Sapperski
Aquarium Advice Apprentice
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- Apr 25, 2013
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Ok, I just bought a fully setup 95g SW tank, included everything:
A decent amount of LR
Saltwater
2 hanging filters
Live sand
Heater
And one black and white tiger stripe damsel
Unfortunately, I have no lighting yet. Will invest in lighting soon (next couple days)
The tank also came with a starfish that didn't make the journey home.
Now my question is this: do I need to do anything to encourage growth on the LR? I've read a number of posts saying that once they introduced their LR, it started blossoming right away, this tank has been setup for quite some time and has little to no growth. There is a couple rocks that have some orange algae (which I was told was beneficial to the tank), but little to no other growth on the rocks. I also understand that I need some CUC, which will be purchased with the lighting in a couple days. I tested what I could of nitrate nitrite and salt, both nits are zero, and salt is 1.024. Thanks in advance for any help. Also, I have no experience in saltwater, but I have done a lot of research, just can't find anything on the live rock situation.
A decent amount of LR
Saltwater
2 hanging filters
Live sand
Heater
And one black and white tiger stripe damsel
Unfortunately, I have no lighting yet. Will invest in lighting soon (next couple days)
The tank also came with a starfish that didn't make the journey home.
Now my question is this: do I need to do anything to encourage growth on the LR? I've read a number of posts saying that once they introduced their LR, it started blossoming right away, this tank has been setup for quite some time and has little to no growth. There is a couple rocks that have some orange algae (which I was told was beneficial to the tank), but little to no other growth on the rocks. I also understand that I need some CUC, which will be purchased with the lighting in a couple days. I tested what I could of nitrate nitrite and salt, both nits are zero, and salt is 1.024. Thanks in advance for any help. Also, I have no experience in saltwater, but I have done a lot of research, just can't find anything on the live rock situation.