd like to see a photo of it. We'll see. I haven't heard back yet. Wonder if he has anything else he needs gone ASAP..

[Bearchumjs]

Nitrites at .25 tonight guys!! I will test again in the morning. If they are zero I'm going to throw in some bloodworms.

[Convict2161]

Originally Posted by Bearchumjs

Nitrites at .25 tonight guys!! I will test again in the morning. If they are zero I'm going to throw in some bloodworms.

Sounds good!! Can't wait to see the light on that tank and some corals. Your doing corals right? With that light your getting you can pretty much have anything. Sorry I haven't read your whole thread, what are you doing for live stock or are you not?

[Bearchumjs]

Originally Posted by Convict2161

Sounds good!! Can't wait to see the light on that tank and some corals. Your doing corals right? With that light your getting you can pretty much have anything. Sorry I haven't read your whole thread, what are you doing for live stock or are you not?

Im so excited about the light! I'm doing corals for sure!! Zoas, Duncan's, shrooms maybe... I'd like a sun polyp. A branching montipora thingy... It's gonna be amazing. Oh- blue clove polyps. They're purdy.

As for livestock I was thinking a hippo tang and engineer goby...

Sike! I'm going to have a CUC- nassarius snails, peppermint shrimp, hermit crab, some other small snail. MAYBE a rainsford Goby... Thats a HUGE maybe. That would be pushing it since they say they require more space. I will for sure have a fire shrimp. I may just get a clown goby or something. We'll see.

[Convict2161]

Haha!! Ya got me on the tang lol.

Ever think about a pistol shrimp/Goby pair?

I have a new video up of my pistol shrimp/Goby just being best buddies!

[Bearchumjs]

Originally Posted by Convict2161

Haha!! Ya got me on the tang lol.

Ever think about a pistol shrimp/Goby pair?

I have a new video up of my pistol shrimp/Goby just being best buddies!

OH! A worm brain. I want one of those too. I don't want the shrimp/goby pair to bury it. Where's the video? I'd like to watch it.

[Convict2161]

Here it is.

[Bearchumjs]

Originally Posted by Convict2161

Here it is.

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08-29-2012, 11:16 AM	#369
Bearchumjs Aquarium Advice Addict     Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Red Mountain WA Posts: 3,415	MY CYCLE IS FINISHED!!! I threw in some bloodworms to feed my bacteria until I do a water change and get livestock. How low do I want my nitrates? Attached Thumbnails   __________________ Some people like cucumbers better pickled.

08-29-2012, 11:23 AM	#370
Convict2161 Aquarium Advice Addict     Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Planet Earth Posts: 14,818	I'd say as close to 0 as you can get. Those colors are tough with the API it could any of three. __________________ [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC] "When creating an aqua scape, strive for the beauty of imperfection, as its art and there is no wrong or right, it's left open for interpretation" James Findley

08-29-2012, 11:41 AM	#371
Bearchumjs Aquarium Advice Addict     Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Red Mountain WA Posts: 3,415	Originally Posted by Convict2161 I'd say as close to 0 as you can get. Those colors are tough with the API it could any of three. In person it looked like 20ppm. I can do a 3-4 gal pwc. I think I have to get more salt though. Since I'm getting a sweet light and will be able to get coral much sooner than expected, I should get the instant ocean reef crystals, not just the plain saltwater mix that I got last time, correct? __________________ Some people like cucumbers better pickled.

08-29-2012, 11:57 AM	#372
Convict2161 Aquarium Advice Addict     Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Planet Earth Posts: 14,818	I would. I use the instant ocean reef crystals and have good luck with it. __________________ [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC] "When creating an aqua scape, strive for the beauty of imperfection, as its art and there is no wrong or right, it's left open for interpretation" James Findley

08-29-2012, 03:44 PM	#373
scottayy Aquarium Advice Addict     Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Indiana Posts: 2,499	To me cycle doesn't look completely done color wise(if you can tell through a picture, over the computer lol). I've always had the yellow look more like a murky yellow and yours looks kinda pale green. But congratulations!! Lots of work you've put in so far. And waiting is work! It's the hardest work! __________________ 55 gallon reef build 4 gallon pico reef build

08-29-2012, 03:52 PM	#374
Bearchumjs Aquarium Advice Addict     Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Red Mountain WA Posts: 3,415	Originally Posted by scottayy To me cycle doesn't look completely done color wise(if you can tell through a picture, over the computer lol). I've always had the yellow look more like a murky yellow and yours looks kinda pale green. But congratulations!! Lots of work you've put in so far. And waiting is work! It's the hardest work! I think it's just the picture. The ammonia test didn't change color at all after I shook it up. I will keep an eye on it though. I have to do a pwc on the 55 community that I have and get more water for the pwc on this pico so I won't be adding living creatures for a couple of more days. I dropped in a cube of frozen blood worms. I'll test everything again tomorrow and see how it looks. . Waiting is the worst! Lol! __________________ Some people like cucumbers better pickled.

08-29-2012, 04:01 PM	#375
scottayy Aquarium Advice Addict     Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Indiana Posts: 2,499	I'm excited. I've been following this thread since the beginning. Is it weird that I'm excited? __________________ 55 gallon reef build 4 gallon pico reef build

08-29-2012, 05:23 PM	#376
Bearchumjs Aquarium Advice Addict     Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Red Mountain WA Posts: 3,415	Originally Posted by scottayy I'm excited. I've been following this thread since the beginning. Is it weird that I'm excited? Of course not! I get excited for other people too! I can't wait to get my first snail and hermit... And then my first zoa. That is going to be INSANE! __________________ Some people like cucumbers better pickled.

08-29-2012, 07:16 PM	#377
Huffers Aquarium Advice Freak     Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Florence, AL Posts: 297	I'm excited too! I'm ready to see this little tank come to life! __________________

08-29-2012, 09:35 PM	#378
Pufferlove Aquarium Advice Freak     Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 417	Originally Posted by Bearchumjs Of course not! I get excited for other people too! I can't wait to get my first snail and hermit... And then my first zoa. That is going to be INSANE! +1 omg can't wait __________________

08-30-2012, 12:29 PM	#379
Bearchumjs Aquarium Advice Addict     Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Red Mountain WA Posts: 3,415	False alarm guys. __________________ Some people like cucumbers better pickled.

08-30-2012, 12:29 PM	#380
Bearchumjs Aquarium Advice Addict     Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Red Mountain WA Posts: 3,415	I forgot the pic- Attached Thumbnails   __________________ Some people like cucumbers better pickled.

[Bearchumjs]

MY CYCLE IS FINISHED!!!

I threw in some bloodworms to feed my bacteria until I do a water change and get livestock.

How low do I want my nitrates?

[Convict2161]

I'd say as close to 0 as you can get. Those colors are tough with the API it could any of three.

[Bearchumjs]

Originally Posted by Convict2161

I'd say as close to 0 as you can get. Those colors are tough with the API it could any of three.

In person it looked like 20ppm. I can do a 3-4 gal pwc. I think I have to get more salt though. Since I'm getting a sweet light and will be able to get coral much sooner than expected, I should get the instant ocean reef crystals, not just the plain saltwater mix that I got last time, correct?

[Convict2161]

I would. I use the instant ocean reef crystals and have good luck with it.

[scottayy]

To me cycle doesn't look completely done color wise(if you can tell through a picture, over the computer lol). I've always had the yellow look more like a murky yellow and yours looks kinda pale green.

But congratulations!! Lots of work you've put in so far. And waiting is work! It's the hardest work!

[Bearchumjs]

Originally Posted by scottayy

To me cycle doesn't look completely done color wise(if you can tell through a picture, over the computer lol). I've always had the yellow look more like a murky yellow and yours looks kinda pale green.

But congratulations!! Lots of work you've put in so far. And waiting is work! It's the hardest work!

I think it's just the picture. The ammonia test didn't change color at all after I shook it up. I will keep an eye on it though. I have to do a pwc on the 55 community that I have and get more water for the pwc on this pico so I won't be adding living creatures for a couple of more days. I dropped in a cube of frozen blood worms. I'll test everything again tomorrow and see how it looks. . Waiting is the worst! Lol!

[scottayy]

I'm excited. I've been following this thread since the beginning. Is it weird that I'm excited?

[Bearchumjs]

Originally Posted by scottayy

I'm excited. I've been following this thread since the beginning. Is it weird that I'm excited?

Of course not! I get excited for other people too! I can't wait to get my first snail and hermit... And then my first zoa. That is going to be INSANE!

[Huffers]

I'm excited too! I'm ready to see this little tank come to life!

[Pufferlove]

Originally Posted by Bearchumjs

Of course not! I get excited for other people too! I can't wait to get my first snail and hermit... And then my first zoa. That is going to be INSANE!

+1 omg can't wait

[Bearchumjs]

False alarm guys.

[Bearchumjs]

I forgot the pic-