DragonDiver Posted January 17, 2012 Share Posted January 17, 2012 This is the tank my dad just got yesterday, with a little starfish buddy (second pic). will have more pics when we got corals and fish (open to suggestions on that front). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brooks Posted January 17, 2012 Share Posted January 17, 2012 Looks great! Did you ask if the rock was fully cured? If so, you might be set to go fairly soon (as far as adding livestock). Just keep checking your parameters for the next 3-4 days and make sure that IF you have a cycle, you don't add stuff in while it is happening. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christian Posted January 17, 2012 Share Posted January 17, 2012 Cool what kind of tank is it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DragonDiver Posted January 17, 2012 Author Share Posted January 17, 2012 yeah the guy i bought the rock from said it was cured already and to answer your question christian it's an Oceanic 14 gallon biocube! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christian Posted January 17, 2012 Share Posted January 17, 2012 Cool good luck with it. Starting off great! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+KimP Posted January 17, 2012 Share Posted January 17, 2012 I like the aquascaping! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
austx Posted January 17, 2012 Share Posted January 17, 2012 Great looking tank looks like you're set. Like brooks said just watch out for a small cycle and good luck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DragonDiver Posted January 18, 2012 Author Share Posted January 18, 2012 I just checked the water and ph is at 8.0 and nitrates, nitrites, and ammonia is all under .25 ppm is this good? Haha sorry for asking dumb questions just still trying to work the kinks out! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+KimP Posted January 18, 2012 Share Posted January 18, 2012 Well you want your ammonia and nitrites to be 0. But the fact that you are showing some nitrates is a good sign! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DragonDiver Posted January 18, 2012 Author Share Posted January 18, 2012 Sweet! super excited to start adding stuff to the tank found three more starfish! so should i check water in two days or whats the time frame? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DragonDiver Posted January 18, 2012 Author Share Posted January 18, 2012 We have these little starfish type creatures appearing in the new tank. They are white and very small...any idea what these are? Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisp Posted January 18, 2012 Share Posted January 18, 2012 Asterina starfish Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+KimP Posted January 18, 2012 Share Posted January 18, 2012 Yep, asterinas. I would keep testing the water every couple days until you have 0 ammonia and 0 nitrites. What are you wanting to do next? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DragonDiver Posted January 19, 2012 Author Share Posted January 19, 2012 I was thinking about adding some frags and inverts to see how those do in the tank and then hopefully add some fish! sorry first time i could get to a computer today! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DragonDiver Posted January 22, 2012 Author Share Posted January 22, 2012 Got fish will post pics soon when we get frags tommorow! (thanks bchap!) tanks gonna look awesome! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+KimP Posted January 22, 2012 Share Posted January 22, 2012 Looking forward to the pictures! Be sure and watch your water params and be ready to do water changes as needed. I don't know how many or what fish you got, but it might overload your system in the beginning if you add a lot at once. You can also use something like Prime if you get an ammonia spike, in a pinch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DragonDiver Posted January 22, 2012 Author Share Posted January 22, 2012 yeah i got a little six line wrasse and a small royal gramma Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DragonDiver Posted January 25, 2012 Author Share Posted January 25, 2012 My Pics! You can see the two fish in some of the pics! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wesreyn Posted January 26, 2012 Share Posted January 26, 2012 Looking good!!! You might have a hard time cleaning the glass with the rock that close to the sides though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DragonDiver Posted January 26, 2012 Author Share Posted January 26, 2012 thats true! ahhh I guess I'll just deal with it, haha I don't want to go through the trouble of rearranging the aquascape, I'll probably just get a thin scrubber. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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