boxfishlover
Aquarium Advice Regular
Hello all, I just wanted some opinions on creating a safe simple environment for saltwater fish only.
When I started my tank I put alot of live rock in it and then bought an inexpensive fish to help speed up the cycle process but yet try to keep it natural. Well with that being said after the tank succesfully cycled and I started to add fish (one at a time) I was not doing well on my survival rate the only thing living was the cheap fish I started with evrything else was contracting ich. Well not wanting to kill my live rock by dosing with copper I chose a live rock safe treatment THAT DIDNT WORK!! So I have learned that live rock certainly can be pretty and help cycle the tank, in the future I will only put a small amount of live rock in a starter tank and just let nature take its course then once the tank has cycled i will dose it with copper and kill the live rock and then decorate with dry rock for two reasons 1. live rock can carry harmful bacteria that can harm fish 2. when I do see the start of ich I want to be able to dose the tank heavily with copper to knock it out and save my expensive fish not save expensive live rock. After all it is a fish tank for fish only!! I am also of the opinion that keeping it simple with a tank has a better success rate than buying all those fancy skimmer and nano pumps etc. I do a 10% water change every week and change my carbon every two to three weeks. My Rena Xp3 pushes plenty of water through. Please keep in mind these are the thoughts and opinions of a novice, I would enjoy some feedback. Thanks everybody
When I started my tank I put alot of live rock in it and then bought an inexpensive fish to help speed up the cycle process but yet try to keep it natural. Well with that being said after the tank succesfully cycled and I started to add fish (one at a time) I was not doing well on my survival rate the only thing living was the cheap fish I started with evrything else was contracting ich. Well not wanting to kill my live rock by dosing with copper I chose a live rock safe treatment THAT DIDNT WORK!! So I have learned that live rock certainly can be pretty and help cycle the tank, in the future I will only put a small amount of live rock in a starter tank and just let nature take its course then once the tank has cycled i will dose it with copper and kill the live rock and then decorate with dry rock for two reasons 1. live rock can carry harmful bacteria that can harm fish 2. when I do see the start of ich I want to be able to dose the tank heavily with copper to knock it out and save my expensive fish not save expensive live rock. After all it is a fish tank for fish only!! I am also of the opinion that keeping it simple with a tank has a better success rate than buying all those fancy skimmer and nano pumps etc. I do a 10% water change every week and change my carbon every two to three weeks. My Rena Xp3 pushes plenty of water through. Please keep in mind these are the thoughts and opinions of a novice, I would enjoy some feedback. Thanks everybody