Start of my first saltwater tank

[Sonomakid]

I check params twice a day.. I think I will be good

[Sonomakid]

Just a quick update....params have been great all day ! Also did my first feeding today of some frozen brine shrimp and the clowns destoryed it, a whole cube may have lasted 2 minutes maybe 3.... I am so happy atm.

[54seaweed]

you may want to 1/4 that cube thats alot food for just 2 clowns
I use a straight edge razor blade to cut it

[Sonomakid]

Thanks, i will probably do that from now on.... was amazing how fast they ate it

[Sonomakid]

Well my wife came home from a work meeting with a piece of cured lr from a friends tank, should I add this to my tank ? Also my 11 month old daughter took her first steps ! What a day

[54seaweed]

if it was out of water more than a hour it would need to be cured again overnight
just in case of any die off just to be safe

[Sonomakid]

It was kept in a ziplock bag with water

[apet66]

Originally Posted by Sonomakid

Well my wife came home from a work meeting with a piece of cured lr from a friends tank, should I add this to my tank ? Also my 11 month old daughter took her first steps ! What a day

That's awesome! That's such a fun age.

[Sonomakid]

To be safe I will keep it in 1 of my buckets of premixed water with a heater

[54seaweed]

if it was kept in water it should be ok

[Sonomakid]

I am still going to error on the side on this 1 as I got ahead of myself to start, 54 you have been a huge help and great supporter so far thank you

[Sonomakid]

A re scape with new piece of lr, I promise I won't touch it again

[fort384]

Lookin good!!

[Flaxon-Waxon]

Originally Posted by Sonomakid

A re scape with new piece of lr, I promise I won't touch it again

Haha that's what we all say... It's all good, get the rock work how you like it now, as opposed to when you're fully stocked!

[Sonomakid]

Diatoms ?

[Flaxon-Waxon]

The green or the brown?

[Sonomakid]

Well I will take an answer on both if possible please and thank you

[Flaxon-Waxon]

Originally Posted by Sonomakid

Well I will take an answer on both if possible please and thank you

Green looks like some hair algae from the other system the rock was in, and the brown? Maybe just some detritus from the rock... Here's a good look at a diatom bloom from when I cycled..

[Sonomakid]

Thank you, to be perfectly honest I only seen the brown as I am blue/green color blind

[Flaxon-Waxon]

Originally Posted by Sonomakid

Thank you, to be perfectly honest I only seen the brown as I am blue/green color blind

Sure thing! You will likely notice diatoms on your sand before anywhere else...