I had a very rough start with my tank. I've had it for 6 months now.
I trusted a salt water hobbiest to help me out and i feel like i screwed up my tank.
First of all, i never did the nitrate process thing when i first got my tank. I am afraid i might have ruined my tank. then i was told there was no cycle to wait before introducing fish and other critters. i bought this (i am very sorry reader i am horrible) pink soft tree type of coral...i can't remember what it is, 3 weeks after i got my tank, but it somehow i am doing something right because it is Budding and produced 10 little guys and starting up again right now.
I have killed 14 fish and now i know partly why, my tank wasnt ready.
I do have coralline algea and i have kept alive a damsel fish for 3 months now.
But my question is...what should i do? should i go back and do the nitrate process thing??
and i also have a major algea problem. i dont have light coming in but yet redish algea grows on the sand and i have green algea on the glass. i am so confused and the internet and different websites say to do different things. So now i have come here to ask you guys to see if you can help.
Thank you,
Adain
I trusted a salt water hobbiest to help me out and i feel like i screwed up my tank.
First of all, i never did the nitrate process thing when i first got my tank. I am afraid i might have ruined my tank. then i was told there was no cycle to wait before introducing fish and other critters. i bought this (i am very sorry reader i am horrible) pink soft tree type of coral...i can't remember what it is, 3 weeks after i got my tank, but it somehow i am doing something right because it is Budding and produced 10 little guys and starting up again right now.
I have killed 14 fish and now i know partly why, my tank wasnt ready.
I do have coralline algea and i have kept alive a damsel fish for 3 months now.
But my question is...what should i do? should i go back and do the nitrate process thing??
and i also have a major algea problem. i dont have light coming in but yet redish algea grows on the sand and i have green algea on the glass. i am so confused and the internet and different websites say to do different things. So now i have come here to ask you guys to see if you can help.
Thank you,
Adain