FishyFrick31
Aquarium Advice Apprentice
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- Aug 26, 2013
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Hey everyone.
To all the experts of saltwater aquariums (more specifically reef aquariums)
I have a few questions....
Just added new live rock to my tank along with some regular rock.
I have also gotten some live rock from a friend who is getting rid of his aquarium....
The rocks he gave me have small calcium tunnels with red, coral looking hairs pertruding from their calcium like veins that cover the liverock.. I was wondering a few things about this.
1.) What are these living organisms called?
2.) What is the white calcium like veins that's are covering the rock called?
3.) What is the living red hairs that pertrude from these calcium veins called?
4.) some of the live rock is turning white... Is this natural or is it because of water temperature/insufficient light/etc.?
If you could answer these few questions I have and number them from 1-4 that would be great.
Also, any other advice to get these rocks as healthy as possible, please let me know.
Out ammonia, nitrate and nitrite levels were all at 0 before we out the live rock in. And the ph was at 8.2. The water temperature is at 76-78. Our salinity is at 1.024-1.025.
With the above information, I'm hoping you can more easily give me a specific answer and help me get healthy liverock before I add corals.
AND PLEASE!!! ONLY EXPERTS OR PEOPLE WHO ACTUALLY KNOW THESE ANSWERS REPLY!
Thanks you all
To all the experts of saltwater aquariums (more specifically reef aquariums)
I have a few questions....
Just added new live rock to my tank along with some regular rock.
I have also gotten some live rock from a friend who is getting rid of his aquarium....
The rocks he gave me have small calcium tunnels with red, coral looking hairs pertruding from their calcium like veins that cover the liverock.. I was wondering a few things about this.
1.) What are these living organisms called?
2.) What is the white calcium like veins that's are covering the rock called?
3.) What is the living red hairs that pertrude from these calcium veins called?
4.) some of the live rock is turning white... Is this natural or is it because of water temperature/insufficient light/etc.?
If you could answer these few questions I have and number them from 1-4 that would be great.
Also, any other advice to get these rocks as healthy as possible, please let me know.
Out ammonia, nitrate and nitrite levels were all at 0 before we out the live rock in. And the ph was at 8.2. The water temperature is at 76-78. Our salinity is at 1.024-1.025.
With the above information, I'm hoping you can more easily give me a specific answer and help me get healthy liverock before I add corals.
AND PLEASE!!! ONLY EXPERTS OR PEOPLE WHO ACTUALLY KNOW THESE ANSWERS REPLY!
Thanks you all