Greenturtle
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I think that substituting the Mandarin for a Carpenters Flasher Wrasse is a good
idea. Seems easier and less stress.
idea. Seems easier and less stress.
Greenturtle said:Nitrites are getting lower they are at .5 mg/l now.
redsea said:Great! You are that much closer to finishing your cycle!
Greenturtle said:It has only been 2 weeks so I would say it is going by quickly.
Actually, McCoskers wrasse, not carpenters. LA says 50 gallon for the MC but other sites say they need 20. Think it would be ok in a 29?
TLTGF said:I have a McKoskers in a 54 gallon. From my experience, he uses the whole tank. This fish swims non stop all around side to side, front to back. Not saying it needs a big tank, just my experience.
Also, I will note that he is the most aggressive of my fish. He likes to pick on and chase the fish a lot. Only one he doesn't is the Midas blenny.
I have (2) B/W clowns, purple firefish, Midas Blenny, and him.
Nitrites are at 0, and my nitrates are at 20 mg/l ! The cycle is going to probably take 4 weeks exactly. Today is the 3 week-a-versary of me starting the cycle
Greenturtle said:Tank has been fully cycled since Xmas Eve I threw in 2 hermits and a Cerith snail from the 90 gallon and they are doing fine. All of the diatoms that I had throughout the cycle have disappeared, but now I'm getting red slime on some rocks. The skimmer is working well, I guess. It pulls out a fair amount of brown liquid that is much lighter-colored than the stuff that the reef octopus takes out in my 90 gallon reef. Is that ok? Also, the amount of bubbles it makes always pushes the top off of the cup.
My rocks are in their final resting place I think. There are tons of place for coral, and they make the tank look like a cove or lagoon of some sort. I really like it
Lastly, there are some small white dots that are on my glass. I don't see them move, but whenever I look a the glass later in the day, they are in different places. It looks like they are eating the algae off of the glass. Any ideas on what they could be? Thanks for the help!
I have macro algae growing on my overflow in my 90 gallon. Is it ok to use for the fuge in my Biocube? My Kole Tang and Algae Blenny won't touch it.
redsea said:I don't see a problem in doing that. Not sure 100% sure though.