JohnS
Aquarium Advice Regular
My wife and I just got into saltwater aquariums. I previously owned several freshwater tanks and together we had a pond at our last house. Having been successful with all of them, we figured "what the heck, we can do saltwater!" So we go out and buy a nice 120gal tank, set it right up in our front living room and have this great showpiece to greet people as they enter our house.
For the first few days of the cycling process, everything looked great, and then "hey, what's with all of this brown stuff making our showpiece look like . . . uh . . . well . . . not good!" Everyone I talk to and all I hear is "Be patient. It's all natural. Don't worry." Holy cow, I'm going nuts! It's only been two weeks into it and I am trying to be patient, but wow it's tough. Any clue about how long I will need to avoid inviting people over? I can't have them coming in, looking at my "reef tank" and thinking "whoa, nice investment. What were they thinking?!?"
Logically I know it's all part of the cycle, but emotionally I'm thinking "this can't be right. This has to be much worse that what other people see!"
Signed a virtue-less newbie!
For the first few days of the cycling process, everything looked great, and then "hey, what's with all of this brown stuff making our showpiece look like . . . uh . . . well . . . not good!" Everyone I talk to and all I hear is "Be patient. It's all natural. Don't worry." Holy cow, I'm going nuts! It's only been two weeks into it and I am trying to be patient, but wow it's tough. Any clue about how long I will need to avoid inviting people over? I can't have them coming in, looking at my "reef tank" and thinking "whoa, nice investment. What were they thinking?!?"
Logically I know it's all part of the cycle, but emotionally I'm thinking "this can't be right. This has to be much worse that what other people see!"
Signed a virtue-less newbie!