Saltwater & Reef

swissfish · 01-02-2005, 09:53 PM

Hey Guys, i'm finaly donne with my stand and canopy. I is a 80G with a 27G Sump. The tank is up and runnig for a month now and I just got donne with the canopy and trim.
What do you think?

SeriousDude5 · 01-02-2005, 09:57 PM

I think you are doing a good job if it is finished cycling and what not I say go for the fish if you havnt yet

swissfish · 01-02-2005, 10:02 PM

I had live rock in my 27G for about a year and moved it to the 80G and bought some more fully cured LR to fill up the tank. So I think i'm all right to stock it since my two false perculas had to move in to the 80G because I used their home as my sump. Ohhhh yes they are still alive.

SeriousDude5 · 01-02-2005, 10:44 PM

Good deal I mst confess when I started my salt water tank I didnt let it cycle I threw 2 blue demsels and 2 stripped demsels in right away I have 1 blue demsel left because the stripped ones got aggressive so I removed them and my other blue demsel kiled the other but I only want one of each fish so it all worked out in the end!

SeriousDude5 · 01-02-2005, 10:45 PM

Nice picture also I am going to take some pics of mine one my "cyno" problem goes away but its starting too slowly but surely...

swissfish · 01-02-2005, 10:49 PM

make sure to take it at low resolution or you won't be able to post it.

I have some brown stuf on my sand too. Hate it

SeriousDude5 · 01-02-2005, 10:54 PM

Try turning over ur sand then leaving the light off for a day or two that helped with my nasty growing stuff...then again I was leaving my light on for 14 hours a day 8O

swissfish · 01-02-2005, 10:58 PM

my lights are on for 10h. I'm thinking about geting a UV steralizer and run it for about 4h a day.

SeriousDude5 · 01-02-2005, 10:59 PM

What does a UV steralizer do? I'm thinking about getting a better protien skimmer for my tank mine is a peice of crap that I picked up for 20 dollars at the LFS.

swissfish · 01-02-2005, 11:14 PM

It is suposed to kill free floating algea and is good against deseases such as Ich. I found a couple of articles on this site about it. (its a hot topic some like it some hate it).
IMO it mightbe good for me since I don't haf a qt tank and as soon I put new fish in it will be running for about two days to kill that bad stuff.

swissfish · 01-02-2005, 11:15 PM

oh.... a good skimmer is esential

SeriousDude5 · 01-02-2005, 11:16 PM

I see oh and in reply to me putting my fish in before cycling I thought back and I cycled till my tank was 80% brown I forgot it was so long ago don't want anyone getting the wrong idea now!

swissfish · 01-02-2005, 11:22 PM

My tank never turned brown, but i also think most of the LR i bought was cured, back in the days when I started

I just got a Goby who is sifting through the sand and turning over the brown stuff.

SeriousDude5 · 01-02-2005, 11:24 PM

I need a goby what kind do you have I was also thinking of a dragonato or w.e you eveer hear of em? they look like watchman gobbies but i guess there a diff. speices.

SeriousDude5 · 01-02-2005, 11:25 PM

Also what r Kudos lol and why would I donate them! Do you know?

swissfish · 01-02-2005, 11:48 PM

My LFS moved and they had a 30% of sale on al Life Stock and the goby I have was the onlione left over so I got him (the guy gave me the name but I cant remember, goby was good enough for me).

Kudos? I don't know what they do, but I think it has something to do with the amount of fish next to your name. Ask one of the advisors if you realy want to know.