Project jbj 12g Nano!New Corals, and Fish.. 2/25 pictures!

[mwrmma]

nice looking setup! where did you end up buying the nano cube from? i am looking into doing the same thing and i was wondering what something like that costs.

 

[Sadielynn]

Thank you, the rocks that came in weere awesome.... I don't really like the aquascape I might end up changing it around I will test the waters maybe see the amonia going up or down and add some fish over the weekend if everything is back to normall : )

I wouldnt add any fish just yet your system is to new and still has to cycle . Please wait till your done cycling and you have atleast 1 or 2 water changes done

 

[Ziggy953]

I agree with waiting on putting fish in there! I know it is so tempting to get things gonig fast but if you remain patient you will have a healthy and happy reef! Oh yeah and the tank is looking totally awesome!!! I love the way you have it set up! It looks grrrrreat!!!

 

[christy1430]

No worries I am definatly with you on that!! I just thought since the lr is in it will help the tank cycle.. ? If not I have patience I will wait

 

[Sadielynn]

Yep the die off on the LR will kick start your cycle by your readings it looks like it is starting to cycle

 

[christy1430]

Thatss what I thought. If the cycle is over by sunday why not put fish. But I will listen to w.e you guys say! Maybe the cleaning crew? You guys give me ure opinion!

 

[roka64]

Adding a cleaning crew during a cycle will probably wipe them all out and prolong the cycle, inverts tend to be less tolerant of poor water conditions.

 

[christy1430]

I think u misunderstood me. I do not wanna put any life in my tank until it is cycled. I'm saying once it has cycled I want to put the cleaning crew first. What do u guys think?... I was thinkin the cycle would take a week from monday to like satursday sunday so it would be done by rhwn. I will chek the water today and post the results maybe you guys can help even more :-]

 

[roka64]

Ahh, ok, I would go with a hermit, and maybe 2 cerith and 2 nassi snails, for starters.

 

[christy1430]

No worries no worries. I have the patience to wait!! Is that what you suggest for a cleaning crew?! Or is there more to that?...I will wait till you guys approave. I will test my water daily if I have to! And let u no what the results were

 

[roka64]

You can go to liveaquaria.com and look up their cleaning crew packs. I would suggest you start small. Thos cleaner packs a for more mature tanks, remember, yours is going to be brand spanking new, and you don't want to over do it and have them starve. You might look at a cleaner shrimp or a fire shrimp or a pair of pepermint shrimp.

 

[christy1430]

That's what I was thinkin. Maybe adding a couple shrimp and let the tank mature a little bit more.

... another question.. (Sorry for so many questions.. Just don't want to do anything wrong) how about corals. When can I begin adding corals
hey guys i re-aquascaped the tank like i said i would. I really like this new style. You guys can tell me what you think. I also tested the water. Looks like the tank is in the process of cycling.

amonia: .4 range
nitrite: .1
nitrates: 1-2

 

[Jarred Darque]

Some corals, honestly, the cheaper more common stuff, zoos and mushrooms, ricordia, etc, can go in after hte cycle, and a few weeks after fish have bene introduced

Others, including things like anemones, provided you have the lighting, flow, etc for them, may be as long as 6 months to a year.

I got my ricordia a few weeks after my tank was set up and stable, and a few months later, it is still looking great. And showing growth

 

[christy1430]

thank you, i am not guna be puting any anemones i just want to add plenty of corals. Might sound a little to much! but i want corlas to cover all my rocks! may take a wile! but im in for the wait! lol and also add maybe a percula or 2 and a goby!.. just have to wait for the tank to cycle

 

[clearerphish]

thank you, i am not guna be puting any anemones i just want to add plenty of corals. Might sound a little to much! but i want corlas to cover all my rocks! may take a wile! but im in for the wait! lol and also add maybe a percula or 2 and a goby!.. just have to wait for the tank to cycle

If you feel like that about your corals, I suggest a frag pack of zoanthids. They're easy to take care of, and you can get a good amount of diversity and color in a quick shot. I bought 10 zoo frags for 99.00 shipped. They arrived next day, I dipped them in a freshwater solution I read online for a bit to get any hitchers off of them, and laid them on the sand. When they opened and I saw what colors they were I decided how to put them in the tank, jammed them in the LR, and it made it look very impressive (to me anyways) quite quickly. I feel like that's a really good way to start out, and you get the most bang for your buck.

 

[christy1430]

yeah i went by the LFS just to chek out all the corals. Theres so many that i love! i cant wait till this gets cycled!

 

[Devilishturtles]

Lookin' nice!

 

[Jarred Darque]

BTW, how quickly do Zoos spread? I am thinkigna about Zoos for most of the corals in my new 29 gallon, I love how they look, and also some differant color variants of ricordia. (I have a beautiful maroon body with green tips right now, that is attatched to a matching maroon and red piece of rock.

 

[christy1430]

Hey guys... I got my 2 powerheads yesterday with my heater!!... I got the pico 300s anyone have any suggestions on how and were to put them in the tank!? Thankk u!

 

[lando]

SInce the return pump directs flow from the back forward, placing a powerhead on the side to direct flow sideways would give you some good chaotic flow.