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Post by birdladiusa on Aug 8, 2013 6:41:53 GMT -5
A friend let me take her tank she let go. She said the clowns may still be alive but was not sure. After a two day ordeal I got this 55 gallon moved to my home and began to dive right in not knowing what the hell i was doing.  I stayed up and read lots. Time i knew was working against me, I found the clowns, and they were now in a bucket with airstones n heaters. The mud is what she did to it.  Its been over 48 days and yesterday for the first time doing a water change I got no crap. My water this morning is definately coming clearer. I added corals n fish, I think it was shit luck everything has survived. Im finding out lots of stuff, but not understanding all the corals, need to get some newbie corals. Ive always wanted a reef tank and Im thankful this was given to me. So the hard work is paying off, I just need more patience I guess. Annie  |
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Post by Tucker on Aug 8, 2013 8:44:09 GMT -5
Truly amazing that you were able to bring back the tank from the abysmal state that it was in. Glad to know the clowns are doing well, just goes to show how hardy they can really be. It seems to me you have a good number of corals that you would call "beginner" but doesnt mean they aren't beautiful! Patience and reefing are synonymous, even though we do not want them to be!
Great Work!
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Post by lindsey1984 on Aug 8, 2013 11:24:23 GMT -5
WOW! That's the same tank?! That is def impressive especially for not knowing what you were doing! I started the hobby last nov and I too jumped into a running tank head first with no prior knowledge of salt or fresh water. I think you'll really love it, but what I've found is its not so much maintenance on a tank that's the hard part, it's the more amount of things you have to learn about the hobby that can seem overwhelming. I def still consider myself a noob and I know theres a TON more to learn, but it's a hobby that doesn't get old, and theres always new things to learn or read about or a new species of fish or coral you can add to your tank. The most important thing is have FUN with it all!  |
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Post by birdladiusa on Aug 8, 2013 14:50:24 GMT -5
yes here are some more ugly pics of it, it was badddddddd, but i couldnt afford to start it on my own, and i thought this would be easy, omg was i wrong, free does not mean easy. I'm still sketchy about chemicals also. it definately builds what i call a green dust everyday. its not pet store clear, thats bugging me, cant figure out what im doing wrong. i read this book online about clean up crews and added them, etc. and added all that new stuff, thankfully it all survived except the hammer coral. i think i got lucky for sure. its so frustrating and confusing. but my lil kenya tree is dropping off branches itself and i drop them on other rocks and their growing like crazy, may have a tank full of tree, but the fish will be happy, tee hee hee.   |
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Post by spotfin on Aug 9, 2013 7:37:14 GMT -5
Nice work! The green dust may be a diatom algae.
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Post by gotareef on Aug 11, 2013 11:42:34 GMT -5
good start!
how many hrs are you running the lights? also old bulbs grow more algae.
I would cut them back to no more than 5 hrs total, and make sure the tank is totally dark the other 19 hrs, in a week the algae in the water should be dead. but you still need something to remove the dead algae. hang on and canister filters with carbon work great for this. run it for a week to polish the water then remove it.
also to help with the nitrates I use amquel+ is the best its the same stuff all the big time coral/fish company's use ( ORA, Reed mariculture.......)
this can help until your tanks parameters stabilize
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Post by gotareef on Aug 11, 2013 11:44:31 GMT -5
if your close I could let you borrow a aquaclear 110 hang on filter. I am in lisbon
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