Live rock Question

[zanoshano]

ok, about the Lr, remember that livgerock is infested with M.I.C.R.O.S.C.O.P.I.C. ORGANISMS, that means u cant see them;YOU NEED A MICROSCOPRE lol. But that doesnt meant hat u wont have some critters that u can see down there, its possible, but dont count on it. No, it wont matter if you add LR of a diff kind tomorrow, but remember, you must cluture it to ur water from the point that u go this LR, not the other...or soemwhere in between., just set ur cycling clock back a couple days, lol.

 

[S.Reef]

Depending how the rock shipped and were it came from, larger organisms wil start poping up once the tank ages a little bit. This could be algaes, some little coral polyps, crabs, and other crustaceans. You can add more rock, but like Zanoshano said it will set the cycling a few days back.

 

[Shipley18]

LOL I'm not that dumb lol i understand that they are microscopic zanoshano..lol but i jsut read other places people seeing creaturs moving around after a few days...maybe mine is just crap..lol ya i think my largest rock is changing colors from whitish purple to a yellow shade...idk what is it means but I'm optimistic its good

 

[zanoshano]

yeah, sorry, didnt mean to o v e r r e a c t about the microscopic...lol. but yeah, you wont be able to see anything right away most likely, but with time as u add fish and more LR and such, more natural things will inhabit ur tank. The color change is normal its just the way your rock is culturing to your tank. dont worry about it.

 

[Shipley18]

ok cool i bought a new piece today and i already see stuff on it...I'm pumped

 

[wayne]

If it decen you should see stuff pretty quickly.

The purple going yellow sounds like some coralline dying back, which is normal when you move tank

 

[Shipley18]

ya i saw litle stuff a few days ago an di just went to a LFS that wasn't so local..lol 45 min drive to look at saltwater fishes damn i knew they were expensive but i never would have imagined 80 bucks for one fish but hey its worth it! i was gonna buy a small peppermint shrimphow would it do on a 45 minute trip..what do you guys suggest?

 

[1979camaro]

it would be fine

 

[zanoshano]

it will be fine, but i might blow air intot he bag to oxeginate it if u make some stops or something.

 

[1979camaro]

except that you exhale CO2...

consider that these animals ship overnight (or longer) in a bag...45 minutes is virtually nothing, keeping the temperature stable is more important...furthermore, shrimp don't use a lot of oxygen

 

[Shipley18]

thank you very much as soon as i get paid next week i will go buy the shrimp I'm so excited.! i see some algea growing on my crushed coral ...what should i do

 

[1979camaro]

spend the pay check on a nitrate test kit, some books, and a cleanup crew instead of the shrimp

 

[zanoshano]

2nd ^

 

[fishcraziee]

Well... peppermint shrimp are known to eat aptaisia which is a small little anenome thing... If' your planning to make it into a nano which would probably have some sort of polyp then you should beware... Peppermint shrimp have been known to eat yellow polyps, button polyps, zooathinds, and other poylp corals... Also with a 15 watt 50/50 you won't be able to grow many corals and the ones you do will probably be struggling... I suggest instead of getting peppermints go with what 1979camaro said and get some snails and small hermits to help with algae control... If you want to grow hardy corals try mushrooms but put them near the top of your tank unless you upgrade your lighting then put them near the bottom... HTH *SUPERSMIL*SUPERSMIL*SUPERSMIL

 

[S.Reef]

At about 3 watts per gallon I think its fine for some corals. As long as you dont keep SPS and calms it should be fine.